Dear readers,

I wonder what is the best thing to do: first emigrate to Thailand and then get married or first get married and then emigrate…?

This because it might make a difference in the conditions and / or the paperwork or does this make no difference at all? What do you think?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Best regards,

Walter

15 responses to “Reader question: First emigrate to Thailand and then get married or vice versa?”

  1. Willem says up

    Dear Walter

    What a wise lesson that Walter does not ask for, his question is about what is better before or after emigration.
    If you do it when you are here you can arrange everything more easily and it is a piece of cake ,
    and from the Netherlands I don't know if that is easy.
    I myself got married here 2 months ago and arranged everything myself (embassy) was married within 3 days. If you want more info just email me.
    g William

    • Other says up

      Hi Willem,
      Read your message that you wrote to Walter and would like to respond to your invitation to obtain information.
      I want to marry my girlfriend in Thailand in the fall.
      What documents do I need to get married?
      What role does the Dutch embassy play in all this?

      PS I have been divorced in the Netherlands before, so I think this will also play a role in obtaining the necessary documents.

      m.vr.gr.
      Other

      • willem says up

        I don't know if I can put my email address here and if the editors allow it
        [email protected]

  2. grain says up

    Completely agree. But first of all arrange matters in the Netherlands, such as the tax authorities. And on arrival here immediately (via hua hin insurance) arrange the health insurance. Everything else can be done later.

  3. Cornelis says up

    That does not matter.
    You need the same papers in both cases.

    .

  4. john mak says up

    Willem what is your e-mail I also want to know how things are going

    • willem says up

      [email protected]

  5. Rob says up

    People,

    Why not just obtain information through the official and therefore always correct channels?

    http://thailand.nlambassade.org/producten-en-diensten/consular-services/trouwen-in-thailand.html

  6. Adrie says up

    Married in Thailand two years ago. Arranged everything myself and was married within 1 week.
    Visited the Dutch embassy on Monday for the final papers, got married in Bangkok on Friday afternoon.

  7. Eddy says up

    If you are planning to emigrate, I would choose Thailand first. To marry a Thai in Thailand you need an extract from the population register of your municipality, which also states the names of your parents. plus proof if you have been married before, the divorce papers, everything with the official's stamp and signature, that's it.. suc6

    • Eddy says up

      Ps, what I forgot to mention, you have to ask your municipality for the international form.

  8. adje says up

    Where do you want to get married? In Thailand or the Netherlands? For the papers it makes no difference whether you already live in Thailand or here. If you live in the Netherlands and want to get married in Thailand, you must get the necessary papers from the municipality and have them translated into Thai in Thailand. If you live in Thailand, you must arrange the papers through the Dutch embassy in Thailand. If you want to get married in the Netherlands, your girlfriend must get papers from her municipality and have them translated into English. Papers must also all be legalized. Enough information about the further procedure can be found on this blog and elsewhere on the internet.
    I would also like to point out that if you (legally) marry in Thailand, this marriage is not valid in the Netherlands unless you register it in the Netherlands.
    Otherwise the same. If you marry in the Netherlands it has no meaning in Thailand unless you register it in Thailand.
    In brief. It makes
    nothing out.

  9. chanty says up

    Moderator: Questions should be sent to Thailandblog editors.

  10. Cornelis says up

    As soon as you are married in Thailand, the marriage is legally valid in the Netherlands.
    To ensure that people in the Netherlands know that you are married, you must have it registered.
    It is about changing your status at the civil registry to married.
    If you live in the Netherlands, this will go through the GBA (or the successor).
    If you are deregistered, you are no longer in the GBA (not really true) but you are at the civil registry.

    Since your papers may not be more than 6 months old, it is recommended to have your marriage certificate registered at the Foreign Certificates Office.
    If you later need proof of your marriage in the Netherlands, you can get an extract from this office.

  11. Mark Krause. says up

    There is a difference in Thailand between getting married before the law and before Buddha.
    Usually it is enough for the family if you married before Buddha.
    If a Thai woman marries legally, she is not allowed to own land.
    Then the same rules apply to lord for real estate as for a farang.
    It is wise to check these rules before you legally marry there.


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