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Is the marriage and marriage visa process in Thailand decoupled?

Mar 28, 2023
2 years ago
Jack ****************
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The marriage and the marriage visa are totally decoupled right? You just get married and then AFTER you do the visa right?
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Yes, the marriage and the marriage visa processes are separate. You must be legally married to apply for a marriage visa in Thailand, which requires registration at the local amphur. An informal or unregistered wedding will not suffice for visa purposes.
Brandon ************
You must meet all requirements for a visa on the day you apply. If you're not married you cannot apply for a marriage visa.
Cary ******
Yes. Needs to be registered at the local amphur too. Cannot be an Issan style (unregistered) only wedding.
Graham ******
@Cary *****
Village wedding, not just Isaan
John ********
@Cary *****
issan style?
Kool *******
@John *******
if there are monks involved that is not the official wedding
John ********
@Kool ******
nothing to do with Issan
Kool *******
Cary ******
@John *******
many Issan weddings are unregistered (just the village ceremony) which works fine for many locals or multi wife foreigners but not for anyone needing official documentation.
Paul *******
@Cary *****
"Multi wife" foreigners?? You mean foreigners are polygamists?
Cary ******
@Paul ******
I’ve run into a couple instances where a foreigner had multiple wives in different countries (Thailand, Philippines, and Malaysia) I think and the other had multiple Thai wives which his current Thai wife knew nothing about until he had visa issues and she couldn’t help.
Michael ********
@Cary *****
its all over Thailand like that not just issan
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