Bangkok district office to offer free marriage registration for same-sex couples on Valentine’s Day

[webfact]

 

Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district office will provide a free marriage registration service for same sex couples and issue certificates on Valentine’s Day.

 

The district director, Pongjakarin Tavornpong, said today (Tuesday) that this first ever such service in Thailand is intended to offer members of the LGBTQ community a chance to have their relationship recognised, with the issuance of a certification from the district office, while same sex marriage is not yet legally recognised in Thailand.

 

He made clear, however, that the marriage registration is not legally binding, but intended to send a message to the public that there are many people in the LGBTQ community who are yearning for the same rights as heterosexual couples.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkok-district-office-to-offer-free-marriage-registration-for-same-sex-couples-on-valentines-day/

 

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[ikke1959]

And what do you need to bring? a passport? or not for foreigners?

 

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

The district director, Pongjakarin Tavornpong, said today (Tuesday) that this first ever such service in Thailand is intended to offer members of the LGBTQ community a chance to have their relationship recognised, with the issuance of a certification from the district office, while same sex marriage is not yet legally recognised in Thailand.

One day !!!!!!!!

[Card]

So what's the point of it if ss marriages are not recognised? Sounds like a sop.

[Anant72]

Let’s hope this initiative will be followed by others.

[MajorTom]

If its ever legally recognised in the future, will foreign men married to a thai man be required to show 400K to qualify for the marriage visa? ????

[LukKrueng]

22 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

And what do you need to bring? a passport? or not for foreigners?

 

 My guess would be a same sex partner...

[connda]

When did they legalize same sex civil unions.  I have gay family members who would like that.  That would be a reason for them to come to Thailand.

I read further and I guess not.  However, personally I have no problems with it.  Given the acceptance of transsexuals in Thai society recognizing gay marriages would be the next step forward.

[connda]

3 hours ago, MajorTom said:

If its ever legally recognised in the future, will foreign men married to a thai man be required to show 400K to qualify for the marriage visa? ????

I've raised the question before.

Now a Foreign Man married to a Thai woman need to have 40K/month or 400K in the bank and no path to citizenship and your Thai wife can not contribute to your required finances.
A Foreign Woman married to a Thai man needs no financial requirement although the Thai man is suppose to make 20K/month and the foreign wife can contribute to that 20K requirement and she has a direct path to citizenship after 3 years of marriage (1 year if she has a Thai child). 

So yeah - How would immigration handle a Foreign Woman married to a Thai Women, or a Foreign Man married to a Thai Man.  Hummm.  ????  Boy that would rock the boat 'eh? 

[chickenslegs]

6 hours ago, Card said:

So what's the point of it if ss marriages are not recognised? Sounds like a sop.

The point of the exercise is stated in the OP ...

On 2/1/2022 at 1:41 PM, webfact said:

He [district director] made clear, however, that the marriage registration is not legally binding, but intended to send a message to the public that there are many people in the LGBTQ community who are yearning for the same rights as heterosexual couples.

 

[LukKrueng]

16 minutes ago, connda said:

So yeah - How would immigration handle a Foreign Woman married to a Thai Women, or a Foreign Man married to a Thai Man.  Hummm.  ????  Boy that would rock the boat 'eh

Maybe that's why they're holding back on legalising same sex marriage...

If you ask me - I prefer they legalise cannabis first...

[Anant72]

On 2/2/2022 at 11:37 AM, MajorTom said:

If its ever legally recognised in the future, will foreign men married to a thai man be required to show 400K to qualify for the marriage visa? ????

We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.

On 2/2/2022 at 3:34 PM, LukKrueng said:

Maybe that's why they're holding back on legalising same sex marriage...

If you ask me - I prefer they legalise cannabis first...

 

[BostonRob2]

Fair play to the district chief but I'd be surprised if he is not called in for a spot of attitude adjustment, even if the marriage is not legally binding.