onionluke

3 hours ago, onionluke said:

Hi All and especially  Arkady

 

Firstly I phoned Royal Thai Embassy London but couldn't get through after one hour plus on hold.

Secondly I checked the Thai Embassy London website and read that a name change must be applied for in Thailand .

Thirdly I phoned HMPO Belfast and they explained why Joseph's application was on hold and his Thai passport had been returned , to align the names . I explained all, with information relating to his previous UK passport and so on in reference to the letter of application on hold . They were by the book unable to help further after sending an email to the  Examination  Department  who will then contact the Policy department.

I asked about reply time and was told there could be no timeline and to await a phone call from them.

Fourthly I phoned the HMVI visas and immigration in Glasgow , who were very helpful and talked me through the policy and changes and our predicament ,they recommended we go straight to the Glasgow Passport office and request a supervisor attend to our case ,

Finally at the Glasgow Passport Office the officers took the case into hand , and with all our sons previous UK passports , Thai passports , HK id cards , Thai id cards and young Scot card came to the conclusion he must change his name on his Thai passport to align it to his UK passport name. 

Then by a last grasp for logic I pointed out that my son's last two  Thai passports had a note in the first page opposite the information page stating :Also known as J......... M ........:  The Glasgow officer then decided to send his Thai passport, with an explanation note, back to Belfast to say the two passports and identities were aligned . The Glasgow officer assured us that this would settle the case.

I was told to await confirmation from Belfast

Excuse the pompous tone . ah didnae mean to sound like that.

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Hi All and especially  Arkady

Firstly I phoned Royal Thai Embassy London but couldn't get through after one hour plus on hold.

Secondly I checked the Thai Embassy London website and read that a name change must be applied for in Thailand .

Thirdly I phoned HMPO Belfast and they explained why Joseph's application was on hold and his Thai passport had been returned , to align the names . I explained all, with information relating to his previous UK passport and so on in reference to the letter of application on hold . They were by the book unable to help further after sending an email to the  Examination  Department  who will then contact the Policy department.

I asked about reply time and was told there could be no timeline and to await a phone call from them.

Fourthly I phoned the HMVI visas and immigration in Glasgow , who were very helpful and talked me through the policy and changes and our predicament ,they recommended we go straight to the Glasgow Passport office and request a supervisor attend to our case ,

Finally at the Glasgow Passport Office the officers took the case into hand , and with all our sons previous UK passports , Thai passports , HK id cards , Thai id cards and young Scot card came to the conclusion he must change his name on his Thai passport to align it to his UK passport name. 

Then by a last grasp for logic I pointed out that my son's last two  Thai passports had a note in the first page opposite the information page stating :Also known as J......... M ........:  The Glasgow officer then decided to send his Thai passport, with an explanation note, back to Belfast to say the two passports and identities were aligned . The Glasgow officer assured us that this would settle the case.

I was told to await confirmation from Belfast

Hi Arkady , many thanks for your helpful reply.

It looks Whipu is his first name on his Thai passport. 

I have contacted Glasgow Thai consulate this morning but unfortunatley they only deal in Thai visas.

I am on hold with the London Royal Thai Embassy as I type , their website says a change of name must be made in Thailand with an online passport renewal made online first.

I will phone HMPO this morning and post details later .

ol 

Hi All ,

,my son has dual nationality and I just last week applied for his UK passport renewal . I sent to HMPO Belfast his expired UK passport and his valid Thai passport.  Today they returned his Thai passport with a letter stating his application has been halted as his Thai passport name differs from his UK passport. The difference is his Thai passport has an extra name , Whipu . The expired one  is his third UK passport , he is twelve years old.

My problem is that I have purchased tickets for mid July to fly from the UK to Thailand then back to the UK and his ticket is in his UK passport name. I live in Glasgow and will visit the Thai consulate here tomorrow. 

Does anyone here have any advice as to how to fix this? 

If I can change the name on his ticket to suit his Thai passport will he be allowed back into the UK without his UK passport on his return ?  

Thanks in advance for your good help.

onionluke

Hi all , 

can any members give me any information as to whether a Thai National can change their name ? I would also like to know how long this can take and can this process be completed in the UK ? 

thanks in advance 

onionluke

2 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said:

 

I wasn't referring to Celtic.

I think Aberdeen played a great game too.

On 2017-5-28 at 10:52 PM, RonniePickering22 said:

 

I sigh with disbelief at the mediocrity of it all.

Cheer up . Celtic are improving and play an entertaining game , and the fans , well they're miles ahead of the lot that showed up in HK last week to support Spurs.  The Kitchee fans stole the show.  

Hail Hail the Celts are here !!!

18 hours ago, Isan Farang said:

How about the following being available in Thailand ?

I am now on my last pack so looking at options whare to locate.

Try TC Lakeside Kitchen , Lance has all sorts of goodies.

Padaeng Mansion on Padaeng road is 5 minutes walk from Tung Si Ubon and is cheap and cheerful at 500 that a night. 

2 minutes ago, jpinx said:

The weathermen will have considerably more of a clue about their topic than this ineffective waste of space.

Why single out Theresa in your criticism , the whole brexit committee are an ineffective waste of space are they not ?

On 30/12/2016 at 8:55 AM, ubonjoe said:

Unless you have to do something at immigration you really don't need to worry about the reporting.

Ubon immigration is no longer in Phibun. They moved to Sirindhorn last year. Location can be found here.  Address and Google Map location of immigration offices

Thanks Joe that's a good point.

Not such a bad road from Det Udom too.

Great thread .

52 minutes ago, louse1953 said:

Good luck on getting the locals interested.Nice day trip to Phibun for your missus.

I might just download the form and drop it into the police station.

I have a daft question.

When my wife and I return to the upcountry village house she owns , a wonderful farang follie but that is another story, will she have to travel the 70 odd kilometres to Phibun  immigration office to report her husbands stay?

Or can we do it at the local police station a mere 10kms away.

We will arrive together from overseas .

16 minutes ago, MeMock said:

Phadaeng Mansion used to do it for 50 baht a day but this was a while ago.

Thanks MeMock , I know Phadaeng and will enquire there.

I was thinking there might be a lot where they can turn the engine over and check the tyres and general service.

The diesel pick up is now sitting in the village for up to a year at a time and not really getting looked after by an uncle . 

It would be nice to have the convenience of the motor when up country , so I would prefer not to sell it on .

I will be in Ubon  at CNY and will probably be in the pub across the road at least once.

Cheers 

Luke

Hi Ubon folk.

I am looking for a long term parking space in Ubon town and would like to know rough cost and company location.

Lucky here in Macau, just rain showers , normally from the outer bands of the weather system , and a bit of wind gusts. Heading to the coast past Hainan.

Many, nae all the funerals in my village will shut down access in the streets. In respect party like rememberence feasts are。provided. Now in our villageva 20bhat insurance is collected monthly from every household, this pays for funerals . However, when a funeral occurs the envelopes get collected, donated。