Hi. My wife and I are in Madrid. I am looking for work. My wife has a 90 day Schengen visa. When I get a job, we plan to apply for the EU family card. One requirement seems to be getting the marriage certificate legalized. Does anyone know how exactly to do that? Are there any lawyers that can do it in Thailand, and if so, how much would it cost? Would it be possible to skip the marriage certificate and use our children as proof of a relationship? Our marriage certificate has been laminated, translated into English, and the translation stamped by the MFA. The certificate is over here with us in Spain. My wife has family in Bangkok if any errands need to be done.

I look forward to hearing some encouraging replies.

How about contacting the Thai embassy and seeing what they have to say?

http://www.thaiembassy.org/madrid/en/

Royal Thai Embassy in Madrid (09.00-17.00 hrs.)

Calle Joaquin Costa, 29, 28002 Madrid

Tel. (34) 91 563 2903, 91 411 5113

Fax. (34) 91 5640033, 91 562 4182

E-mail: [email protected]

Visa and Consular section (09.30 - 13.30 hrs.)

Tel. (34) 91 563 2903, 91 411 5113 ext. 104/ 128/ 161

E-mail: [email protected]

Office of the Defence Attache (09.00-17.00 hrs.)

Calle Joaquin Costa, 29, 28002 Madrid

Tel. (34) 91 411 4285

Fax. (34) 91 564 4513

E-mail: [email protected]

Office of Commercial Affairs (09.00-17.00 hrs.)

Calle del Segre, 29-2a, 28002 Madrid

Tel. (34) 91 563 0190, 91 563 0196

Fax (34) 91 563 8090

E-mail: [email protected]

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Mac

Normally the spanish embassy/consulate in Thailand have to do the legalisation for a thai certificate for a usage in spain.

http://extranjeros.empleo.gob.es/es/InformacionInteres/InformacionProcedimientos/Ciudadanosnocomunitarios/hoja098/

Was the marriage certificate not translated and stamped by the Min of Foreign Affairs for the Schengen visa?

The marriage certificate is the legalised document proving marriage! The certified translation is for the convenience of the Spanish authorities.

The sole purpose (IMO) for a marriage certificate is to prove that a couple are married!!

I suspect the Spanish authorities are just trying to complicate matters!

The spaniards simply follow their own law.

There is a hotline number and email address at the bottom of this page to ask the ministry of foreign affairs in spain what to do.

http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/ServiciosAlCiudadano/SiEstasEnElExtranjero/Paginas/Legalizaciones.aspx

Thanks for the replies. I got an email back from the Spanish Embassy, Bangkok. It looks less daunting than I thought it would be.