Consultate: Malaysians must enter Southern Thailand legally if they plan to get married there

Malaysians must enter Thailand legally with valid documents for marriage confirmation from the Malaysian Consulate in Songkhla.

Illegal entry prevents the consulate from issuing the necessary marriage confirmation letter due to Thai immigration law violations.

Approximately 70 Malaysians are imprisoned in southern Thailand, mostly for drug-related offences.

SONGKHLA, Oct 4 —Malaysians planning to get married in southern Thailand have been reminded to enter the country through legal routes and with valid travel documents to ensure that a confirmation letter can be issued by the Consulate General of Malaysia in Songklha.

Malaysia’s Consul General in Songkhla, Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad Sarkawi, said that if they entered the country illegally, such as through unauthorised routes, the consulate would not be able to issue the confirmation letter due to violations of Thai immigration laws.

He added that the consulate’s confirmation letter was important for court procedures related to the registration of the marriage in Malaysia.

“Not many, but there are still (Malaysian couples), as some come to us to request confirmation, but we cannot give it because, in principle, when they enter Thailand and commit an immigration offence, it becomes difficult for the consulate to issue the confirmation.

“We need to respect the laws of Thailand, so I urge Malaysians to understand this,” he said during a visit by a delegation from the Perlis Journalists Association (PWP) to his office at the Consulate General of Malaysia in Songkhla here on Friday (Oct 2).

Meanwhile, Ahmad Fahmi said that, so far, about 70 Malaysians are being held in prisons in southern Thailand, with the highest number in Narathiwat.

He added that the majority of them were being held in connection with drug-related cases. — Bernama

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马来西亚公民必须持有有效文件合法入境泰国，才能获得马来西亚驻宋卡领事馆出具的结婚证明。

由于违反泰国移民法，非法入境导致领事馆无法签发必要的结婚确认函。

约有 70 名马来西亚人在泰国南部被监禁，其中大部分是因为与毒品有关的罪行。

宋卡府，10 月 4 日讯——马来西亚公民被提醒，计划在泰国南部结婚的马来西亚公民必须通过合法途径并持有有效旅行证件入境，以确保马来西亚驻宋卡府总领事馆能够签发确认函。

马来西亚驻宋卡府总领事艾哈迈德·法米·艾哈迈德·萨卡维表示，如果他们非法入境，例如通过未经授权的路线，领事馆将无法签发确认函，因为这违反了泰国移民法。

他还补充说，领事馆的确认函对于在马来西亚办理婚姻登记相关的法庭程序非常重要。

“虽然不多，但还是有一些（马来西亚夫妇）来找我们索要确认函，但我们无法提供，因为原则上，当他们进入泰国并触犯移民法时，领事馆就很难签发确认函了。”

“我们需要尊重泰国的法律，所以我敦促马来西亚人理解这一点，”他在周五（10 月 2 日）会见玻璃市记者协会 (PWP) 代表团时说道，该代表团当时正在马来西亚驻宋卡总领事馆访问。

与此同时，艾哈迈德·法米表示，到目前为止，约有 70 名马来西亚人被关押在泰国南部监狱中，其中人数最多的是那拉提瓦府。

他还补充说，他们中的大多数人因涉毒案件而被拘留。——马新社

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