I am a divorced man and have been in acquaintance with a Thai lady for almost 3 years. Now it was decided that she will come and live with me in Belgium and also get married. I would like to go to Thailand first to officially marry her with the plan that she would come here for good.
Maybe a superfluous question, but I can't find it when searching the archive. If I marry the Buddhist way (which I don't think is the same as for the law), and live with a Thai, do I have to declare that to the SVB as well? After all, I live together.
Now I have read many stories but I have not come across this one to my knowledge! First introduce to the family, then get married and then there is a relationship.
Reader question: What is the best choice to get married, the Netherlands, Spain or Thailand?
Is alimony law the same in the Netherlands and Spain? When is my wife entitled to my pension and AOW benefits and bank balances? Non residency of Spain and Thailand. Deregistered from the Netherlands. Can I also have a cohabitation agreement drawn up with equal rights in Thailand?
Reader question: Legal consequences of only getting married for Thai law and not for Belgian law?
Does anyone know what legal consequences there are if you only marry under Thai law but not under Belgian law? First: Is this possible? And secondly: Is your assets in Belgium protected in this way? Third: Does this affect your tax situation in Belgium?
Romantic marriage proposal in Thailand
In Thailand, videos of special marriage proposals are regularly posted to the media and there is even a prize available for the most beautiful video in this genre. This year's winner is a video by Ariya Kumpilo, owner of a restaurant in Bangkok.
What (Dutch) documents, in addition to a passport, does a Dutch person need to legally marry a Thai person in Thailand? Do you need proof that you are not married?
For personal and tax reasons, we do not want/are not yet able to marry or legally cohabit in Belgium. This of course has the disadvantage that my current partner is fairly unprotected if something happens to me.
After the bus trip with a large bus and not with such a suicide taxi van arrived in Bangkok. After arriving at the hotel that was supposed to be close to the embassy according to information on the internet, an initial inspection of our room followed. The smell of cigarette smoke hit me, immediately reported that I wanted a NON-smoking room and would not accept this room.
Reader question: Belgian friend is getting married in Thailand, what are the consequences for his pension?
I have a question from a friend from Belgium. He is single, but would like to legally marry his girlfriend in Thailand.
Reader question: As a grandmother of the groom, are there any 'do's and don'ts' for a Thai wedding?
Are there any 'do's and don'ts' for me – as the groom's grandmother – at a Thai wedding in Chiang Rai? My grandson (Taiwanese mother and Dutch father) is getting married there with his Thailand-born and raised fiancée.
Reader question: Marriage, state pension and inheritance
I am on a tourist visa in Thailand for 4,5 years. All this time I am still registered in the Netherlands and pay my health insurance. I know that after a year outside the Netherlands I can no longer claim this, but this is not relevant now.
Special wedding in Sing Buri
In Thailand there are many foreigners who are married to a Thai lady where the age difference is significant. In a few cases we have our own thoughts about this, but in general we are not surprised (anymore). It will be special when an Australian man aged 74 marries a Thai lady aged 68.
For years I have read all kinds of things on this fascinating site, so of course also about relationships and that is quite something for me. Nevertheless, I would like to hear the spontaneous reaction of readers and experts by experience regarding the question: “Will you marry me?”, or “Would you like to marry me?”
Reader submission: Not being able to get married in Thailand because the embassy has amended the marriage license document
The Dutch Embassy in Bangkok has changed the document for marriage authorization with the result that there are now Dutch people who cannot get married in Thailand.
Reader question: I have a financial debt in the Netherlands, will it be transferred to my girlfriend upon marriage?
My girlfriend is pregnant, about 3-4 months and now we are talking about getting married under Thai law so that my wife and the baby can bear my name, something we would like. I have a debt in the Netherlands, will it be recovered from my Thai wife?
In April I will marry with a traditional Buddhist ceremony, then an official wedding later. Hence my question, do you happen to know which documents are required?