Marriage Registration

Wish to register your marriage in Thailand? There are a few conditions associated with it. This page will give you some vital information associated with registering your marriage in Thailand.

Registration of a Thai marriage largely depends on nationality. The Thai marriage can be solemnized with or even without a Betrothal Ceremony. Now, what is a Betrothal Ceremony? It is a promise to marry, which is the form of an agreement. The agreement comes into effect only when the man gives an engagement property to the woman as proof. The affected or injured party can claim damages, in case the Betrothal Agreement is breached.

People who wish to get married must meet the following conditions.

• Both of them should be 17 years and above. However, in some cases, the court, with an appropriate reason, may allow them to marry before the said age.
• The adoptive parents of both of them must not be the same.
• Both of them must not be in blood relation in the direct descendant and ascendant, or brother or sister of full or half-blood. In simple words, both of them must not be in the prohibited degrees of relationship.
• Either of them must not be an insane individual or an adjudged incompetent
• Neither of them should have a spouse at the time of marriage. In case, a woman’s husband dies, or the marriage is terminated, she can marry only after the expiry of 310 days after such a death, or the termination. However, the marriage can take place before this period in case of the following.
• Remarriage of the divorced couple
• Childbirth during this period
• There’s a court order allowing the woman to marry
• A certificate indicating that the woman isn’t pregnant.

• Translated affidavit copy to Thai certified by an approved translator from the Foreign Ministry.
• Marital status affidavit of the individual from the respective embassy.
• Passport copy and arrival card.

• Filing of the Thailand legal marriage registration application can be done at the District Office or the Minor District Office anywhere in the country, irrespective of the place of birth of the couple.
• Marriage comes into effect only when it is registered. Once it is registered, the couple gets a Marriage Registration Certificate.
• If the marriage registration is filed at the District Office situated in the female’s birthplace, changes to the last name and the title with the forename would be done by the District Officer.
• The marriage can take place when the parties make a declaration by giving consent take each other as husband and wife publicly before the registrar to have the registrar record it.
• In case both the parties aren’t able to file the marriage at any of the District Office or the Minor District Office, the couple can submit a request to the Registrar, and get their marriage registered at any location under the supervision of the District Office.

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