scottyp1980

Ok. My girlfriend has not mentioned it's a deposit as such.

I'll ask her about this.

Thanks for your info.

I have never paid for red or white plates on my bikes before either.

Thought it's a bit strange.

Wait too see what main Toyota say!!

We just bought a new car start of June and paid cash. I went to work the next day so have not been there. We didn't get any plates on the car and I thought the girlfriend would sort it out when I'm at work. Anyway when my girlfriend called the Toyota garage the lady who was dealing with us told her she had to pay 3,900 baht to get these plates.

Has anyone else heard this?

Shouldn't you get red plates for free when you purchase the car??

Anyway I told her just to wait as I was away offshore and thought white plates would be here within month.

The lady at Toyota has said plates not ready until end August due to long holiday!!!

That's nearly 3 months!

Any one else heard this before?

And any advice what to do?

My girlfriend has called main Toyota in bkk just waiting a reply from them.

Perfect.

The next two things to make sure are that your name is on the birth certificate and the child is entered in your partner's house book.

There is a time limit to get entered on the house book, which from memory is 15 days from birth. Your wife does not have to do this in person though.

When you go to the hospital, make sure you take mother's ID card and house book, and father's passport.

As has been mentioned, get your name properly translated into Thai as well. If you have problems with this then PM me your name as it appears in your passport and I'll get it done for you.

Thanks again for the info.

My partner doesn't have a blue book, she's still registered at her mums house, she mentioned before that we will put the baby on her mums blue book.

Is this ok do you think?

And cheers if I do have any problems with translation I'll definitely PM you.

In fact If it's ok with you I'll PM you my name some point today as I'm offshore right now working so if your happy to translate it I'll pm you soon.

Cheers for your help

Thanks again blackcab.

Would an English teacher I know be able to countersign the application form?

He's a legit teacher with work permit, proper visa etc and I've known him a good 5 years.

Thanks

Scott

"English teacher". Do you mean a UK national that is employed to teach?

If so, then yes, they can countersign.

(I didn't know if you meant someone who teaches English and comes from Africa, The Philippines, etc - in which case the answer would be no).

Sorry I should have made that a little more clear, yes he is a UK citizen.

Q: Do i need to send this back to the UK or just apply at the BKK office for an appointment and bring all the required documents with me?

A: You make an appointment at Trendy on Sukhumvit 13 and submit application there.

Q: Is it correct i need to photocopy every page of my passport and bring with us

A: Yes. In colour.

Q: And originals and copies of girlfriends ID card and copy and both our birth certificates orignial and copies?

A: Yes. You will also need other documents and translations. Use the family forum for more help with this.

Q: Also do you know if we can apply for a thai passport for the baby too?

A: Yes you can. If you are going to travel then you should. Getting a Thai passport is much easier. More help can be found in the family forum.

thanks for your reply black cab.

i dont suppose you know anything about the counter signature section section when applying for the baby's passport?

How do we go about that process?

it states it should be preferably a british national and a professional person, this might be a bit difficult.

any ideas on this?

thanks

Counter signatory can be almost any nationality, they prefer UK as it is easier to check (If they ever do) Australian, Canadian will be a good second choice, but you can have a Thai. Regarding the profession, basically as long as they seem to be employed and not a criminal and you can get them to supply a copy of their passport I think you will have no problem. I have applied for 3 UK passports since I have been here for myself and my son and they have accepted Australian retired teacher, and a Thai manager without any problems (They never even contacted them).

A Thai cannot countersign a UK passport application. The countersignatory must have known you for 2 years and have a current British, Irish or other EU, US or Commonwealth passport.

The countersignatory must also be from a recognised profession.

Thanks again blackcab.

Would an English teacher I know be able to countersign the application form?

He's a legit teacher with work permit, proper visa etc and I've known him a good 5 years.

Thanks

Scott

Couple of Pointers:

1) Make sure your name is on the Thai Birth Certificate as the father; get a good Thai translation of any English Names you want on the Thai Birth Certificate, otherwise you child will be 'blessed' for all eternity with a bad or incorrect spelling of their English names on any Thai Legal documents, as they all use the Birth Certificate spellings.

2) Don't waste time and money getting an overseas UK Registration of Birth, it's not required to get the UK Passport for your child, or to confer UK Citizenship..

3) Citizenship (albeit slightly qualified as 'By Decent) is automatic for a child born here of an 'Otherwise than Decent' UK Citizen (i.e. born in the UK/UK Territories); the UK passport is the only legal document your child will require to prove UK Citizenship.

4) As regards the Thai Passport, just put your child into the same 'Tabien Baan' (Blue Book) as the one where your partner is registered and it doesn't need to be where you are living.

5) Your name on the Thai Birth Certificate does not legally make you the Father of the child under Thai law, only marriage or a Court/Amphoe procedure will give you those rights.

Good luck with everything.

Thanks a lot for the info digitalchromakey.

What other documents do we require to submit apart from birth certs, passports , Thai ID?

Thanks

Thanks again for your input blackcab.

Did you or your wife / girlfriend sign the passport application form when applying for the passports?

The reason i ask is i read somewhere possibly on here that it makes it easier if the thai wife / girlfriend signs the application?

What is your thouights on this?

And what other documets and paper work do we require to submit when applying? is my girlfriends parents marriage cerificate needed?

cheers

scott

Hi

I do apologise if I have posted this more than once, but for some reason when I post it I can't seem to find it in the forum.

Anyway I did ask this question before on another section but was told i would get better answers here.

I'm just wondering if any one has information on applying for my baby's first British passport?

I know now that I have to apply at trendy house in BKK. I know that I have to bring with me copies and original of mine and my girlfriend birth certificate, also her ID card and colour copies of every page of my UK passport.

Do I need to bring my girlfriend parents marriage certificate?

Also when filling out the passport application what is the process for getting a counter signature?

Any info on this?

Also is it best to get my girlfriend to sign the passport application or will I do it??

Any other info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again

Scott

Q: Do i need to send this back to the UK or just apply at the BKK office for an appointment and bring all the required documents with me?

A: You make an appointment at Trendy on Sukhumvit 13 and submit application there.

Q: Is it correct i need to photocopy every page of my passport and bring with us

A: Yes. In colour.

Q: And originals and copies of girlfriends ID card and copy and both our birth certificates orignial and copies?

A: Yes. You will also need other documents and translations. Use the family forum for more help with this.

Q: Also do you know if we can apply for a thai passport for the baby too?

A: Yes you can. If you are going to travel then you should. Getting a Thai passport is much easier. More help can be found in the family forum.

thanks for your reply black cab.

i dont suppose you know anything about the counter signature section section when applying for the baby's passport?

How do we go about that process?

it states it should be preferably a british national and a professional person, this might be a bit difficult.

any ideas on this?

thanks

When our son was born, the hospital did everything for us in order to get his Thai birth certificate issued. All I had to do was go to the Town Hall to pick it up.

There is no need to register the birth in the UK or apply for British citizenship. You can just apply for a passport, as per the link provided by Ubonjoe.

It took about 3 weeks for my son's UK passport to be issued.

Thanks for your reply brewsterbudgen, just a couple of questions if you dont mind.

After looking through the gov.uk website and reading through the forms i need to fill in, do i need to send this back to the UK or just apply at the BKK office for an appointment and bring all the required documents with me?

Is it correct i need to photocopy every page of my passport and bring with us originals and copies of girlfriends ID card and copy and both our birth certificates orignial and copies?

Also do you know if we can apply for a thia passport for the baby too?

thanks again

Thanks ubinjoe I'll have a look.

Hi

I'm hoping I can get some help from any one please.

My baby will be born in about 4 weeks to a Thai girl I'm from the UK, I just want some info on applying for British citizen ship and British passport for him, what documents we require etc etc, also the procedure for registering his birth at the amphur.

I've seen some posts on here saying that you need to bring your blue house book with you when doing this, but we only rent at the moment so don't have a blue book and can this be done at the local amphur where we are staying now and not in her home town or province?

Can anyone shed any light on this and any of the above please.

And how long should we expect to wait from applying for the passport / citizenship?

And can this can all be done online?

Also how long should we wait for until applying, is there a age limit?

Any help would be great.

Thanks in advance

Scott

Thanks for the replies.

It's not going to be for a month or 2 yet before I apply for it but just trying to get as much info as possible for that time.

Cheers again

Thanks for the reply ubonjoe.

Just a couple of more questions if you don't mind.

So just to clarify after my girlfriend has the child I can apply at my local Thai immigration? And I need to show proof of 400k or 40K monthly on the initial application?

And after the visa has expired after the 1st year or the years after that is if laws stay the same obviously what's the process of renewing it? Is it just the same basically as the previous application ?

Thanks again

Hi

I'm just looking for some info for the very near future.

My girlfriend is pregnant and will be due soon. I'm just wondering what's the requirements for getting a non-O immigrant visa for having a child? I'm not sure the exact name of the visa so any help on that too.

For example how much money you need to show in the bank, can you show monthly income or is it a set amount like the retirement visa?

How much does visa cost?

Can I apply here in Thailand ?

These last few years I've just been using visa exempt or tourist visa's when I come back from offshore but they're just making things harder and asking too much questions at immigration every time arrive back from work so I thought I would ask about this to see if it's any easier!!

Also if It is possible to get this visa is there a requirement to get a re-entry permit every time I leave for work?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

You can do a crossing at Mae Sai since you have valid visa. Double check the enter before date on your visa or it could be a wasted trip.

Without a visa for re-entry you would not be allowed to leave.

Can anyone tell me if I can stilldo a visa run at Mae sai? I have a double entry tourist visa and still have 1 entry left. Thanks in advance

Thanks again for the replies. I didn't realise this was already in my passport haha. I'll need get the passport out have a look through it.

Thanks for the info boys.

Also I've been doing this rotations for about 12 years and this is the 1st time any problems

Thanks for the reply. It was Suvarnabhumi airport. Please see the attached pic.

I should point out I'm from UK.

Hi I just arrived at bkk today on a 30 day visa exempt. This is the first 30 day exempt I've had for nearly a year, I've been using tourist visas up until today. I normally work away 5 weeks then could be off for 5-8 weeks. At Immigration counter the officer looked thru all my stamps which took nearly 10 mins I then asked what the problem was she said she got a message on her computer when the passport was scanned saying ice spent too much time in thailand. She then enquired what I was doing in thai, who with where I came from for work and on and on. She finally stamped it 30 days but I have another red stamp with H 1020 in the arrival stamp and underneath she wrote in thai has girlfriend. She then pointed out I wont get an extension at border. Can anyone help me with this??

Thanks

thanks for everyone's input to this subject, there is some helpful info there.

and it is looking like we left it too late as we are coming over UK next week so not enough time for the visa application that was the reason i was asking about aplying in the uk, but nevermind.

thanks again