What is the experience of Filipinas marrying foreign partners in Thailand?

Dec 27, 2021
3 years ago
Jing *****************
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Any filipina here got married in thailand with their foreign partner?
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The post discusses experiences of Filipinas marrying foreign partners in Thailand, with various respondents sharing their personal experiences. One mentioned hiring an agent to navigate the process and highlighted challenges regarding required documents from the Philippines. Others shared their own marriage stories, including mixed nationality couples.
Martin **********
Yes. Belgian /Philippine
Jack ******
My wife. We got an agent to preserve our sanity then registered it at the Philippine embassy. The worst part was getting the documents the Philippines requires before issuing the certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage.
Jing *****************
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@Jack *****
thanks... maybe we dont need an agent coz we have docs already & i contacted the PH & german embassy
Jack ******
@Jing ********
The agent can probably get a sooner amphur appointment, but give it a try. The documents, translations and 'legalization' of documents will be tricky. I didn't feel that I could do it with my very limited Thai language skill. You can always get an agent if you get stuck.
Jing *****************
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@Jack *****
yes ofcourse need to translate everything in thai unless they will reject the application
Martin **********
@Jing ********
you need agency with recognised translator by your embassy. We did all ourselves, got all the paperwork, but from there, the agency took over, to legalize the documents and for appointment in townhall
Jing *****************
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@Martin *********
how long did u stay in thailand?
Jing *****************
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@Jack *****
i have all the docs needed for legal capacity... how long do we have to stay in thailand including the processing in thailand district office? Do we need to apply for a visa? My partner is from Switzerland, all his docs r ready too
Sitti *********************
@Jing ********
sa sagot po sa tanong niyo tungkol sa how long niyo need magstay sa Thailand to process po lahat.

-Depende po sa inyo kung maghahire kayo ng agency or hindi. Kami po naghire na ng agency para after namin makuha ung letter (CLCCM) makapakasal kami agad. Ung requirements po kasi ay Depende kung saang Thailand district kayo pumunta. Pumunta ako sa BangRak District (friendly daw sa mga foreigners ung district na to) at sabi need pa namin maghintay ng 45-60 days bago magpakasal dahil both foreigners kami. To save the time and hassles po, naghire nalang kami ng agency. After po makuha ng agency ung papers samin, halos 1week to 10 days po nakapakasal na kami.
Jing *****************
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@Sitti ********************
hndi na cguro kmi mhhhire ng agency..how to make an apointment sa PH embassy? Tru online ba? Where is BangRak district is in Bangkok?
Sitti *********************
@Jing ********
check niyo po ung page ng Philippine Embassy here, makikita niyo po doon kung saan magpapaappointment. Yes po, nasa Bangkok po ang Bang Rak.
Jing *****************
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Sitti *********************
@Jing ********
mag paappointment na rin po pala kayo sa Philippine embassy para makarequest kayo ng CLCCM (Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage) kasi di po kayo makakapasok ng embassy kung walang appointment. thank you po.
Jack ******
@Jing ********
Once we had all the docs the agent got us scheduled, married and all the translations done in 10 days.
Martin **********
@Jing ********
you need your documents, birth certificate, Cenomar apostled in the Philippines by DFA. Waiting vtime there was 3 months. Then go to Philippine Embassy, waiting time, for appointment, one month. Then papers issued, 2 weeks. Then you need the documents from both embassies translated and approved, the make appointment at townhall. You need a visa of some kind, as you stay here. I had retirement, my wife ed visa.
Jing *****************
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@Martin *********
i have all those docs with apostille..waiting for the PH embassy for 1 month? 😟 so i should stay for 2 months max? Omg
Martin **********
@Jing ********
If you stay here only to get married, you make it yourself difficult. We live here, so if it is longer, not matter that much. If you marry and bye bye Thailand, know that the Thai marriage certificate has to be translated again to the embassy if your husband and eventually yours. Otherwise you be only be legally married for Thai administration. I not understand the use of getting married here, if not staying here. I got my marriage legalised by Belgian embassy, but not Philippine Embassy as more complicated again an not much use.
Sitti *********************
@Jing ********
Hello po. Filipina/Polish. Kung kumpleto na po ung documents niyo para makarequest ng CLCCM sa embassy, 10 working days lang po hihintayin niyo at pwede nyo na po makuha ung CLCCM niyo.
Jing *****************
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@Sitti ********************
yes thats read, thanks 🙂
Thomas *************************
Not from the Philippines but me and my wife are both British and got married here if I can help you.
Kenneth *******
@Thomas ************************
dm'd you bro🥂
Jing *****************
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@Thomas ************************
how long did u stay in thailand? Is the 30days enough for all the processing?
Thomas *************************
@Jing ********
to get married you can do it in a few days, but you may need to give an brown envelope to the amphur.

Took us about 6 days to get all of our documents, translated, certified etc and then the process with the amphur takes 1 day.
Ryan ****
@Thomas ************************
yeah that's the sort of time frame we've been told by the agency my Thai partner and I (Australian) are using.

We gave them the documents from the embassy today and they reckon Jan 4th they can get it sorted at the Amphur.
Jing *****************
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@Ryan ***
thank u... 2 months to stay in Thailand is too much for me😨
Jing *****************
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@Thomas ************************
so 30days is enough then😊 thank u
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