Getting married in Thailand-Siam Trade Development

Getting married in Thailand

Getting married in Thailand, a step that many Farangs have done with mixed success. But beware: you’ll hear talk about it only those to whom it went wrong …

Statistics aside, the vast majority of foreign citizens resident in Thailand has Thai consort, with whom/which also shares the entrepreneurial activity. This confronts us with a very clear choice to take: how to make asset and how to set up legal agreements in case things don’t go well. To do so it is always advisable to use a lawyer that will indicate what arrangements are best for your case.

To celebrate the marriage Court (civil marriage, religious one has legal value) you will need to get some documents from your registry office of the municipality of reference (the last town where you had the residence in Italy); then, take them to the Embassy in Bangkok and get the go-ahead to the wedding. Did. The most complex is the registration of marriage in Italy, which gives full rights to your spouse and will be able to obtain a visa for the Schengen area with ease.

Foreign spouse rights

We hear often that foreigners married to Thai citizens have no rights. It’s not that. If you follow some basic rules the rights we are all right. First of all if you get married in separation of goods all goods owned or purchased before the marriage shall remain exclusive property. Those bought later are automatically shared equitably between the spouses. In this case it is appropriate, if financed the purchase of a property, to prove all financial releases via bank transfers. Doing so will be granted a greater share of property on the basis of committed capital. Loans and financing there are laws protecting people, both thai and foreign, of which you should be aware of before you finance anything. Please contact us for more information and to follow our blog and subscribe to our newsletter: we publish periodically expert articles and useful information for expats.