Cash and Mary?
The Thai dowry Sinsot has been discussed a few times on this blog with quite a few reactions, which more or less showed that Farang, including the Dutch, have difficulty with this Thai tradition. 'Sin sot' is once again a hot topic in the Thai media as a top official tries to explain his unusual wealth with this.
Thailand Visa question No. 169/21: Non-immigrant OA visa
I am Belgian, 66 years old, now living in Phuket with my girlfriend and her 2 adult children. Have arrived in Bangkok with an AO Visa from 31/12/2020 (+ 2 weeks quarantine) and the AO expiry date is 29/12/21. I also have a re-entry for my AO Visa
Thailand Visa Question No. 168/21: Visa Thai Marriage?
However, what I wonder is whether I can get a Marriage visa on the basis of being married to a Thai woman who lives in the Netherlands? I would then apply for this when we are in Thailand together.
A response to Ronny's post regarding the visa of the gentleman who wishes to marry. I have always thought that if you wish to marry in Thailand you had to have a Non immigrant O visa from your home country, is this still applicable?
I have some questions about visas. I have a Thai girlfriend and would like to marry and live with her. I am 44 years old. I plan to quit my job and home and travel to Thailand, within 2 months, is the plan. How can I best handle that? Can I just enter with a tourist visa?
Reader question: Register marriage in Thailand
I want to apply for a Non O visa based on marriage. I am married to a Thai in the Netherlands. For the 1-year extension in Thailand, I need a birth certificate to register the marriage, but do I have to request a copy of the certificate (which is in Dutch), or is a multilingual (international) extract also good (that is a summary of the birth certificate in several languages)?
Reader question: Getting married in Thailand if you are already legally married in the Netherlands?
I have a question about getting married in Thailand if you are already legally married to your Thai sweetheart in the Netherlands? My Thai wife and I live in the Netherlands and were legally married here.
Which documents do I need to bring from the Netherlands if I want to get married in Thailand? Or is everything I need available at the Dutch embassy?
This story would not be out of place in the section “You experience something in Thailand”. We have just returned to Koh Chang after traveling around northern Tak province for over a week.
A week in Bangkok (final)
With some reluctance said goodbye to the Bliston Suwan Park View hotel and Artur. No traffic jams on the way to Don Mueang airport. Assuming that every taxi driver knows the way to Don Mueang, this time just took a taxi. Just like the limousine service on the way there, he takes us to the airport in 45 minutes. Ride price including toll is 375 baht, excluding tip.
Reader question: How can I still obtain a BSN number?
For my intended marriage I need a number of documents such as birth certificate, civil status extract showing that I am unmarried or divorced, etc. Via the website of the embassy in Bangkok I quickly got hopelessly stuck when applying. E-mail contact with the embassy also did not solve much. I was advised to contact the municipality in which I lived in the Netherlands until 1988 and to try to resolve it with them.
Reader question: How does the conversion of a Dutch marriage into a Thai marriage go?
I have the following question: How does the conversion of a Dutch marriage into a Thai marriage go?
A week in Bangkok (part 3)
After the successful document exercise and the quick settlement at the Dutch embassy yesterday, today back to the Thai Department of Consular Affairs. Toey's unmarried status certificate issued the day before yesterday must be returned in legalized form today. Today, with the form issued by the Dutch embassy, let's see if everything is okay and if the Thai Department can also give approval to our intended marriage.
A week in Bangkok (part 2)
After yesterday's flight from Udon to Bangkok, today we have a trip to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more specifically the Department of Consular Affairs, on the program. The address: 123 Chaeng Watthana Road.
We got married in Belgium in 2015. My wife Kob has been living in Belgium for 8 years now and has also become Belgian in the meantime.
What should she do to legalize our marriage in Thailand? Bring our marriage certificate to Thailand, have it translated into Thai, have it legalized at the embassy and then present it at the town hall of Kamphaeng Phet?
Marriage and 800.000 THB? I am now in Belgium and have a retirement visa that expires on August 7, 2020. As soon as I can enter Thailand with a “Visa on arrival” I would marry my Thai girlfriend. Is that possible with a 30 day visa? And, if I marry my Thai lady, do I still need to have 800K THB in a Thai bank account?