Where can I get my marriage documents translated into Thai for a bank account, and what is the cost?

@Erez *********

Good to know!

@Erez *********

It's not a catch 22. Do you even know what catch 22 means?

@Max ************

several students at my school they are cracking down on accounts, some have some havent. But what I do know is that DTV or Ed visa ( non university ) can not open accounts at the moment.

I really don't care what you belive its my stance people like you are not even here and or just troll.

@Will ***********

sucks to be American then. For Aussies it’s much more straight forward

@Michael **********

You need to have your marriage certificate authenticated through a few steps before it can be used in Thailand. First, it must be authenticated by the Secretary of State in the state where you were married. Then, it needs to be authenticated by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., followed by authentication by the Thai Embassy in the U.S.

After that, have the document translated into Thai and bring it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Bangkok to be legalized for official use in Thailand.

I'm currently going through this process myself. There are third-party service providers that can handle the entire U.S. side for you, and you can likely find visa service providers in Bangkok to assist with the Thai side.

It’s definitely a long and somewhat frustrating process, but unfortunately, it has to be done.

@Erez *********

did you maybe ask them to open a joint bank account? It is very unusual for a bank to ask you for your marriage documents, when all you want is a bank account in your sole name. On Immigration, the application of a 1-year extension of stay based on being married to a Thai, requires 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account in your sole name. If you wish to use a joint bank account, you need to ask Immigration first, if they allow it. They will probably tell you that in this case you need the double amount of a deposit in it which would be a minimum of 800,000 THB

@Erez *********

joint account? Go to the USA embassy

@Erez *********

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I use this company, I sent my documents online. Went to pick it up in person and went over to the Thai Consular for Legalization. I booked my queue on this link.

Good luck 🙏