General Information

• A marriage registered at the Royal Thai Embassy must be between Thai nationals or between a Thai national and a non-Thai national. The registration of marriage at the Embassy will be valid under Thai law.
• Registration of Marriage is free of charge.

Required Documents

• A completed Marriage Registration Form (<-- click to download) and Testimonial of Marital Status (<-- click to download) for both marrying parties. (Both documents are only in Thai)
• A valid Passport of the marrying parties.
• A copy of valid Thai National ID Card or Household Registration of the marrying parties if both parties are Thai citizens. In case a marry party is non-Thai, you can use an Australian Driver License.
• In the case that either of the marrying parties had registered for a marriage before, a copy of Divorce Certificate must be submitted.
• In the case that the marrying party is non-Thai, Statutory Declaration of Single Status must be submitted after it has be certified by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of Australia.
• Two witnesses must be present during the lodgement of the application with their Thai National ID Card or Passport together with a copy.

Please send all required documents to [email protected] so that the Embassy staff can prepare necessary paperworks. This will take at least 2 weeks. Then, the applicants will be contacted by the staff to arrange the date and time to come to the Embassy to sign the marrigae certificate.

Change of Surname

• In case a married woman of Thai nationality wishes to change her surname to that of her husband, it can only be done by registering the Family Status at the District Office in Thailand.