Marriage registration in Thailand

Marriage Registration Procedure in Thailand

Admissibility

Couples who wish to marry must be eligible to marry in Thailand:

Either of them must be at least 17 years old or of legal age for marriage according to the law in their country. The court may, for a good cause, allow them to marry before that age.
None of them must be declared incompetent.
The two must not be close relatives (relatives in the direct ascending and descending line (parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren) or whole and half-siblings (having a typical father or mother).
The two must not have the same adoptive parents.
None of them must have a spouse at the time of their marriage. A woman whose husband has died or whose marriage has been dissolved may not marry until 310 days after such death or dissolution of marriage, but before that date if

- - A child was born during this period;
  - The divorced couple remarries;
  - There is a certificate indicating that the woman is not pregnant;
  - There is a court order allowing the woman to marry.

Documents for marriage registration in Thailand for foreigners

❖ Letters/certificates for two persons of marital status with name and address from embassies (affidavit (affidavit), regarding the marital status of the person from the respective embassy).

❖ An embassy-certified copy of the passport.

❖ After receiving the letter/certificate of marital status and the embassy-certified copy of the passport, the documents must be translated into Thai by a certified translator according to the list of translator names provided by various embassies and legalized by the Citizenship and Legalization Unit of the Department of Consular Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

❖ Receipt of payment of the legalization fee from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

❖ If the parties getting married have joint children before their marriage age with a Thai birth certificate, have registered a company in the name of a foreigner, or have a work permit, the document must be presented to a translator to verify the correct spelling in Thai and English.

❖ Notice of residency certification (only for citizens of Iran, Iraq, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh). The application must be made to the immigration office.

* If both parties of the marriage are foreigners, a Thai translator must communicate (the translator must show their ID card).

Note: Some people forge documents and legalization stamps of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Therefore, it is necessary to resubmit documents to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for verification (the registration authority). This process may take several weeks. Parties wishing to marry should plan the time and prepare for the registration of the marriage.

Advice for Marriage Registration in Thailand

Marriage can be concluded by a declaration made by both parties intending to marry by agreeing to marry each other in public in the presence of the registrar so that the registrar will register the marriage.
Application for legal marriage registration in Thailand can be submitted to any District or Minor District Office throughout the country regardless of the couple's place of birth.
Suppose the marriage record is filed at the District Office in the woman's birthplace (where the name is registered on the house registration certificate). In that case, the District Officer will change the name used with the woman's first and last name.
Suppose both parties cannot apply for marriage at any district or small district office. In that case, the couple may ask the registrar to register their marriage at any place under the control of that district office.
The marriage registration certificate is issued as a supporting document after the registration is completed.