CrazyExpat Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 The journey of the Filipino bride who's traveling to Thailand to get married here starts with documents preparation required by the Philippine embassy in Bangkok before it can issue the Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (LCCM) certificate which is an important requirement for the Thai marriage registration. The Filipino fiance or fiancee would first need to request for Certificate of No Marriage or CENOMAR from the National Statistics office in Manila. She also needs to obtain a Birth Certificate from the same government agency. These documents she has to bring to the Department of Foreign Affairs on Roxas Boulevard for legalization or as Filipinos call it for the "red-ribbon" literally referring to the red ribbon used in binding the documents. Legalization time normally takes a day or two to accomplish and of course legalization fees apply. Once the Filipino bride is in Thailand, she would need to visit the Philippine embassy located along Sukhumvit 39 in Thonglor. She then submits her documents and pays the processing fee of around 1,000 Baht. The embassy implements 10-day marriage ban which basically requires the planned marriage to be posted at the embassy for a period of 10 days. If no one objects to the marriage within 10 days, the LCCM will be issued. This certificate has to be translated into Thai and legalized at the Ministry of foreign Affairs before the actual Thai marriage registration can take place. The legalization period normally takes 3 days so timing is essential especially if the couple has limited time in Thailand. Along with the fiancé's documents, the marriage can be registered at any local district in Thailand. The marriage registration is a 45-minute to one hour affair and the couple needs two witnesses for the marriage. Both marriage parties will be issued Marriage certificates in Thai. These certificates have to be translated into English and legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so that they may be able to be used outside of Thailand for any legal purposes they may serve. Filipinos can get married in Thailand as long as they have the necessary documents as required by the Philippine embassy and the Thai government. Their marriage in Thailand is recognized worldwide. Siam Legal International is a full service Thailand law firm providing Thai Marriage services for Filipino and other nationalities. If you desire for a Bangkok Wedding please contact us for more information at our Bangkok office +662-253-8100 or Manila office +632-599-1912. George M. Londob works as a Business Correspondent for Siam Legal International, Thailand's largest legal service network with offices in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai and Samui. The firm has international locations in London and Los Angeles. Siam Legal is a full-service law firm that provides a wide range of legal and visa services. Reach Siam Legal at +(66) 2-253-8100, or info@siam-legal.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=George_Londob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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