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You will be asked the meaning? OK, with the National Anthem that's not so difficult, but the Sansern Baramee uses Ratchasap, so that's a lot of vocabulary I'm not familiar with. Thanks for pointing this out.

These transcriptions helped me personally to pronounce the words correctly. Sansoern Pre Barami Lyrics.docx Thai National Anthem Current lyrics.docx

8 months? My documents were sent to MOI in April 2021. Still waiting.

You don't need any driver's licence to apply for Thai citizenship.

Not in your area, but I bought condos in Bangkok and Pattaya and did not get the money from abroad. In fact, I got a local bank loan. So you are definitely right. Just giving you moral support. Others will pitch in with the relevant law or regulation.

I studied for an MSc in the UK and was told at the time that the government subsidises the tuition fees from tax money. Since non-residents don't pay taxes, they have to pay full price. Made sense to me.

It has no impact whatsoever. I completed my MBA (in English) and my PhD (in Thai) here in Thailand, and I paid the same as Thai students did. One a side note: In Thailand, you can study on any visa you have. The ED visa exists only for those who do not have any other visa but would like to study in Thailand.

I always use the Thai line at BKK. Once I arrived at DMK and there was a long queue at the Thai line and an even longer queue at the foreigners' line. When it was my turn, the lady officer said in a friendly voice that I should really use the foreigners' line, but she is being nice and will stamp for me. I advised here that this is not really correct, I have the right to use the Thai line, but she did not believe me. (She stamped my passport anyway, even though a bit irritated). If we now hear that immigration officers in Phuket also think that PR holders have to use the foreigners' line, it is just another case of officers not being properly trained. Does anybody have the regulation which states that PR holders can use the Thai line? In my experience, officers will be happy to learn something new when you show them. Of course, you always have to be polite and respectful. Oh, the machines currently only work with Thai passports, as I reported last month or so. That's a different issue.

Good advice. I am one of those who travel out of the country at least once a month, so I have a multiple-entry anyway. However, even if a trip weren't planned, I'd feel better with the re-entry in the passport. The reason is that I have family overseas and you never know when you get a call on Friday afternoon that you have to jump on a plane the next day. Sometimes business can require very urgent trips too.

I just asked them. It is not possible yet for foreigners with PR to apply for autogate. He said they are waiting for an upgrade at the moment. He could not say how long it will take.

Thanks for this. While item 3 with the time limitation is interesting, I don't expect anybody to take action when the application process is delayed. It would be kind of counter-productive, methinks. I re-read item 4 on the website you linked. The applicant needs to be able to conduct a conversation by speaking and understanding the Thai language and present proof of this. So, the Primary School Degree (ป.6) that some of us have will be sufficient. While a certificate from a university will be accepted, there is no mentioning of Chula as was originally posted. It also clearly says that only speaking and understanding is required, no reading or writing. My interpretation of this is that the applicant should be able to conduct a simple conversation (degree of simplicity to be decided by the institution issuing the certificate, and the institution must be accredited by the Ministry of Education), something an applicant will be able to do anyway, Why would anyone apply for a citizenship without speaking the language at least basically, I wonder. So, all is cool. The Thai government just wants to establish that that the applicants speak basic Thai. The German government also requires that. I don't know about other countries, such as the US or Australia.

In my notes, it says 18 months. I must have noted it down from postings in this list. Maybe it was 12 months some longer time ago?

That's 18 months between interview and publication. I believe this was the schedule before Covid, too. So, they are on track. ????