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    Getting married to thai girl and getting Visa for Australia

    By Anonymous, Created on: 16/07/2006, Last updated on: 13/08/2007

    » On August the 28th i will Marry my Beautiful Thai girl friend i hope that we will be able to obtain a partner visa by Xmas so that herand her daughter will be here in Australia for the new year any advice on how to obtain Visa and how to have our mariage legally reconised will be much apreciated

    • Anonymous commented : 28th, which all Credit to my new wife went superbly well. I would like to tell every one of my experiences in getting legally married so as to help others doing the same. 1. I got a certified copy of my decree nisi from my solicitor in Australia 2. I took this to the Australian embassy (STALAG OZ EMMB) in Bangkok Filled out a Customized Statutory declaration form to say I was single (Make sure you have all your details and your intendeds details) they then stamped and signed this, this cost $60 I think. They also viewed my copy of my decree nisi and said for all it was certified in Australia it may not be viewed as valid in Thailand. 3. We then looked for a translation service and being based in the Silom rd area we thought we would look there first. We were told to look down the east end of Silom rd, found a place that was closed, but phoned the number in the shop window. ‘Mr. Ben’ answered, “yes I can do it for you in 2 hours, come down to my new shop at the west end of Silom rd and I will do it”. We set off on our way and found another place but they would take 2 days. So we ended up at Mr. Bens shop. My First impression was that I had never seen such an unkempt place of business and thought that it was just one of many places he may use to draw his custom from. Mr. Ben was not there and the lady behind the desk phoned him and told us he would be there shortly. 2 hours dragged by in which I looked at all the pictures of Mr. Ben receiving his degree in law, meeting the king ect. He then turned up, said he would not be long doing the translation and Proceeded to do the translation on a 1960’s typewriter. After another 2 hours he gave us translated copies of my statutory declaration and my decree nisi and charged us 2500 Bht. 4. The next step was to go to the Ministry of foreign affairs, Sri Ayudhaya rd to get our translated documents certified. This was the easiest step in the process, for all the building is high security it is well run. I paid an extra amount (My wife has all the receipts and I can not remember how much) to have them processed with in 2 hour. All staff were very helpful, there are a coffee shops, restaurants and newsagents for you to fill your time. I left the place in a good mood for once. 5. The last stage was to visit the Ampher or District Registrar; we went to Bangrak District office (Bangrak which translates as Village of love). We took all our documentation including my girlfriends house registration and found we had everything except we needed copies of our ID (Passport, ID Card). We also brought with us 2 witnesses, you can bring 1 but they will charge you 500 Bht for them to stand in. We took over 1 hour to get everything stamped and sealed but were happily married at the end of it. In conclusion my worst experience of it all was how the Australian embassy treat it taxpayers. Mr. Ben although he held us up he did a good job and I see him as an old professional who has lost his way, I felt sorry for him. The Ministry of foreign affairs showed me that for all Thailand maybe backward in some ways, it can meet world standards admirably. I would like to hear from other people who have been through this process. Maybe we can post a list of good translation services in Bangkok. I would also like to hear your opinions on the Australian Embassy. If I receive sufficient replies/emails I would like to send them to the applicable authorities.

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    Weekly ‘Sanook’ column

    By modsquad, Created on: 08/11/2010, Last updated on: 08/11/2010

    » Andrew Biggs writes the weekly ‘Sanook’( roughly translated sanook means fun ) column which appears in the Sunday Brunch section. A fluent Thai speaker and long time resident, his columns explore the sometimes humorous and subtle traits of the Thai people. Forum readers might enjoy re-visiting...

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    NEW YEAR/NEW RATE @ GLOW TRINITY SILOM

    By prnews, Created on: 23/12/2010, Last updated on: 23/12/2010

    » [color=#FF0000:h9yepf5g][size=150:h9yepf5g][b:h9yepf5g]NEW YEAR/NEW RATE @ GLOW TRINITY SILOM [/b:h9yepf5g][/size:h9yepf5g][/color:h9yepf5g] GLOW Trinity Silom welcomes the Year of the Rabbit by offering a new attractive rate for those travelers who are seeking a comfortable room in the...

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    Sidewalks for people to walk on?

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/03/2011

    » More pedestrians means less cars, less pollution, more healthy people, but crowds of vendors and motorcycles makes sidewalks unwalkable.

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    (Updated) Topless no more

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/04/2011

    » Two of the three teenage girls who danced topless during Songkran festivities have publicly apologised for their conduct.

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    Mass transit ridership hits records

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2011

    » The number of people leaving the car at home and taking BTS, Bangkok's light rail system, has hit all time highs with rising oil prices. Trains have been added.

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    Good news and bad for Skytrain users

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/05/2011

    » Bangkok's Skytrain has a bright future, but that is not much help to commuters suffering today.

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    Klong Toey cooking school

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/06/2011

    » From street vendor to cooking school and cookbooks. An NGO helped her, now she helps others in need.

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    Helping patients with medical errors

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/09/2011

    » A proposed law that makes it easier for patients who suffer from medical errors (malpractice) may just disappear, if not acted on soon by parliament.

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    Michelin-star chefs march into town

    Life, Pamela Tan, Published on 27/01/2012

    » Bangkok welcomes the Year of the Dragon with an impressive line-up of Michelin-star gourmet promotions to please all food and wine connoisseurs.

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