Registering a marriage in Thailand (Thai + foreign partner)
To register your marriage at a district office (khet / amphoe) in Thailand, the foreign partner’s documents must first be translated into Thai and legalized at the Department of Consular Affairs. We translate, file them for legalization and send everything back by EMS.
What you need on the day
- Thai ID card
- Passport (original)
- Certificate of marital status (single) from your own country’s authorities — translated into Thai and legalized at the Department of Consular Affairs (the part we do)
- A copy of your passport certified by your embassy, translated into Thai and legalized (included in our set)
- Other documents depending on your case, e.g. a divorce certificate — ask the district office first
- 2 witnesses (1 from each side)
- If a partner is under 20, their parents must come to give consent
2 ways to get the foreign partner’s single certificate
- Ask your country’s embassy or consulate in Thailand for a certificate of marital status (single)
- We translate it into Thai
- We file it for legalization at the Division of Nationality and Legalization, Department of Consular Affairs
- Get the single certificate from your country’s authorities
- Have it certified by your country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the Thai embassy or consulate-general there
- Bring it to Thailand — we translate it into Thai and file it for legalization
The set we prepare
- Get 2 documents from your embassy: your passport with the embassy's certification stamp, and a certificate of marital status (single / free to marry)
- We translate them into Thai and have them legalized at the Department of Consular Affairs — a legalization sticker on both
- Take the legalized documents to the district office (khet/amphoe) to register the marriage
We handle the translation and legalization. For any other document the district office asks for, please check with the office first.
Sample translation
- Headed (Translation), every line translated
- Seals and signatures on the original are described in brackets, in the same place
- Our certification stamp with the translator’s real signature · for the Department of Consular Affairs we attach a copy of the translator’s ID, as the Ministry requires
Everything in the picture is made up · translator’s name hidden · Open full size ↗
Price and time 🔄 queue updated 12 Nov 2026
Whole set (Passport (data page) + Single-status certificate / affirmation of freedom to marry (embassy)), English documents · Department of Consular Affairs fees and EMS return included
| We file in person — we book the slot for you · earliest slot 17 Dec 2026 · the Ministry takes this set as normal service only (a single-status certificate cannot go express); we collect it about 2 business days after the queue date we can book · Ministry fee: 4 stickers · includes the 500 THB return trip | 4,900THB |
This set is foreign documents, which the Ministry does not take as express: we file a normal request in person and go back to collect it about 2 business days after the queue date we can book (the 500 THB return trip is included in the price).
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Already married abroad → record it (Kor Ror 22)
- If you married abroad, record the marriage (family status registration, Kor Ror 22) at a district office in Thailand
- The foreign marriage certificate must be certified first, at that country’s embassy in Thailand. If it already has the stamps of that country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Thai embassy or consulate-general there, those are accepted and need not be redone
- Then it is translated into Thai and legalized at the Department of Consular Affairs (we do this)
- At the district office: Thai ID card and a copy of the foreign partner’s passport (no certification or translation needed). Other documents depend on the case, so ask the office first
- A marriage certificate not in English: the Department of Consular Affairs does not certify a third-language version, so first ask that country’s embassy in Thailand whether it can issue an English version and certify it. If it cannot, the certificate must be translated into English first, then certified at the embassy
Good to know before you send documents
- You can send photos first for a price and to start the translation, but legalization needs the originals — send the originals to us before the filing day
- If your single certificate is not in English, it needs an English translation certified by your embassy, or your embassy must stamp our Thai translation first — we check this before taking the job
- The Thai spelling of your name will be used in the marriage register and house registration — we send you the draft to check before every filing
- Each district office may ask for more documents — call the office where you will register first
Source: Department of Consular Affairs — legalization for marriage with a foreigner and Kor Ror 22 ↗
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