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21 hours ago, blackcab said:

Which office? An office at the hospital or the District Office?

The district office in Phasi Charoen

17 hours ago, blackcab said:

It is important to note that within Thailand it is the District Office that issues birth certificates, and not hospitals. Even if some large government hospitals have a section that can issue a birth certificate for the sake of convenience, the staff who do this are District Office staff and not hospital staff.

 

Samitivej and Bumrungrad do not issue birth certificates at all. Instead they ask the parents to fill out an application form. Parents also provide copies of their ID cards, passports, etc. The hospital staff then take these documents to the District Office and register the birth on behalf of the parents.

 

Should the parents choose to do so, they can go to the District Office and register the birth themselves. This isn't such a big thing as someone will have to attend the District Office within 15 days to register the child in a Tabien Baan. If you register the birth yourself you can register the child in the Tabien Baan immediately afterwards.

 

My daughter was born at Samitivej. She has a middle name, and it was absolutely no problem whatsoever. I don't know if she is the only Thai person with this middle name though.

 

Did the OP talk to hospital staff or the officer at the District Office?

We are currently dealing with someone at the office. Would you suggest going down there in person?

Thanks to everyone who replied. We will have a go at going to the office in person. Failing that try the spelling thing.

On 9/28/2019 at 2:55 PM, HTC said:

Just to add, it is normal not possible in government hospitals, but possible in private hospitals as they have been set up for forgiener births for quite some time.

 

I know that both Samitiveg and Bumrungrad hospitals can do carts with three names without issue.

I think that is right. My son was born in a private hospital, no problems. But daughter born in a Government hospital...

On 9/28/2019 at 2:55 PM, HTC said:

Just to add, it is normal not possible in government hospitals, but possible in private hospitals as they have been set up for forgiener births for quite some time.

 

I know that both Samitiveg and Bumrungrad hospitals can do carts with three names without issue.

2 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

We had a similar problem when trying to get the hospital to register our granddaughter's name. We were told that foreign names were not allowed as middle names.

 

We went to the ampur office and spoke to a supervisor, who accepted the middle name (connected to my family) and said that the hospital was wrong.

 

We were told that the only barred names were those of royalty, or foreign names that translated to rude words in Thai.

Well, that's interesting! As per usual conflicting info from authorities in Thailand. I will go to the office in person with my wife next week. Thanks very much for the tip ????

56 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

If it's a foreign grandmother, just make sure the middle name is spelled correctly in Roman script on the foreign passport, let them spell it how they like in Thai script.

Thanks but my son's name is written in English on his Thai passport so im not sure if we could do that.

38 minutes ago, Samuel Smith said:

'someone in Thailand already has that middle name'

 

So everyone in Thailand has a unique middle name?

Most Thai people dont have a middle name. I think this is part of the problem, they dont get what it is.

I am trying to register my new baby daughter's birth. We have been told that we cannot give her the middle name we had chosen as 'someone in Thailand already has that middle name'. This is distressing for me as my intention was to continue my family tradition and name my daughter after her grandmother. Now being told by someone in an office that I can't do that. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing and can something be done about it? I did call the 1111 information line and they actually confirmed that this, seemingly insane law, does exist.

I have a 10 year old son and there is no way I would send him to the UK for schooling now. As someone rightly stated, the standard of education is hugely overrated, unless you are rich enough to send your child to a private school or you live in a good area. On top of that you  have to consider exposure to drugs etc, even in nice schools. Then there is the bullying, rife in schools in the UK but practically unheard of here. A good private Thai school plus input from you as a father should see your kid grow up just fine. Why not consider the UK for University?

He is British. Currently he has no money whatsoever so buying a ticket home is not an option. I dont really think trying to get a job would be a good idea as he would end up overstaying more than 90 days. If he turns up at UK embassy, are they likely to turn him over to the authorities? Or would he be best simply handing himself over to immigration? 2k fine means maybe 10 days in jail, not too bad considering the pickle he is in. But is the embassy likely to fly him home after that? Sorry if i sound clueless, any more info appreciated!

Someone I know is currently on just over 2 months overstay. He has no money and no ticket home. What are his options? Can his embassy help? His parents appear unable and/or unwilling to help. Will he have to go to jail or IDC? I have read other threads on this topic but there is a lot of conflicting info. If he hands himself in now will he avoid blacklisting? Any info greatly appreciated

He is going to the UK again next year. If children do not need to pay overstay, would it not be easiest to declare the issue at the airport? Presenting his Thai pp as well?

Recently my parents took my 6 year old son over to the UK for a holiday. My son was born in Thailand, mother is Thai, and he has both a UK passport and a Thai one. Unfortunately, when coming back to Thailand, my dear mother used his British passport. So he now has a 30 day tourist visa stamp even though he is a Thai citizen.

Any ideas how to clear this up without having to take him over the border?