BEFORE THE MARRIAGE:

The following documents have to be presented at the Embassy of Belgium in order to enable you to marry in Thailand:

1) By the future Belgian spouse:

1 Photocopy of the bio-page of the valid Belgian international passport + all of the immigration stamps for all entries into the Kingdom of Thailand
1 Photocopy of Belgian identity card
1 certified full copy of the birth certificate by the Belgian municipality (not older than 6 months) (*), legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Belgium.
1 Certificate of nationality, residence and civil status (by the Belgian municipality) (not older than 6 months) (*), legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Belgium.
1 certified full copy of certificate of divorce (if applicable). (*)
1 Photocopy of Belgian identity card (recto-verso) of 2 Belgian witnesses living in Belgium + mentioning the present address in Belgium.(according to the request of the Thai authorities)
(*) The validity of all official documents is 6 months

2) By the future Thai spouse:

a. 1 Photocopy of the bio-page of the valid Thai international passport (if available).

b. 1 Photocopy of Thai identity card

These documents can be presented at the Embassy every working day between 08h00 and 11h30. If the request is completed and all legal conditions are fulfilled, the Embassy will provide you 2 documents, one “ Certificate of no diriment impediment” + Thai translation and the other “ Affidavit ” for you to complete.

The Embassy, therefore, will legalize your signature on the “Affidavit” . (Please pay for the said two documents in Thai Baht according to the exchange rate of 20 EURO « 10 EURO/document »). Only “Affidavit” has to be translated by a translation office into Thai.

Finally, the two certificates as well as the Thai translations must be presented at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Department of Consular Affairs, Legalization Department), Chaeng Wattana Road, Laksi District, Bangkok Province 10210 for legalization. With the legalized documents, the marriage can be contracted at any Thai city hall as per your choice.

THE MARRIAGE:

The marriage can take place in a Thai municipality («AMPHOE»). After its conclusion, you will be given 2 documents in Thai:

- A Marriage Certificate.

- A true copy of the registration of the Marriage Certificate («Copy of Marriage Registration Book»).

AFTER THE MARRIAGE:

These 2 documents must me legalized by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (see address above) before they are translated in the official language of the municipality of the Belgian spouse by a recognized translation office (list at your disposal at the Embassy). Finally, they must be legalized by the Embassy (per document the counter value in Baht of 10 Euro will be required) in order to allow you to register your marriage certificate at your Belgian municipality. If the Thai spouse now wishes to apply for a family reunion visa, the following documents must be presented at the visa section of the Embassy.

V. VISA APPLICATION FOR FAMILY REUNION BY THE THAI SPOUSE

To apply for a family reunion visa, the Thai spouse should present the following documents:

a. Passport with a validity of at least 1 year on the date of application (+ 2 photocopies of the bio-page).

b. 2 Application forms, filled out completely, with 2 recent photographs with a white background

c. Proof of legal residence in Belgium of the Belgian spouse by the passport or the identity card (+ 2 photocopies) or by the original of a certificate of registration in the municipality (+ 1 photocopy). The original passport or identity card must not necessarily be presented. A copy will do.

d. 1 Certified true copy (by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs) of the birth certificate, with translation that will be legalized by the Embassy.

e. The original of the marriage certificate (legalized by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs)with translation that will be legalized by the Embassy.

f. 1 Certified true copy (by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs) of the registration of the marriage, with translation that will be legalized by the Embassy.

g. 1 Certified true copy (by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs) of the registration of divorce (if applicable) with translation that will be legalized by the Embassy.

h. The original of a certificate of good conduct (delivered in English by a Thai authority) (+ 1 photocopy) that will be legalized by the Embassy.

If the person to join in Belgium is not a citizen from E.U:

· Medical certificate for family reunion issued by a doctor recognized by the Embassy, mentioning that the applicant doesn’t have any disease that might endanger the public health (point A of the attachment of the rule of 1980 December 15th);

· Certificate of sufficient accommodation for family reunion;

· Insurance:

- Or a certificate from a National Health Service confirming that all family member of the foreigner to join can be affiliated on their arrival on the Belgian territory.

- Or (if the applicant has chosen a private insurance) the proof that the foreigner to join is affiliated to a National Health Service.

Remarks:

a) All translations must be done in the official language of the municipality where the Belgian spouse resides. A list of recognized translation offices is at your disposal at the Embassy.

b) The visa is delivered free of charge.

c) To rule out all confusion concerning the number of photocopies required, is might be good to know that one copy of the file is sent to Brussels (usually containing the originals) and one copy is kept at the Embassy. 2 photocopies are required for every document that does not remain in the file (e.g. passport).

d) All documents of which a certified true copy is required can also be presented in their original form.

e) The visa application can be granted locally (in about 3 days) or can be sent to Brussels for decision (delay of about 1 month). In the latter case, and once the decision from Brussels has arrived, the applicant will be informed by telephone by the Embassy.

f) The visa section is open every weekday from 08h15 until 11h30.

g) Additional documents, even those not featured in the list above, may be required by the Embassy!

update July 2008