GERMANY
Marriage Registration in Thailand (GERMANY-THAILAND)
People with German nationality can get married in Thailand holding a tourist visa and can also apply for an affidavit at the German Embassy in Thailand. The processing time takes around 3 months.
Required Documents:
German Nationality:
- Personalausweis oder Reisepass (Original Passport)
- Scheidungsurteil der letzten Ehe mit Rechtskraftvermerk bzw. Sterbeurkunde des früheren Ehegatten (Divorce Certificate)
- Meldebescheinigung bzw. Abmeldung aus Deutschland (Permanent Resident)
- Geburtsurkunde (Birth Certificate)
- Ehefähigkeitszeugnis
Thai Nationality:
- Original Thai ID card
- Original House registration
- Original Divorce/Death certificate
- Original Birth certificate
- Original Change name
- Original Change Surname
- Original Single paper
- Original Family record from Department of Provincial Administration
- Original passport
7 Steps for Marriage Registration With Us
Step 1: Send All Thai documents to VisaThai.
- – Translate to German language
- – Certify documents at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Step 2: Certify Thai documents at German Embassy in Thailand.
- – Certify All Thai documents at German Embassy on your behalf
- – Processing time takes 6-8 weeks
Step 3: Send Thai documents to Germany
- – German nationality apply Ehefähigkeitszeugnis.
Step 4: Send Ehefähigkeitszeugnis back to Thailand with all documents below.
- – Company sends the Ehefähigkeitszeugnis on your behalf.
Step 5: Apply Konsularbescheinigung at German Embassy in Thailand.
- – Pick up from the hotel to the German Embassy on the appointment date.
- – The couple need to be present at the German Embassy in Thailand.
- – Personalausweis oder Reisepass (Original Passport)
- – Scheidungsurteil der letzten Ehe mit Rechtskraftvermerk bzw. Sterbeurkunde des früheren Ehegatten (Divorce Certificate)
- – Meldebescheinigung bzw. Abmeldung aus Deutschland (permanent Resident)
- Geburtsurkunde (Birth Certificate)
Step 6: All documents certified at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- – All the notarized Konsularbescheinigung send to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on your behalf.
- – Processing time takes 3 working days
Step 7: Have the marriage registered
- – Pick up from the hotel and take you to district office or Amphur to have the marriage registered. We also prepare the interpreter and witness this request from district office or Amphur. After the marriage registration is complete we send you back to the hotel with a small gift from us.
Helpful Information
If you have plans to use the marriage certificate as a legal document in your country, it is best to have it translated into your own language and notarized at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Germany Embassy.
Foreign nationals who are married to Thai nationals do not automatically acquire Thai citizenship. For foreigners married to Thais and living in Thailand, the foreigner needs to apply for a visa at Immigration and renew the visa every year. For more information about a Marriage Visa, click here.