1. you will need a certified copy of your passport and marriage license from the US embassy. Meaning they make a photocopy. Put their embossed stamp on it and you have to pay $50USD per page. You need an appointment it takes months in advance. 2. Then take that to get a translation from a certified translator. 3. Then you will take your official translation to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (requires an appointment, usually weeks in advance) for them to stamp it and legalize it (the term may be something else instead of “legalize”). They will always find some small error or punctuation they don’t like so expect to have to take it back to the translator to get it fixed and return. 4. Once you get the MFA approved paperwork back then you should be able to go to any city hall (amphur) to register your marriage. Talk to your wife’s local amphur first to ask what exactly do they want. Some want the official copy and translation of your passport some don’t. If you don’t know then just get it to be safe.

Like all visas, You only have to show your credentials again if you are trying to do an extension of stay, Just leave the country and come back its so much easier, the most they will ask you in reentry is if your address is still the same , i suggest take a weekend in vietnam

@Raymond *******

if you cant afford to lose this money, if you are doing this because you feel pressured that they will stop loving you if you do not provide and fund this venture i would say cut your losses from now and do not proceed. Having legal contracts only means something if you can afford a lawyer to enforce it. If this was a good business venture as in your partner was a skilled expert in this field then you would not have had the doubt to even question if this is a good idea. Your instincts are telling you its a waste of money and a bad business idea. So make the appropriate business decision to say no. You aren’t an angel investor and that’s not your duty in a romantic relationship

1. What is the business you two are planning on starting? 2. How much money do you have to give and how much money if any will s/he put in the business? 3. Can you afford to lose all this money? 4. Does your partner have any experience or success in running this kind of business? 5. Will your partner end their relationship with you if you choose not to give money? 6. If your partner chooses not to share the profits or takes your money and embezzles it for other purposes are you willing to end the relationship to get your money back? 7. Can you emotionally and financially afford it if your partner immediately ends the relationship after you hand over the money?

You are free to spend money as you like there is no legal concern with paying someone for services rendered because you are their customer not their employer

As long as you enter and exit the country you will not have to justify or explain yourself more than the typical sentence or two customs asks when they stamp you in for as long as your visa is valid. If you choose to ask for an extension in country at the end of your 6 month stay it is likely they will ask you to prove yourself and may choose to hold you up to certain standards and possibly deny your extension. For example I have a multiple entry marriage visa. I come and and go whenever I want on it. Occasionally the customs person might ask do you still live at x place. I say yes and they stamp me in. When I go to immigration in country for an extension then they expect me to take my marriage certificate and this paper and that paper and prove im still married and grill me before they approve.

The passport certification is probably just a photocopy of your passport with a stamp from the US embassy. I had to get one before and it required an appointment that had to be made like 2 or 3 months in advance and then pay $50 dollars for it. You are probably better off paying an agent to open an account for you

You leave the country and when you return show your DTV and you will get stamped in for 180 days with the DTV. You can wait out your current 60 day entry before leaving and re entering.

Ho chi minh is great if you like vietnam but don’t need to visit the beach. If you want to go to the beach then nha trang or the place you already know, da nang. Phu Quoc island in Vietnam has many nice beaches too.

@Paris *********

there are not that many Americans compared to europeans and Australians. Except for phuket where I encountered a few American tourists, most other people I have met in Bangkok that told me they are American I didn’t believe them at all. They were either African or Israeli just pretending to be from the US.