JB2831 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Looking for a definitive answer on something as have been told lots of different things and am getting confused. Recently married in Thailand (Korat) and got the Thai marriage certificate. Moving back to the UK soon and currently applying for initial UK Spouse Visa for my wife. Do I need to get the Thai Marriage Certificate translated and then certified/ notarised/ legalised (not sure which one it is!) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs OR only get it translated? I want to use it for the visa application and also have it accepted in the UK for whatever I need it for. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwood Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Burn it and go home alone cobber. Only having a laugh, I would be looking for the same advice if I was to take the wife back to Australia. Does your embassy not help? Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigyin Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I came back in 2015 with my Thai wife and she is now a British citizen. So it has to be translated with translator’s name and date of translation and that is all you need. That will then be accepted for all purposes in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Unhelpful troll post removed, along with measured response. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB2831 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 7:34 PM, sherwood said: Burn it and go home alone cobber. Only having a laugh, I would be looking for the same advice if I was to take the wife back to Australia. Does your embassy not help? Good luck No reply from embassy - as per usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB2831 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 8:26 PM, bigyin said: I came back in 2015 with my Thai wife and she is now a British citizen. So it has to be translated with translator’s name and date of translation and that is all you need. That will then be accepted for all purposes in the UK. Thanks for this. That's a lot easier to get done and doesn't require anything going to Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 9 hours ago, JB2831 said: No reply from embassy - as per usual! The UK Embassy play no part in visa applications, they will refer you to the the UKVI Website, though that isn't very helpful since they veered away from offering advice on supporting documents, preferring to give advice during the application process. "bigyin" has provided the relevant advice, it has to be translated with translator’s name and date of translation, you don't need to get it certified by the MFA, that's for Thailand related applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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