Foreign registro civil / Standesamt / mairie extract · amphoe recognition

Foreign Marriage Certificate Legalised for Thai Registration (Cor Ror 22)

A cross-border couple that married at a Standesamt in Munich, a mairie in Lyon, a registro civil in Madrid or a California county clerk's office and later wants that marriage recognised on the Thai national ID and household-registration record needs a specific artefact chain: the foreign marriage certificate legalised for Thailand, translated to the amphoe template, and lodged at the district office as a Cor Ror 22 endorsement. This SKU sequences the whole chain so the Thai spouse walks out of the amphoe with an updated marital-status block on the same visit.

Quick answer: Foreign Marriage Certificate Legalised for Thai Registration (Cor Ror 22) — THB 4,200–6,800 · turnaround 5–8 business days. Competent Authority: Department of Consular Affairs, Chaeng Watthana campus (post 14 Dec 2027 Hague accession). Book on LINE @NYC168 or call +66 83 249 4999 (Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 ICT).

What you receive

You receive: the foreign marriage certificate carrying either an Apostille (Contracting State) or the full consular chain (non-Contracting State), a Thai translation typeset to the amphoe Cor Ror 22 template with the foreign spouse's romanised name matched to the passport, MFA seal on the translation, an amphoe walk-in slot booked at the applicant's registered district office, and a follow-up appointment for the household-registration update (Tor Ror 14).

Which authorities accept this

Cor Ror 22 endorsement under the Civil Registration of Family Act B.E. 2478 §20 and Ministry of Interior circular on foreign marriage recognition (2567 revision). The MFA seal on the translation is applied under Regulation B.E. 2539 Chapter 3.

ทะเบียนสมรสต่างประเทศ (Apostille/Legalized)
แปลไทย
MFA
ยื่นอำเภอ

Legal basis

พรบ.การจดทะเบียนครอบครัว 2478 มาตรา 20
ระเบียบ MFA พ.ศ. 2539

FAQ

Do both spouses need to be present at the amphoe?

Only the Thai spouse is required at the Cor Ror 22 endorsement window; the foreign spouse's passport copy and the sealed marriage certificate stand in for their presence. Some upcountry amphoes still request the foreign spouse — LINE us the district first.

The marriage was registered ten years ago overseas — is it too late?

No. The Cor Ror 22 endorsement has no time limit; the amphoe records the current marital status regardless of when the underlying marriage was solemnised abroad.

Does the Thai spouse's surname change automatically?

No — surname change is a separate application under the Personal Name Act B.E. 2548, filed at the same amphoe on the same visit if requested. We include the Ror Bor Kor 2 form in the intake pack.

Ready to stage the Apostille chain?

Send us your Thai document on LINE — we confirm the fee, register-number window, and delivery date within 30 minutes (Bangkok business hours).

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Related services · internal guide

Document work is a chain: certification, translation and lodgement each have their own authority. These pages explain the neighbouring steps so you can plan the whole file, not just one stamp.

External references · official sources

Official sources — Apostille / legalisation

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