Certification Letter of Thai marriage‏ from British Embassy

[bradford]

I am British and have been married to a Thai for 4 years. I currently live in Hua Hin but my main home is Alicante Spain. I am trying to sort out a residence visa for my wife, see below. I am sure I will get there in the end. Neither embassy seems to have the slightest interest. Last email sent to British Embassy 6 weeks ago plus reminder 2 weeks ago. No reply.

Has anyone had experience of this situation?

From the Spanish consulate BBK.

Requirements for residence visas for relatives of Spanish or E.U. citizens
In case of marriage with E.U citizen, a marriage certificate and a certificate of marriage from the Embassy of the E.U. spouse to certify that marriage has been recognized according to the law of that country. Received July 2012.

British Embassy

We have been informed by our Legal Office that we can no longer offer this service. The Spanish Embassy was informed of this approximately 8 months ago when the service was terminated.
The only option we can provide is a declaration which you must complete, the embassy would witness your signature on the declaration. The fee for this is 2,860 Baht. Please note that on every notarial act we must include our disclaimer which states “we have take no responsibility for the contents of the document.”

[bapak]

Were you married in Thailand or elsewhere?
The following may suffice..
If married in Thailand, we can do a certified translation which you then take to Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok who will further authenticate it.

[bradford]

Yes we were married in Thailand. We have actually gone through all this before when the certification letter was available. You are probably right, yes we ‘’might’’ be able to bullshit our way through the Spanish consulate BKK to get a visa without the exact letter. But believe me, when you arrive in Spain and apply to the Spanish foreign ministry for none EU person residence, no letter, no Bob Hope. The letter has to be word for word perfect.