saakura

I was eligible to apply for Thai citizenship on both counts (>5yrs on PR & >15yrs married to a Thai citizen) but applied under the latter in 2019 and my documents were sent to MOI in 2020 after the SB & NIA interviews. Now 4yrs waiting for the interview call with the big MOI committee.

No, and I do not have a number to call at MOI. Besides, since there are 2019 applicants waiting, I thought it was 'first in first out'.

True, you become a Thai citizen the moment it is published in the Royal Gazette. (This is one of the questions asked in the multiple choice questionnaire they give you at the begining of the citizenship application process at the SB)

I will answer No.7 only. Under the present circumstances and the speed at which it is moving, it will be a miracle if you get called even in 2026. I am one of those waiting since 2020 and there are some before me too.

Ladyboys, penury, excessive alcohol, cheated by girlfriend...?

About 100 pounds per day would be very nice for a teenage girl, they like buying stuff.

Maybe too many bottles of Chang 🤔

Karen!!!!

@Marcati Congratulations, and hope all goes well with the final process. I had my NIA interview and all documents were sent to MOI in 2020, so hopefully in 2rys time I will get lucky. I am planning to retire in 2026, so it is really worrying.

Sorry late reply. No news at all 😔

I think the groom is a girl

So no LGBTQ donkeys 🤤

In the UK, parents do not pay fees?

Or could be an alcoholic with no money left as TIT?

2- a false sense of superiority

Gaza

Let go, just another crazed idiot in Pattaya.

Lamphun? ????

"The banks include Thai Military Bank, Bank of Ayudhya, CIMB Thai Bank, and Bangkok Bank." I thought that the Thai Military Bank changed to TMB over about 15 years ago and then merged with another bank many years ago to become TTB?

I have recently helped a few foreigners in a similar situation (wanting the lowest cost funeral). Where the actual death happened at the hospital where the person was rushed to at the end stage, a death certificate was easily issued, and on the basis of this, a police clearance was issued. Where the foreigner had died at home, the police came for a routine enquiry and spoke to the neighbours and concluded that there were no suspicious circumtances and the autopsy was waived and police clearance issued. At the administrative office of local temple, we informed them of our requirement for low cost funeral and submitted the originals + copy of police clearance. For a sum of 11,000 Baht, a few monks chanted prayers for 10 minutes and the body was cremated thereafter. An official cremation certificate was issued. Next day we collected the ashes/bones in a ziplock bag and immersed it in the river. Last bit was going to the embassy with police clearance + cremation certificate to get the passport cancelled. Pension was automatically stopped on passport cancellation. This was at a temple somewhere in Onnut Road in Bangkok.

Why is always the British Causing Problems ?

What are a vast majority of older western men in SE for? A better life!

I invest in (unsecured) debentures or bonds. Period is generally 2 to 4 years. Depending on the risk rating of the issuing company, the interest rates are 3% to 7.5%. New issues are published daily on www.thaibma.or.th if you are able to read thai script.

Thank you @Dr. Joy, this is really comforting!

I took a walk on a few roads during the last 4 days (Thonglor, Ekamai, Onnut, around Phra Khanong). There were some groups on open pickup trucks and outside shophouses with water hoses and guns, but no one bothered me when they saw me dressed in smart casual clothes with leather shoes.