Foreign Man To Marry Thai National

[TongueThaied]

This question is actuallyt for a friend. I was previously married in the U.S. and divorced. When I married my Thai wife, I had to prove I was actually divorced by getting a copy of the divorce decree and have it translated to Thai as part of the process.

My friend has never been married an wondered if he had to have a document stating this? It seems impossible to get such a document from the US, and there is no central marriage registry for the country.

For somebody that has never been married, does he need anything like this?

Thanks.

[beano2274]

If marrying in Thailand he needs to go to the Embassy and get an affidavit, with this sorted he gets it translated into Thai, then he has to go to the MFA to get it certified, after all of this he can get married.

Edited June 14, 2011 by beano2274

[Mario2008]

He needs to look at his embassy webiste. Most embassies have the required letter on their for download. As a US-citizen he just makes a sworn testimony regarding that. In it he also states that he was never married, and that is that.

[lopburi3]

The answer to question is no. The fact he is single will be on the Embassy form that he fills out/has translated/has registered at MFA/presents to District Office.

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/root/pdfs/marriage_affidavit.pdf

[cougar52]

The answer to question is no. The fact he is single will be on the Embassy form that he fills out/has translated/has registered at MFA/presents to District Office.

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/root/pdfs/marriage_affidavit.pdf

At the Embassy you pay 1,550 Baht for the Notary Stamp. The Translation into Thai should be 200 Baht. The paperwork to the MFA runs 200 Baht a page, and if you want same day service it is double. (So your Affidavit 200 Baht, copy of the Translation to Thai 200 Baht = 400 Baht at the MFA and 800 Baht if you want same day service)

Edited June 14, 2011 by cougar52

[TongueThaied]

The answer to question is no. The fact he is single will be on the Embassy form that he fills out/has translated/has registered at MFA/presents to District Office.

http://bangkok.usemb...e_affidavit.pdf

Thanks to everybody for the responses. I should have said my friend is British, but it is clear that he needs to get an affidavit from the British embassy. I though maybe if NEVER married no document would be necessary, but I now see that that was a wrong conclusion.

[beano2274]

he will then need to download the form from the Embassy website (Affirmation to Marry).

[JeffreyMcCollum]

I had worried, but just having gone through it, it really was not an issue. It does take a little time to make appointments and this and that, but I can be lazy and mine was all done within 1 month