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If you are considering getting married
or registering your marriage in Thailand, congratulations! A
legal marriage in Thailand
consists of both parties registering their marriage in person with the local
Thai Amphur (Local District Office). The U.S.
recognizes the validity of such a marriage.
To register a marriage in Thailand, you
must follow these steps:
1.
Complete a
single-page affidavit at the Embassy’s American Citizen Services (ACS)
Unit. The document is short and simple and includes all of the information
required by Thai law. After completing the document, it must be notarized by
an Embassy consular officer. You will need your U.S. passport at the time the
document is notarized, and you must also pay a notarial
services fee of $30 (or thai
baht equivalent) in cash at the time the document is notarized. If you have
previously been married, you must also complete a second, single-page
affidavit. The notarial services fee for this
second affidavit is $20 (or Thai baht equivalent). No appointment is needed
and the entire process takes only a few minutes.
2.
Completed
affidavit translated into Thai.
A list of translation services in the vicinity of the Embassy is included in
this topic section. Prices and time needed for the translation vary from pace
to place. ACS Unit cannot translate document nor can it
‘‘certify’’ other translations.
3.
Have the
completed affidavit and Thai-language translation
‘‘legalized’’ by the Thai Government. There is a
nominal charge for this service, and the time needed depends on the Thai
official’s workload. You will need to take the translation to:
Legalization Division, Department of Consular Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3rd floor,123 Chaeng Wattana
Road,
Tung Song Hong, Laksi
District, Bangkok,
Tel: 0-2575-1057-8 Fax: 0-2575-1054
(note: this is a northern suburb of
Bangkok, approximately 30 minutes’ drive from the embassy)
- Take the affidavit and supporting document
to any Amhur office in Thailand;
with the assistance of official there, you may then legally register
your marriage. (If neither party speaks Thai, bring a translator).
Please note that you must supply the following documents:
Your American passport:
Thai Identification Card if the other
party is Thai citizen;
Written permission from the parent (with
Thai translation) This is required if eanyone is under the age of twenty;
Proof of
marriage termination if either party has previously been married, Officials
may want to see. Divorce certificates or death certificates (with Thai
translations) should be adequate.
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