What should I do if the Thai embassy requests a domestic partnership certificate for my girlfriend's tourist visa application?

@Luka ***********

you most probably applied for the wrong tourist visa. There are TWO types of single entry tourist visas: one is "Tourism Leisure", and the other is "Tourism Family". The last one is the wrong one if you are applying as two single individuals. You should have choosen "Tourism Leisure", applying for this one, no embassy will ask you for any partnership or family proof

@Luka ***********

Od 15.7.2024 dalje državljani Republike Slovenije za vstop na Tajsko za turistično potovanje, kratko službeno potovanje ali zaradi nujnega ali ad-hoc dela ne potrebujejo vizuma, če potovanje ni daljše kot 60 dni. Na imigracijskem uradu se bivanje lahko podaljša še največ za nadaljnjih 30 dni. Podaljšanje bivanja je v izključni pristojnosti imigracijskega uradnika.

NUJNO DELO ALI AD-HOC DELO: Tujci se morajo osebno registrirati na katerem koli mednarodnem letališču ali uradu za delo na Tajskem. Postopek traja en delovni dan in ga je mogoče pričeti šele, ko tujec vstopi na Tajsko. Delo mora biti zaključeno v 15 dneh.

VRSTE NUJEGA ALI AD-HOC DELA:

– organiziranje ali priprava konferenc, usposabljanja, seminarjev, razstav ali sejmov

– vodenje akademskih predavanj

– letalski nadzornik

– Občasna internetna revizija

– spremljanje in reševanje tehničnih težav

– kontrola kvalitete izdelkov/blaga ali pregled kakovosti izdelkov/blaga

– pregledovanje ali vzdrževanje sistemov strojne opreme in električnih generatorjev

– vzdrževanje in montaža strojev

– tehnik električnih vlakov

– sistemski tehnik letal ali letalske opreme

– svetovalno delo o vzdrževanju strojev ali sistemu krmiljenja strojev

– predstavitev in testiranje strojev

– snemanje filmov

– najemanje iskalcev zaposlitve za zaposlovanje v tujini

– preverjanje tehničnih spretnosti za zaposlovanje v tujini

Za več informacij se prosimo obrnite na Tajski imigracijski urad ali na Oddelek za zaposlovanje.

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same in France but you need official mariage certificate.

Like others have written already, Slovenian citizens can enter Thailand without a visa (visa exemption) for up to 60 days.

However, if you still want to proceed with your girlfriends visa application (since you already paid for it), I suggest that you send the ID copies on the first request. On the second request ask the embassy to clarify what they mean by "domestic partnership certificate". Explain that there are no such document in Slovenia so you need to know what they want to confirm by this type of document.

I would also ask them kindly, if there's a reason why they request that certificate from an adult independant applicant.

(I'm curious to know if they would reject her application for a tourist visa if she was single?)

@Graham *****

and

@John ******

I have a question for you two...

(If we ignore the fact that they can enter visa exempt...) Isn't it a very strange request from the embassy to ask the girlfriend for a domestic partnership certificate?! I mean you can't apply for touristvisa as a family (married or not), each person must apply individually so whether someone is married, single or living with a partner should be irrelevant... or am I missing something here? 🤔

For me, I made a pdf document that included multiple screenshots of years worth of leases with both of our names and that explained our situation. As well as a few utility bills (like phone bill, rental insurance, etc.) that listed both of our names. Needed this for “proof of marriage” for our children’s visas and it ended up working for us

The problem is Thailand doesn’t recognize you as a legal (married) couple. It doesn’t matter that the Slovenian government gives you equal rights. In the eye of the Thai government you are both single individuals

Slovenia has now a 60 day visa exemption which was introduced in July this year. So you are your girlfriend can get the visa exemption as you arrive in thailand.