What steps should I take to get marriage documents translated and certified in Thailand?

It’s complicated to marry ladyboys

Your embassy should have a list of accepted translation offices on their website, plus a list of what to do in your language and in Thai.

Took us 3 days in Bangkok without any crazy extra costs of angencies - including prenup at Siam-legal (you sure want one and it must be before marriage!!).

Get the list, get the docs mentioned in the list.

Prepare the prenup via mail.

Took us about 2 weeks (switzerland is fast, germany would be about 3 months).

Choose the translation service you like. They will also do the run to the ministry for small money.

Be very early in Bangrak, they allow limited number of people!

It's easy.afyer you have sworn the affidavit at embassy. I went up to Chiang Mai and paid about 100 pounds to a Australian guy with an agency. . He got it sorted in about 5 days. Translated and ministry of foreign affairs approved. Make an appointment at the local registry office. Provide the documents and hey presto. Not as bad as some people make out online

Who she getting married to ? 🙂

Why use an agent ?

Your Thai partner should ask at the local office for advice with paperwork , there is also a translation service in almost all areas to help .

Just go to your local goverment office , ask for marriage certificate marriage license office and they give you all the info …. No need to spend big money on agencies to do this for you …. It an easy process , but may take time depending on where you want to register your marriage.

Persionally I registered our marrage in Ratchaburi district office , then I went to bangkok office to book day for certification and to translate all my papers from English to Thai marrage office . Payed about 1500 Thai baht for all paperwork .

Also there is a fee for every stamp on paperwork which this was extra payment . Could been 200 Thai baht per stamp .

Whole process took me 2 months

From organising paperwork on my end , then translation to Thai and r local government authority paperwork .

Take your time ……

Go to local government office and ask marriage office there for exact paperwork they need .

Don’t bother with agents for marrage they take your money for little work .

I use Bangkok Translation service in Chiang Mai they can do everything

Just ask those officers handling your case. They know all of em. Compare prices

Get an agent, it saves u so much running around, and worth every cent

I provide translation services and MFA certification.

Mate you need very good financial advice from a professional in your own country.

Under no circumstance tell your ‘spouse’ or the Thai authorities about your true financial position.

You need to move over the minimum required for the visa. The rest stays at home use a credit card issued at home and pay it off from from home via the internet so there is no trace of your wealth in Tland.

People with lots of wealth in Thailand and a wife have been known to ‘commit suicide’.

Don’t forget to do prenup…

Use an agent to.the running around. Once you have done the UK affirmation ceremony, it's pretty tight to get every translated, notarised and delivered to the MFA before 3pm when they close. 3 working days for them to rubber stamp provided they are happy with how your name is translated. Legally, in the UK, you do not need a translation. Agency will.charge about 4000 for a legal translated copy. I used Visa for You, chatchai penanarm to sort it out, and a UK visa for my wife who has a problematic passport history.

Most town notes can do that

"There may be trouble ahead" 🎵🎵🎵 Get a very good legal professional

Take a lawyer!

@Brian ********

Outside most embassy’s there are touts that do it all for you ! Just drive the price down

There are people that will do the translation service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before you submit your documents to them. You need an appointment at the Ministry to get your documents certified.

I don't normally recommend agents, but I wish we had used one for the marriage process as it's a lot of running around and arranging things. We were offered the service and the cost was not ridiculous, I wished after I had used them as it would have reduced our trips to Bkk. Things like arranging interpreters and witnesses was a pain. Good luck.

We used express translations near Central Embassy they were very helpful and made sure got name translated correct as this can affect any future documentations.

Search for them on google maps for link

Alpha legal we have just done ours with them brilliant service they are in Bangkok

Good luck