Thread: Mixed faith marriage in Thailand as foreigners, what is required in Thailand

Originally Posted by Jarvis

Correct Miggins, in and out of the Amphur in about an hour

How an hour can change the rest of your life though!

What was that saying ....dah dee dahh "make in haste" it ended in something like "repent at leisure" Like when you fill in all the forms when buying land "THIS IS NOT A PART OF A MARRIAGE AGREEMENT"

i.e ITS FUCKING MINE NOW!!!!

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Thaihome

I know a couple of guys that are married to Muslims. They don't really have to convert, all they have to do say they have. Not sure why your friend just doesn't go ahead and do the Muslim ceromony.
TH

if you don't mind a small lie, then that is the easiest way

or just convert, all you have to do is repeat some phrases and you are Muslim

saves a lot of hassle as well

This is probably OK if you don't intend to live in Malaysia.

The problem with doing that and still living in Malaysia is that you would then be required to conform to the Sharia laws that are enforced on Muslims but not the rest of the community.

It could mean he could be caned for going for a beer.

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by DrAndy

all you have to do is repeat some phrases and you are Muslim

KW indicated some sort of "surgical procedure" is involved.

not true

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

How an hour can change the rest of your life though!

Easy to get out of it though, no contact with the ex (you have to prove it somehow....witnesses, phone messages etc) and its anuled in a year

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by DrAndy

all you have to do is repeat some phrases and you are Muslim

KW indicated some sort of "surgical procedure" is involved.

not true

not true that I indicated that?

or not true that a cut is involved in some cases...

Originally Posted by TizMe

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Thaihome

I know a couple of guys that are married to Muslims. They don't really have to convert, all they have to do say they have. Not sure why your friend just doesn't go ahead and do the Muslim ceromony.
TH

if you don't mind a small lie, then that is the easiest way

or just convert, all you have to do is repeat some phrases and you are Muslim

saves a lot of hassle as well

This is probably OK if you don't intend to live in Malaysia.

The problem with doing that and still living in Malaysia is that you would then be required to conform to the Sharia laws that are enforced on Muslims but not the rest of the community.

It could mean he could be caned for going for a beer.

dats what stopped me, oh and the stoning laws in Aceh....

Originally Posted by panama hat

Hey, did you hear about the guy here in Malaysia a few years back who 'divorced' his wife via sms . . . He thought that sending "I divorce you" would do the trick . . . I guess religion doesn't keep step with technology/

yep, happens here too.

Originally Posted by Norton

KW indicated some sort of "surgical procedure" is involved.

Ah, the cruellest cut of all . . . nope, they don't check


I'd agree with Andy . . . just pretend, it's a small lie to solve a big problem[/quote]


never said i did it.

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

Panama Hat, we got married in the Thai embassy in Shanghai, no ceremony, it took half an hour, but the marriage is recognized in Thailand, china and the Uk, it was just a paperwork exercise, but it is all legal, and at least the kid would be covered.

I think you can do the same in thailand at the amphur, but it may have changed, you needed birth certs. (change of name certs - as most Thais seem to change their names like their knickers- fathers Birth Cert- a tiny rag that cannot be read -house book etc. and everything translated to Thai and bobS your uncle)

...

I think was already covered earlier. They couldn't do this as a foreigner has to get a letter from their Embassy confirming they are eligable to get married, which gets translated and certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

I doubt the Malaysain Embassy would give such a document to someone unless they know who they are going to marry. It is against the law for a muslim to marry a non-mulism in Malaysia.
TH

Indeed. Thank you, Thaihome