Affidavit of Single Status — U.S. citizen’s sworn statement of freedom to marry in Thailand

The Affidavit of Single Status is a sworn written statement in which a U.S. citizen gives their details (date and place of birth, passport, addresses in Thailand and the USA, parents’ names, employment and income) and declares that they are not married and are eligible to marry under Thai law.

Thai district offices (amphoe / khet) usually ask a foreigner for such a statement before registering a marriage. This blank is a private template by the agency foreigndocumentsexpress.com in the U.S. Embassy affidavit format; it is not a government form. The consulate may use its own form, so check when booking.

• a U.S. citizen who plans to register a marriage in Thailand;
• only a person who is not currently married: never married, divorced or widowed;
• it is signed in person, under oath, before a U.S. consular officer or a notary.

In Thailand — at the notarial services unit of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok or the U.S. Consulate General in Chiang Mai, usually by appointment. You sign only in front of the consular officer. Check the notarial fee and booking procedure on the embassy website.

If the affidavit is notarized in the USA, ask the Thai embassy or consulate whether further legalization is needed before it can be used in Thailand.

• a valid U.S. passport;
• if divorced, the divorce decree; if widowed, the spouse’s death certificate (ask the consulate whether originals are required);
• the completed but unsigned affidavit — you sign it in front of the officer.

• full name, date and place of birth;
• U.S. passport: number, dates of issue and expiry, issuing authority;
• address in Thailand and address in the USA;
• mother’s and father’s names;
• employer, occupation and monthly income in US dollars;
• marital status (single, divorced or widowed) and the nationality of the intended spouse;
• whether you have dependents;
• names and addresses of two references in the USA.

1. Answer the chat questions in any language — the assistant writes names in Latin letters, dates as DD/MM/YYYY and inserts the words single/divorced/widowed and do/do not.
2. Check the PDF and print it without signing.
3. Sign the affidavit under oath before a U.S. consular officer or a notary.

To register a marriage in Thailand, the sworn affidavit is usually translated into Thai and legalized at the Department of Consular Affairs of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then filed at the district office together with the other party’s documents. Confirm the exact list with the district office.

Template source: https://www.foreigndocumentsexpress.com/forms/single-status-affidavit-thailand.pdf