@Phil *****

the US Embassy has nothing to do with the man trying to register his marriage in Thailand.

The US Embassy or the consulate in Thailand will not certify a copy of your marriage certificate. What I had to do was create an affidavit giving the details of your marriage, the where, when and so on of your marriage. take the affidavit to the US embassy or consulate have them notarize it then have it translated. Tell the company that does the translation to send the notarized affidavit to the ministry of foreign affairs to get their stamp. When the affidavit is returned to you,  you will have to go to the Amphur where you live and you will have to get a family certificate showing your wife is free to marry. After that, the Amphur Office will record your marriage. It’s been a few years so I don’t think I left out the important things, but all of your directions should come from the district office. 

@Todd ********

thanks

@Joseph ******

what do they mean by passive income?

@Matthew ********

it’s the same as the retirement visa requirement 800k/65k per month but if you are married to a Thai it’s 400k/40k per month. Many expats married to Thais use the 40 K per month to satisfy the requirement. FYI they will all except an income affidavit from your embassy if can get one. US, UK, AUS embassy will not give one.

@Barry ***********

not unless you can come up with 800,000 and leave it in the bank untouched since you will not be able to qualify for a monthly deposit of 65k per month

@Matthew ********

marriage visa = 40k per month

@Stuart ********

it is supposedly going to be an app you can download on your phone

@Stuart ********

thank you for putting a perspective on the post.

@Charlie ********

what if he is not Visa exempt that changes the entire answer to his question.