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Dr.Damrongpan excellent chap.

From what I know you cannot get the Original Divorced Certificate, this was said to me by the Ampur when I got mines. But a copy with a stamp is all you really need. That said, start with the Ampur where you registered your marriage. They will know the Ampur where it was done, as I was also told, one must go back to that divorce Ampur to deal with anything with the divorce. If you get the Ampur and a copy of your divorce (stamped), send it to translate & certified into English, then take that and the copy the Ampur give you to the Thai Ministry Of Foreigner Affairs with your passport to get it legalized. You got to remember dates / month years. Both marriage & divorce that will help them track it down. I would suggest you take a person that can read Thai and can translate to you, unless you can.

Bangkok hospital Bipolar, a combination of Turp & Laser went in Friday walked out Monday morning. Sleep like a baby while the Urologist did his thing. Wore a catheter Friday & Saturday Sunday morning off. The best think I did for my life. Now I pee like a 25 years old, forgot what that felt like. Sometimes wake up once a night sometimes none at all. Drive from Bangkok to Hau Hin without having to leak. Cost was 263,000 baht. Insurance paid full. Highly recommend that Urologist, knows what he is doing.

Let me throw in my (2) cent's worth. If the wife do not agree to a divorce, it takes (3) years here to get one in a Thai court; unless one of those (10) items in the Thai law book plays out. Or you have a document from your home country stating they will grant you a divorce. Just remember abondanment is one, but that is only after (1) year of such. If she agrees to a divorce you can get that in 20 minutes at a Thai court. If there is/are kids in the mixed that is a different story here. Or house after the marriage. Usually a Thai Judge will not take away the parent rights unless one of you were a bad parent to that kid. Secondly at 12/13 years old they ( Thai Judges) usually will ask that kid which parent they prefer to be with, expect that. That Thai mother with her parents would fight you for the rights to that kid. Again expect that. All I can say is fight for your child. The cards are stack against you here. Best do the divorce if she agrees in one of the small provinces here, the lawyers in Bangkok would kill you with price. Also remember if your properties were aquired after the marriage it goes 50/50 here, if land is involved it is her's. Only the house and God help you to get the money from her for it. Another good thing of doing this divorce in a small town court is if the Judges say Joint Custody you will not have to pay through your teeth for your kid as in Bangkok. With reference to visa extension here, when your extension is due switch to "retirement" very simple process than marriage extension. Because after divorce you have (7) days to lock up shop and get out of here, if your extension is not process. Best live near where the child is being school the Judges look at this. The process of registering and collecting the divorce at the Ampur you would need two Thai witnesses you must bring an English interpreter one of the witness can be one. To make sure she / he types exactly what the court wrote on that divorce, otherwise you would go through hell to get that changed. Your original marriage certificate, your passport, a copy of your passport stamped by your Consulate, and translated into Thai, and that stamped by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I trust the above will help you to what you must go through. I might seems a lot but it is not.

If the house was bought AFTER the signed marriage, she owes you 1/2 the money for the current value of it. If so, you can negotiate; pay you the money or no divorce. If she wait the (3) years then go to court you still will get a judgement that she must pay 1/2 the value of it. If NOT BEFORE THE MARRIAGE, she owes you nothing for it, and as others say on here, give her the divorce and walk away. She can hang around for the (3) years and get the divorce anyway in court here.

Just to add, after getting it confirmed at your Embassy; you have to get that confirmation translated into Thai and a stamped places on it at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then take that to the Ampur. Of course you must take the original Passport to the MFA.

And they want them to come in visa free. Wait, they would catch much more sooner.

This shows all, that in Thailand as a foreigner, money is more valuable than a life. Shame on that person and institution.

Thanks very much; look like they have changed the schedule, used to be 45 days.

Is there a website (URL), for Bangkok Division 1 Chaeng Wattana to make an appointment for Non-O Retirement Visa? Cannot seen to find it. I think 45 days and LESS one can make an appointment for renewal in BKK.

See a very good ENT Doctor, he will decide if you have Vertigo or not. If yes, he will give you medication and recommend the exercises to do daily for your recovery. After, best is to see an Herbalist or get a Chinese's Acupuncture, who will give you the Chinese's medication, that with the exercises will sort you out in two weeks.

If they really want to do this, do not dress in brown or uniform, go on Soi 3 outside Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok. See what a metered taxi wants for a 5 mins trip, and put tickets on them all. I reckon they will not need the Chinese's or Russians to fill the Treasury.

Firstly my ex-wife was in court. Secondly let me add, not sure where you are from, but some countries do not accept an Ampura divorce, only a court divorce, something you must be very careful with; your country might, the next person you might want to marry with, country may not. Okay that's out the way. In Thailand there are only (10) things you can get a judge to divorce a couple in Thailand. I know few. One is abandonment of the family one (1) year. Separation for (3) yrs. Is another. However one is that a Thai Judge would divorce a couple if one is a foreigner and the foreigner home country would allow a Thai judge to divorce him or her. That is the easiest route for a foreigner even if married under Thai law. That approval must come from your country courts and Legalized in your home country. It must then be then translated and certified into Thai and legalized by the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (MFA). This is then taken to the Thai court and applied for a Divorce from your wife.

Let me add; was also told, that the ex must go to the "SAME" Ampur to Register and collect that Certificate. So my advice, get one Passport Certified by your Embassy, send it off to translate into Thai, then take to MFA to get stamped, and just wait till the divorce is final. Collect the court Judgement Certificate, then bolt to am Ampur with all documents, Register the divorce & Collect the certificate. One may asked why? If you live in Pattaya and the ex moved back to Chiang Mai and go to the Ampur there before you do, you must fly up there just to get this Registration done and collect the Divorce Certificate, as it must be done where the first Registered is done. Just my two cents.

Just so all is clear. If a Thai court divorce you, you all are divorced. I went to a different Ampur; I called before and explained all the documents I am possession of. I was told that is all I needed and two Thai witnesses, one able to interrupt Thai to English correctly. No ex-wife has to be present. When, handed all documents, including my Marriage Certificate, confirmed all the Ampur typed, signed, collected my Divorce Certificate, and it was Registered. I then asked, why the last Ampur required that my ex-wife be there? The Ampur said, "many do not know the law, but pretend they do".