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Thank you for advice! I defienely will check with SB first!

Sorry, everyone, if this question was previously covered.

I'm PR for more than 6 years and was planning to apply for citizenship this year (not married to Thai). However, one unexpected thing happened and I have to leave the company I worked for (10+ years). I know that I need to have active work permit for 3 years (or more) before the application. Unfortunately my new WP with the new company is delayed by 2-3 weeks (just because my new company absolutely doesn't know how to handle people with PR  -- I had job offer 3 weeks before my old WP expired). Do you think it will be a big problem if my WP is interrupted by 2-3 weeks? Thanks!

44 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

Seems to me there are 2 points here re address.

 

1. Tabien Baan book, and sorry but I can't offer any comment on how to get a TB book etc.

 

2. The red police registration book. I have PR, my red police registration book was issued at the big Banglamung Police station. I moved my family permenantly to Chiang Mai but it was 20 days after the move that I went back to Pattaya and to the Banglamung police station to tell them I had changed address to CM. The officer was pleasant but told me PR holders have to advise change of address to the police station where the red book is centered within 7 days.

 

Bottom line, I paid a 1,000Baht fine and got an official receipt. The officer then packed my file (quite a lot of documents, more than I had realized they hold, into a big official envelope with a letter, the envelope was sealed and passed to me to take to CM. The officer at Banglamung made it clear that I must present the envelope to the appropriate police station in CM inside of 7 days. and she mentioned that the date I received the envelope was mentioned in the letter inside the envelope.

 

With my Thai adult son in tow I took the envelope (unopened) to the appropriate CM police station within 48 hours. The CM officer, very pleasant, checked everything thoroughly then updated my red police registration book with a new entry, date of the address update and new photo. As per standard procedure need to do the update again 5 years from date first updated in CM. 

 

3. I confirm replacement PR book (dark blue to white colour) is done at Immigration. I live in Chiang Mai, I went to Immigration in CM (about 4 months ago), they said they have to send everything to Chaeng Wattana to get a replacement book and it would take 4 to 6 weeks. They also suggested it would be much easier to go to Bkk and go, personally, to Chiang Wattana and request a new PR book.

 

I did just that, I did have to show the original Tabien Baan book and the red police registration book, and had to go back after 4 working days to pick up the new PR book. (Four days a bit annoying because all they do is hand write not many words from the first few pages of the old PR book to the new PR book, no more than a few minutes work. There is no 'approval' needed. And the 2 ladies who work in this specific section were polite but very instructive).

 

 

Thanks a lot, this is very helpful.

Just one question, when did you change your Tabien Baan from Pattaya to CM? before informing police station in Pattaya or after?

Hi All,

Just need help here with a couple of questions:

1. Got PR 3 years ago. My first certificate of residence (blue book) is full of stamps so I need to get a new one (white book). Do I need to present the original of tabien baan or copy would also work ? It is a little bit difficult for me to get an original one, since it is my (now ex) girlfriends condo.

2. I just bought a condo 6 month ago. What exactly should I do in order to move myself to a new tabien baan? So far the plan is:

1. Go to my old tabien baan police station and tell them that I want to move to another place (both places are in Bangkok)

2. Go to my new tabien baan police station and register there (red book)

3. Go to khet office and put my name into new tabien baan

4. Go to Immigration and update/get a new white book (certificate of residence)

Is this correct?

Thanks in advance. 

I am from 2013 batch

I spoke today with the officer who handled my application and she told me that 2013-2014(Jan-2015) haven't been proceed yet. I am not sure either, if all the applications of 2012 were reviewed during this week approval proccess.

She expected the next session to happen by end of July -- beginning of August (that's what she told me)

Are there anybody who applied in 2013 here?

A friend with good connections who applied in 2011 just got a call to say his PR application had been approved by the new minister, Anuphong, and would be passed back to CW soon. I think this may not be an isolated occurrence because there has just been an announcement from Anuphong about citizenship approvals. The announcement said that 369 foreign wives wives of Thai nationals and another 272 applicants for naturalisation had been approved for citizenship and their names would be forwarded to the cabinet secretariat for announcement in the Royal Gazette soon.

Another interesting point is that in the Thai wording it was mentioned that many applicants have waited 5-7 years, with the clear implication that this is too long, although he acknowledges the need for carefully vetting on grounds of national security. This point, of course, is equally applicable to applicants for PR. The fact that Anuphong is showing determination to reduce waiting time and eliminate opportunities for extortion is a good sign.

Arkady, I've read a report with the names of 369 foreign wives of Thai citizens and information that they don't need to pay anything (just check the name), but cannot find any reference with regards to 272 approved applications and long waiting time. Can you please specify where have you got it from? thanks