How To Get Married In Thailand?

[shontrashi]

hello,

i'm 30, working here in Thailand. my fiancee is about the same age as me. we both are non-thai and from different country.

As i have no idea about this subject so i'm seeking for some expert advice like where to register our marriage or do we have to go to our embassy.

Or what document we should prepare. we also don't have the same religion.

any assistance?

thank you

[beano2274]

You have to go to the relevant embassies to get affirmations to marry, these you then need to get translated into Thai, then certified at the Minsitry of Foreign Affairs on Chaengwattana Road, only after all this has been done can you legally marry in Thailand. You get married at an Amphur, religion has nothing to do with any part of it.

[Thanyaburi Mac]

You don't provide your nationality, but suggest you look to their www site, they may have something similar to the U.S. Embassy's, below.

Mac

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service/marriage.html

U.S. Citizen Services

MARRIAGE

A legal marriage in Thailand consists of both parties registering their marriage in person with the local Thai Amphur (Civil Registry Office). The United States does recognize the validity of such a marriage. For American citizens marrying either Thai citizens or another American citizen, the procedure is the same. For Americans marrying a third-country national, their prospective spouse must also follow a similar procedure with their own embassy.

Procedure

Complete an affidavit at the U.S. Embassy. The affidavit form, available in our office or you may download a copy of the form here (PDF 35KB), includes all of the information required by relevant Thai law. The form must be completed and notarized at the Embassy. The notarial fee is $50 per seal. Make an appointment for a notarial.

Have the notarized affidavit translated. List of translators in the Bangkok area (PDF 50KB).

Take the affidavit and 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: 02-575-1057-8, Fax: 02-575-1054

Take the affidavit and supporting documents to a local Amphur and register yourselves as married. The Amphur will also require the following documents:

Your U.S. passport;

Identification for the other party, such as a Thai citizen's identification card;

If either party is under the age of twenty, written permission from the parents with Thai translation);

If either you or your fiance have been previously married the Amphur will want to see proof that prior marriages have been terminated. Divorce or death certificates should suffice. These documents, if available, should be translated into Thai prior to presentation at the Amphur.

[Travel2003]

Im confused (again, lol), why would an Amphur here in Thailand marry two foreign nationals?

And why would 2 foreigners marry here in a local Amphur, and get their papers in Thai?