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Home » Reader question » Reader question: What are the pros and cons of registering your marriage in Thailand?
Dear readers,
We got married in the Netherlands and will probably emigrate to Thailand next year. What are the pros and cons of registering your marriage in Thailand? Will my wife lose her rights in Thailand or will nothing change?
Who can answer me this question?
Regards,
Freek
Hi Frank,
We also legally married in the Netherlands and later registered in my wife's municipality of Thailand after the road of legalization, etc.
Also married for Buddha in Holland and Thailand, but that is not important / valid for the law.
In our opinion, nothing changes in terms of rights in Thailand for your wife.
I think you are even obliged to register your marriage wherever you are.
Maybe a little easier for you because of Visa.
For more information you can always ask our e-mail address to the editors.
Gr.
Pete and Nida
Dear Piet And Nida. You have registered your Dutch marriage in Thailand. Then you say, We don't think anything changes in terms of rights, and then “I think you are required to register your marriage. I would like to know more, but what good are answers like: according to us and according to me. Can't name any pros or cons?
Perhaps a disadvantage for your wife is that with official marriage everything purchased during marriage is shared 50/50 in case of divorce.
The advantage for you is that a Non-O Visa can be extended by 1 year on the basis of marriage and a demonstrable income of 40.000 Thb per month or 400.000 Thb on your own bank account. This instead of Non-O visa based on pension with 65.000 Thb per month or 800.000 Thb on your own bank account.
I just thought that this would become an insurmountable obstacle for the Thai(se) to own land, see https://www.samuiforsale.com/knowledge/land-ownership-and-thai-spouse.html: land becomes a personal (non-marital) asset of the Thai spouse only and much more on the Internet: http://www.thailandlawonline.com/article-older-archive/land-purchase-thai-married-to-foreign-national
If you first read what it says, you will see that there is no “insurmountable obstacle” at all. It's a matter of signing some statements that the land is not jointly owned and that the money comes from the woman (everyone knows how it is, but if there is a statement then it's good), the woman can just do it that way buy land and become the sole owner.
There was once an article because somewhere in the late 90s or so that a Thai woman married to a foreigner was not allowed to buy land. The fable that it is therefore better to let her keep her maiden name instead of the man's last name is still alive and well.
My and therefore your wife can just buy land or whatever in her name. What was hers before marriage remains hers. Something strange is that, if one is married, she must have permission from the husband as head of the family, when buying and selling. I don't understand because I'm not entitled to anything. Many of these laws have been changed but never updated on their websites so you get information that is no longer correct. Also, a change of law must be published in the Royal Gazette before it takes effect, thus. TIT.