US: Neither performed nor recognized in some tribal nations. Recognized but not performed in several other tribal nations and American Samoa.
Israel: Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
EU: The Coman v. Romania ruling of the European Court of Justice obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of EU citizens. Some member states, including Romania, do not follow the ruling.
Cambodia: Recognition of a "declaration of family relationship", which may be useful in matters such as housing, but they are not legally binding.
China: Guardianship agreements, conferring some limited legal benefits, including decisions about medical and personal care.
HK: Inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
Thailand will soon recognise same-sex marriage. The Act to Amend the Civil and Commercial Code (Marriage Equality Act) passed both houses of Parliament, and will come into effect 120 days after publication in the Royal Gazette which follows the granting of royal assent.[1] Thailand previously did not recognise any form of same-sex unions.[2][3] Several bills for civil partnerships and same-sex marriage had previously been introduced by the Cabinet but failed to pass Parliament.
New same-sex marriage legislation supported by the government and major opposition parties was introduced in November 2023. It was passed by the House of Representatives by 400 to 10 on 27 March 2024, and the Senate by 130 to 4 on 18 June 2024.[4] It now requires royal assent from King Rama X.[5][6][7][8] The amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code replaces the terms "men and women" and "husband and wife" with the words "individuals" and "spouses". The law also allows same-sex couples to jointly adopt children.[9] It will become the first Southeast Asian country and the third Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.[10][11][12][13]