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GUIDANCE FOR IRISH NATIONALS WISHING TO MARRY IN THAILAND

This information is provided for general guidance only and has no legal authority.

• Make an affidavit to marry at the Honorary Consulate of Ireland	An appointment to swear the affidavit before the Irish Consul MUST be made in advance. You should prepare the affidavit yourself in typewritten form on one page. On completion we recommend that you e-mail or fax the same to the consulate for review. This should be done at least 4 weeks before the date of which you are to swear the Affidavit You will also be required to complete an MP1 questionnaire form. Our hours of opening are 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. We charge Baht 840 per declaration and we can provide this service to Irish nationals only. Please bring with you to the Consulate your passport and long form birth certificate as proof of identity, and evidence that any previous marriages have been terminated (death certificate or divorce certificate(s) as appropriate) together with a copy of your intended spouses passport or birth certificate with certified true copy of English translation from a registered translator. ORIGINALS ARE REQUIRED ; copies will not be accepted under any circumstances.
• Have the affidavit translated into Thai	• Once the affidavit has been signed, you will need to have it translated into Thai. Please note that The Consulate does not undertake the preparation or translation of documents.
• Have the affidavit authenticated and translation certified	• All Thai Registrars will require authentication of the Irish Consuls signature and certification of the Thai translation. This must be obtained from: The Legalisation and Naturalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 123 Chaeng Wattana Road , Laksi District, Bangkok 11120 Tel. 02-575-1056 - 59, 981-7171 (8.30 - 11.30 and 13.00 - 15.30)
• Submit the document to the Registrar	• The affirmation and translation are then ready for submission to the registrar, who, if satisfied, will register the marriage and issue a Thai marriage certificate.

• The Irish Consulate in Bangkok is not authorised to perform marriages.

• Marriage in Thailand should be performed according to Thai law and any detailed questions on the procedure should be addressed to the appropriate Thai authorities.

• A religious ceremony on its own is not sufficient.

• The documentation to be produced is at the discretion of each individual Registrar. Most Registrars will be satisfied with an affirmation of freedom to marry.

• The marriage will only be recognised under Irish law if it is valid under Thai law. For it to be valid in Thai law, the marriage must be registered with the Registrar at an Amphur Office (District Office). A list of some Amphur offices in Bangkok and upcountry is attached.

• The Thai marriage will be in Thai only. You may wish to commission a "sworn translation" of the marriage certificate from a translation bureau, so that you may use the document for legal purposes in Ireland .

• Please note that a foreign national does not automatically acquire Irish nationality through marriage to an Irish national.

• If you are marrying a Thai national, he or she will require a visa to visit or settle in Ireland .

NB: THE FEES MAY ALTER WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE

Consulate of Ireland
28th Floor ( High Zone)
Q.House Lumpini Building
1 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek
Sathorn, Bangkok 10120

Tel: ++66-2-677 7500
Fax: ++66-2-677 7501
Email: ireland@loxinfo.co.th

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SAMPLE

AFFIDAVIT

(PLEASE TYPE OUT THIS DOCUMENT IN TYPEWRITTEN FORM )

I, ……………….( full name )……………..holder of Irish Passport No. ……………….. issued at ………. on ……………… and valid until ………………… make oath and declare as follows: -

I am an Irish citizen and I was born on ……………. in ……………….. My father's name is ……………………… and my mother's name is ……………………………..

I am not bound by the ties of a lawful marriage under the laws of Ireland and I am free to contract a valid marriage with ……………………………… ( name, passport no. and address of person ) according to Thai law.

I am single and have not previously been married / I am widowed / divorced. (*)

( please attach appropriate certificates - originals only )

I have no dependents from my previous marriage(s). (*)

I support ……………. children from my previous marriage(s). (*)

My occupation is ………………………. and I have an income of ………. per month as proof of which I attach an employer's letter / bank statement ( for Thai Authorities only )

I propose the following people for reference purposes if it is necessary to verify the above details:

1. Name ………………………………………………….

Address ……………………………………………….

2. Name ………………………………………………….

Address ……………………………………………….

( It is usually preferable that these people should be Irish citizens and live in the same country as the signatory. Parents may be given as referees .)

My permanent address in Ireland / other country is ………………………………. (*)

Sworn before me at the Irish Consulate in Bangkok in

Thailand this ……… day of ……………………… 2010.

Gary Biesty
Honorary Consul

(*) Delete as appropriate

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SOME AMPHUR OFFICES THROUGHOUT THAILAND

1. Khet Pathumwan Registration Office
216/1 Chula 7, Kwang Wang-Mai, Bangkok 10330
Tel: 02-214-3004

2. Khet Prakhanong Registration Office
1792 Sukhumvit Soi 54, Kwang Bangjak, Bangkok 10250
Tel: 02-311-1107

3. Khet Bangrak Registration Office
5 Nares Road , Kwang Siphraya, Bangkok 10500
Tel: 02-236-1395

4. Amphur Koh Samui Registration Office
Taweeraj Pakdee Road , Tambon Angtong, Amphur Kok Samui, Surat Thani 84140
Tel: 077-420-372, 420-373

5. Amphur Muang Phuket Registration Office
Mae-Larn Road , Tambon Talardyai, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000
Tel: 076-211-171

6. Amphur Muang Chiang Mai Registration Office
36 Intavarorot Road , Tambon Sri-Poom, Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai 50000
Tel: 053-221-016

7. Amphur Banglamung Registration Office
Moo 2, Sukhumvit Road , Tambon Na Klua, Amphur Banglamung,
Chonburi 20150
Tel: 038-443-020

8. Hua Him District Office
Dumnoenkasem Road , Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110
Tel: 032-511-025, 512-267

9. Amphur Koh Phangan
Moo 2 Tongsala Chaloklum Road , Tambon Koh Phangan, Suratthani 84280
Tel: 077-377-021, 377-064

10. Krabi Registration Office
Uttarakij Road , Tambon Paknam, Amphur Muang, Krabi 81000
Tel: 075-611-340