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AlLebar   0

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I have met a new Thai fiancee but I have a small problem. I am still legally married to my ex wife. We were married in Thailand five years ago. I haven't seen her for three years. Now I want to apply for a K1 Visa in Thailand. How do I get a divorce in Thailand? I really want to apply quickly for the K1 Visa.

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Chris Cole   0

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I have met a new Thai fiancee but I have a small problem. I am still legally married to my ex wife. We were married in Thailand five years ago. I haven't seen her for three years. Now I want to apply for a K1 Visa in Thailand. How do I get a divorce in Thailand? I really want to apply quickly for the K1 Visa.

I read a Thailand law firm website that provided some great information about Thailand Divorce:

http://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/thailand-divorce.php

The law firm is Siam Legal in Bangkok and they have a Thailand Divorce Lawyer.

FrancElsie Explorer

FrancElsie   6

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I have met a new Thai fiancee but I have a small problem. I am still legally married to my ex wife. We were married in Thailand five years ago. I haven't seen her for three years. Now I want to apply for a K1 Visa in Thailand. How do I get a divorce in Thailand? I really want to apply quickly for the K1 Visa.

Hi...welcome to Visa Journey,

First, you cannot PETITION for a new K-1 until you are LEGALLY FREE TO MARRY. (You aren't.) Secondly, if you an USC, you can divorce her here in the USA in the state where you reside. You will need to consult a lawyer for the specifics. Third, no matter how much you "really want" to PETITION for your new Thai fiancee, you do not have a small problem...it is a BIG problem which will take considerable time to resolve.

Good Luck,

Franc

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12.31.2009 I-129F Visa Petition rec'd at CSC

01.04.2010 I-797 NOA Receipt Notice WAC1006xxxxxx

03.02.2010 Request for Evidence: CSC wanted copy of previous divorce decree. Arrived @ CSC 03.12.1010

03.16.2010 I-797 NOA-2 Approved and sent from California Service Center 71 Days from NOA-1

03.16.2010 USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center.

03.23.2010 NVC sent file to U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica! SNJ2010XXXXXX

03.26.2010 Received NVC letter (hard copy) dated March 24, 2010 in the mail.

03.27.2010 File arrived @ U.S. Embassy.

04.07.2010 Embassy called for Elsie to come and get Packet #3. She will pick up April 13th.

04.08.2010 Embassy e-mailed Packet #3 to me today.

04.15.2010 Interview scheduled for 30 April 2010

04.30.2010 Visas approved...pick up everything on 5/4/2010 @ 3pm.

05.05.2010 Traveling together to the USA...POE Denver, Colorado

07.28.2010 Married today...end to a long journey with more to come!!

daboyz Experienced

daboyz   36

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I read a Thailand law firm website that provided some great information about Thailand Divorce:

http://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/thailand-divorce.php

The law firm is Siam Legal in Bangkok and they have a Thailand Divorce Lawyer.

:thumbs:

These are exactly the people to use. I used them to get married, but while I was there I noticed they were handling a divorce for another foreigner. Listening to them, it sounded like they knew what they were doing.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

pushbrk Grand Master

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:thumbs:

These are exactly the people to use. I used them to get married, but while I was there I noticed they were handling a divorce for another foreigner. Listening to them, it sounded like they knew what they were doing.

If one insists on securing a divorce in Thailand, perhaps so. But a US resident married to a Thai, can simply divorce them in the USA. Married is Married and divorced is divorced. Without physically serving papers to the foreign spouse, things are a bit more complicated, so not a do it yourself deal but a family law attorney in the US will know what to do.

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I have met a new Thai fiancee but I have a small problem. I am still legally married to my ex wife. We were married in Thailand five years ago. I haven't seen her for three years. Now I want to apply for a K1 Visa in Thailand. How do I get a divorce in Thailand? I really want to apply quickly for the K1 Visa.

Why would YOU need a divorce in Thailand? You're a US citizen...your divorce would need to be recorded here to make you free to marry, therefore eligible to petition your new fiancee. If your fiancee were married, she would need to obtain a divorce in Thailand before you could file your I-129 petition. Seek out a divorce attorney in your state and file for divorce in the US. Not sure how quickly you will obtain a divorce as that is decided by the divorce laws in your state.

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pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   12,977

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Why would YOU need a divorce in Thailand? You're a US citizen...your divorce would need to be recorded here to make you free to marry, therefore eligible to petition your new fiancee. If your fiancee were married, she would need to obtain a divorce in Thailand before you could file your I-129 petition. Seek out a divorce attorney in your state and file for divorce in the US. Not sure how quickly you will obtain a divorce as that is decided by the divorce laws in your state.

I too have suggested the divorce be obtained in the USA but this is not a requirement. Divorced is divorced. Both he and his wife will be "divorced" no matter whether the divorce is finalized in the US or Thailand. If he is unable to contact his wife, she may not KNOW she's divorced but that's a separate issue.

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If one insists on securing a divorce in Thailand, perhaps so. But a US resident married to a Thai, can simply divorce them in the USA. Married is Married and divorced is divorced. Without physically serving papers to the foreign spouse, things are a bit more complicated, so not a do it yourself deal but a family law attorney in the US will know what to do.

Agree, and things might actually go better for you in the US if your spouse is Thai and does not plan to contest the divorce. Things will DEFINITELY go better for you in the US if you had a prenuptial agreement. On the other hand, things will go better for you in Thailand if you have kids.

Also, you should look in the Sawasdee 3 thread. Another guy filed for a K-1 three weeks after his Thai divorce was final and the BKK embassy is giving him a lot of trouble. You might want to give it some time before filing for a K-1.

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