Quick Marriage Question

**SEA Traveler** · 21-11-2007, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by chinthee

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

When you get married officially, ie. register at the Umpur with all the documents, does the wife take the surname of the husband as done in the West?
In Thailand is this voluntary, or, mandatory?
If she does take the husbands name, can the wife get a new ID card with her new surname on it, or, does she always have to have her Thai family name?

It's not obligatory to take the husband's name. However, if they do take your name, their passport is not changed, just a notation is made of the name change. ID cards, however, are changed with the western surname.

Some Thai women don't like having a western surname because they believe it hinders them and labels them in dealings in Thailand. However, it makes it easier traveling if she has your surname, and issuing credit cards, etc..

Concur with this advice as I did exactly the same and found things (traveling, banking, plane reservations, you name it...) to be a whole lot easier. One thing the wife did want to do was use her familay name as her middle name. We did and that makes for some great conversation.

One other thing, wife holds 2 passports. One Thai with the name change page added and one US.

**andy55** · 21-11-2007, 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Thanks a lot chinthee.

don,t do it
it will be a disaster

**Sir Burr** · 21-11-2007, 03:56 AM

^
Already been with her ten years. Got married Buddhist style four years ago.
I'm fed up not getting any of the benefits of being married. ie. the visas.

Sounds like you speak from experience? We aren't all dumb, you know?

**DrAndy** · 22-11-2007, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by andy55

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Thanks a lot chinthee.

don,t do it
it will be a disaster

This sort of post is not helpful without some examples

or maybe you just like doom and gloom?

**Texpat** · 22-11-2007, 11:51 PM

Burr, according to the "Are you really married?" thread, you're buttoned-up.

Virtually no difference.

**Thaihome** · 26-11-2007, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by kingwilly

used to be true, but its changed now is my understanding!

Been changed for going on 10 years now, but the misinformation continues to circulate..
TH

**Sir Burr** · 26-11-2007, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Texpat

Burr, according to the "Are you really married?" thread, you're buttoned-up.

Virtually no difference.

You're right, I am. I just want to make it official, register it at the Ampur so I get the marriage certificate so that I can get visas easier.

**blackgang** · 26-02-2008, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Got married Buddhist style four years ago. I'm fed up not getting any of the benefits of being married.

No need for the buddahist ceremony cept to spend money, registry costs nothing and is very simple, even I did it with no trouble,555

**kingwilly** · 26-02-2008, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by blackgang

even I did it with no trouble,555

how many times?

**blackgang** · 26-02-2008, 03:13 PM

once in Thailand.. any other times over on this side of the big water I just jumped the stick, in younger times.

**jumbo** · 28-02-2008, 05:21 AM

Married my Thai wife in the UK twelve years ago, she retains her Thai name, has British & Thai passports credit card, UK bank accounts, & travels the world, never had a problem.

**good2bhappy** · 28-02-2008, 10:53 AM

rumours are that they will take away the woman's rights to hold land!

**Marmite the Dog** · 28-02-2008, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

rumours are that they will take away the woman's rights to hold land!

Bullshit. Stop reading that wank on Thai Visa.

**kk boy** · 28-02-2008, 11:35 AM

Wife changed her name on ID and passport and no hassles and Mtd is right what the Fcuk do they know on TV

**good2bhappy** · 28-02-2008, 11:41 AM

pardon?
Which wank.....?

**good2bhappy** · 28-02-2008, 11:43 AM

I am not saying it's true but............
When other Thais ask your wife where she met you they have already deceided it was a bar some where !
SAD

**Marmite the Dog** · 28-02-2008, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

Which wank.

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

rumours are that they will take away the woman's rights to hold land!

That wank.

This used to be the law but they changed it ages ago.

**dirtydog** · 28-02-2008, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

I am not saying it's true

so you believe it to be true or a lie? You spouted the shite on here so you must believe it to a certain degree, fokwitt describes you quite well I think.

**Bluecat** · 28-02-2008, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

I almost started a new thread abut this.....

I want to ask if anyone knows about what I just heard last night. A friend of mine told me that when a Thai woman marries a farang and takes his last name. she can't own property in Thailand, she can't use the 30 baht insurance scheme (which we do not want anyhow), and also loses other rights as a Thai citizen. He even said that his wife had to sell some property she owned before they met when she took his name.

I told him sone of it was true, and he kept insisting that it was.

You're right, it is not true.

**William** · 29-02-2008, 02:02 AM

^agree, merely by taking his last name this would not be true (and, in any event, there is no longer a legal requirement that woman have to take the last name of their husband in Thailand). However, if she also took his citizenship and revoked her Thai citizenship, she would be affected in this way. It may be that this caused some confusion. Have to say though, I have not heard of a Thai woman revoking her Thai citizenship. And even then, I think if she kept her Thai ID card she would likely not be affected by this.

**Fabian** · 29-02-2008, 02:33 AM

Originally Posted by Texpat

I think I might have misunderstood the OP.

Are you inquiring about a

quick-marriage question
or a
quick marriage-question?

Got me confused as well.

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