Applying as the spouse or de facto partner of someone entitled to live in the destination country. The documents normally translated and legalised are Marriage certificate, Birth certificate, Divorce certificate, House registration, Thai national ID card, Change of name certificate, Police clearance certificate, using the translation standard New Zealand accepts.
Obtain both the marriage certificate (Kor Ror 3) and the marriage register extract (Kor Ror 2); many destinations ask for both
A registrar-certified copy is required, not an ordinary photocopy
Where the divorce was by judgment, the judgment plus a certificate of finality is needed
A current registrar-certified extract is required rather than the household booklet you keep at home
Used as supporting evidence alongside a certified civil-registration document
File it together with any document still bearing the former name so the destination can link the identity
State the destination country and purpose when applying, because the certificate is issued for the stated purpose
Marriage certificate, Birth certificate, Divorce certificate, House registration, Thai national ID card, Change of name certificate, Police clearance certificate. Each should carry a certified translation and consular legalisation as the receiving authority requires.
The name on the marriage certificate, birth certificate and passport is spelled differently, so a change-of-name record or a spelling confirmation has to be added later
Thailand acceded to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026 and it enters into force for Thailand on 28 February 2027, so no Thai Apostille is issued yet, so no Apostille is issued in Thailand. The working route is certified translation, legalisation by the Department of Consular Affairs (MFA), and then attestation at the destination country’s mission in Thailand where the receiving authority requires it.
English translation from a translation provider independent of the applicant
Work from the wording of the request itself and rebuild the bundle with the original, the translation and the certification stamps together, which reduces a second request.
It is normally required, and it should be recent enough to satisfy the destination rule.
Immigration New Zealand and the relevant professional registration body