A
foreigner can legally marry a Thai National.
Any foreigner is eligible to legally marry a Thai national although this does not automatically entitle you to a Thai marriage visa.
Here are the requirements to marry a Thai national:
1. A couple must be of legal age (17 years) upon filing for
marriage registration, otherwise permission must be granted by a court.
2. Permission from the parents is required for parties under legal age.
3. Both parties must not be registered as married to anyone else
(Multiple marriage registration is prohibited).
4. The parties must not be direct blood relatives nor be sister or
brother through either parent.
5. Adopting parents shall not be permitted to marry their own
adopted child.
6. A widow or divorcee will be permitted to remarry not less than
310 days after the previous marriage has expired, unless
o Has given birth to a child.
o Remarrying the same person.
o Not pregnant, as certified by doctor. (in case of early
remarriage)
o Approval to remarry from a court is obtained.
7. No service fee is required whatsoever.
Required Documents
1. Identification Cards of both parties.
2. The House Registration Certificates of both parties.
3. If an alien is registering to be married to a Thai citizen or
another alien, he or she is required to submit following documents.
o A copy of their passport.
o A Letter of Certification, issued by an Embassy or Consulate or
a Government Organization from their country, regarding the marital status of the person. The Letter must be translated, and then certified by the relevant Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
To be eligible for a Thailand Non-Immigrant Type "O" marriage visa you must meet the following requirements:
To obtain a Class “O” visa on the basis of marriage , you will need to provide a copy of your marriage certificate , a signed copy of wifes ID card and house registration. With that, you will be issued a non-immigrant entry permit, which will initially be valid for 90 days.
To obtain a long term extension of stay:
To obtain a long-term extension to that entry permit on the basis of supporting a Thai spouse, then what you need to do is open Thai bank account bearing your passport name, and remit into that account from overseas an amount of at least 400,000 baht - and do so each year.
Money overseas does not count. Money withdrawn via ATM does not count. All that counts (unless you have legal income from legal employment within Thailand ) is - exactly - documentation of 400,000 baht remitted from overseas into a Thai bank account bearing your passport name. In advance of applying for annual renewal of your extended entry permit, you will be required to wire another 400,000 baht to your Thai account. This process must be repeated for each extension of stay.
Official Immgration contact:
The Commissioner for Immigration,
Immigration Office,
Soi Suanplu,
Thanon Satorn Tai,
Bangkok 10121.”
