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What documents are required to register a marriage in Thailand for a UK citizen married to a Thai national?

JF *******
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What documents do we need to produce to register our UK marriage.

My wife is Thai

I have marriage certificate translated into Thai and certified.

Ditto my passport

Tabian Ban

Wife's ID

2 witnesses

Anything missing?
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To register your marriage in Thailand as a UK citizen married to a Thai national, you typically need to provide the following documents: your marriage certificate (translated into Thai and certified), your passport (also translated and certified), your wife's ID, and 2 witnesses. Additional requirements can vary by location, such as needing certification from the Thai embassy or Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and potentially a certified translation of your passport.
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It depends upon who certified your marriage certificates.. both the English version and Thai translation must be certified.. because we married outside of Thailand our original marriage certificate had to be certified by the Embassy in Bangkok.. then it was submitted along with the Thai translation to the MoFA for certification.. and the document we received was a combination of the 2 certificates stitched together duly stamped by the MoFA.. which we needed to register our marriage at the local Amphur.. we used an agent to avoid the hassle and cost of travelling to Bangkok.. which was well worth the 5k baht we had to pay them!
Peter *****
Peter *****
At our Amphur, they required a Thai translation of the passport. For good measure, I obtained a certified copy of the passport from the embassy (UK in my case) and then had this certified copy translated.
Peter *****
Peter *****
Also, we had to get approval from the police as to where I was living before the Amphur would look at it. This is in a small provincial town in Sakon Nakhon and may have been specific to this amphur.
Nick **********
Nick **********
Depends on if it cerified by MFA,an agent got mine done for me at Chaing Mai.Ems postal service,cost about 4000baht door to door
John **********
John **********
Certified by whom?

Normally you need to get the marriage certificate apostilled in the UK and approved by the Thai embassy in the UK, then in Thailand you get it translated and certified by the MFA before going to the amphur to get the thai certificate showing you are married to use when immigration
JF *******
JF *******
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@John *********
I have done that. I am seeking advice about the documents I need to go to the amphur
John **********
John **********
@JF ******
then you should be good
JF *******
JF *******
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@John *********
Thank you

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