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
You should prepare the affidavit yourself in typewritten form on one page.
An appointment to swear the affidavit before the Irish Consul MUST be made in advance. The affidavit must be completed not earlier than 12 weeks and not later than 4 weeks, before the date on 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 940 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.
• 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 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).
• 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 ……………………… 2009.
Gary Biesty
Honorary Consul
(*) Delete as appropriate