I returned to England last year for personal reasons and my wife at the time asked for a divorce which wasn't unreasonable since it seemed I might not be returning.

I have now returned and want to remarry my ex wife which I thought would be fairly simple but the local ampur is telling me I need to get about ten documents together some of which I have to get from the British consulate in Bangkok, have them translated into Thai and certified! These then have to go to the ministry of foreign affairs in Bangkok for approval?

I have maintained my Thai bank account and have held over 400000 BAHT in it for over 3 months.

I am only on a tourist visa at the moment but want to change this to a marriage visa if I can get over the hurdle of a marriage certificate first!

Any advice?

I still have my yellow house book and id card.