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    Thai And English Passport Holder

    in Visas and migration to other countries

    Posted · Edited by vinny

    Some people with both UK and Thai passports use the following method when traveling:

    UK to Thailand.

    When checking in, show Thai passport. This reassures the airline that you can enter Thailand without restriction.

    There is no passport control at present when leaving the UK, so no need to show either passport.

    On entering Thailand, show Thai passport at Immigration.

    Thailand to UK.

    When checking in, show both passports. This reassures the airline that not only are you in Thailand legally, but also that you can enter the UK without restriction.

    At Thai passport control, show Thai passport, as this will have the entry stamp in it.

    At UK immigration, show British passport.

    Alternatively, if she only wants to use one passport, she can also have a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode affixed in her Thai Passport. May cost less in the UK.

    Thai Passport

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    The Passport Regulations from the Thai Embassy in Canberra list the following requirements for Thai children born in Australia:

    REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW PASSPORT OF THAI CHILDREN BORN IN AUSTRALIA

    Children born in Australia can apply for a Thai passport provided one or both parents are Thai national(s) with an existing Thai passport.

    1. Thai Birth Certificate

    2. Parents’ valid passports together with 1 copy of pages 1-5 of passports

    3. One copy of marriage certificate of parents

    4. Both parents must be present to sign the consent form; otherwise, must comply with requirement 5 below.

    5. Consent form and Power-of-Attorney from parent who is not a Thai national, authorizing Thai parent to apply and obtain a Thai passport for his/her child and; in cases wherein only one parent is present at the time of application.

    The requirements for a child born in Thailand must be similar. Did they say what was not satisfactory with your authorising letter?

    Retirement Visa

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted · Edited by vinny

    See: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Visas and Travel Documents

    VISA ISSUANCE FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENCE [ NON-IMMIGRANT "O-A" (LONG STAY)]

    This type of visa will be issued to applicants aged 50 years or above wishing to take retreat in the Kingdom at least for the period of one year.

    I. QUALIFICATION OF THE APPLICNAT

    o A foreign national whose age is 50 years or above (on the date of submitting the application).

    o Not being prohibited from entering the Kingdom under the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (A.D.1979).

    o Having no criminal record against the security of Thailand and the country of his/her nationality, or the country of his/her residence.

    o Having the nationality of or the residence in the country where his/her application is submitted.

    o Not having prohibitive diseases (Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Drug Addiction, Elephantiasis and Third step of Syphilis) as indicated in the Ministerial Regulation No.14 (B.E. 2535).

    o Not being allowed to work in Thailand.

    II. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR VISA APPLICATION

    o A passport with validity not less than 18 months

    o Three copies of visa application form completely filled out.

    o Three passport-sized photos of the applicant taken within

    the past six months.

    o A personal Data Form

    o A copy of bank statement showing a deposit at the amount equal to not less than 800,000 Baht or an income certificate (an original copy) with a monthly income of not less than 65,000 Baht, or a deposit account plus a monthy income totalling not less than 800,000 Baht.

    o In the case of the bank statement, a letter of guarantee from the bank (an original copy) is to be shown as well.

    o Verification stating that the applicant has no criminal record issued from the country of his/her nationality or residence (the verification shall be valid for not more than three months and should be notorized by notary organs or the applicant’s diplomatic/consular mission).

    o A medical certificate issued from the country where the application is submitted, showing no prohibitive diseases as indicated in the Ministerial Regulation No.14 (B.E. 2535) (the certificate shall be valid for not more than three months and should be notorized by notary organs or the applicant’s diplomatic/consular mission).

    o In the case that the applicant wishes to have his/her spouse stay together in the Kingdom but the spouse is not qualified for the “O-A” visa, their marriage certificate shall also be produced as evidence and should be notorized by notary organs or the applicant’s diplomatic/consular mission. (The spouse will be considered for temporary stay under category “O”) .

    III. CHANNELS TO SUBMIT VISA APPLICATION

    o Applicants can submit their applications both at the Thai embassy / consular missions where they have their permanent residence or at the Office of the Immigration Bureau in Thailand. (Address : Section 1, Sub-Division 1, Immigration 1, Immigration Bureau, Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn Road, Sathorn District, Bangkok 10120. Telephone 287-4948 (direct line) or 287-3101-10 ext. 2236)

    o Please be advised that the following applicants are eligible to apply for this type of visa in the country :

    - Applicants undergoing Health Rehabilitation Programin hospitals or Health Centers. These organizations will apply on behalf of the individual applicant.

    - Applicants who are spouses / parents / children of applicants above.

    - Applicants to whom the agencies or organizations approved by the Office of the Immigration Bureau have applied for visa on their behalf. The above mentioned applicants must have qualifications stated in I and II.

    - The Consular missions will be notified to issue visa to the individual applicant when the Office of Immigration Bureau has given approval.

    IV. Recommendations for the aliens while staying in the Kingdom

    o When completing the stay of 90 days in the Kingdom, the alien shall report to the competent authority and repeat it every 90 days with the immigration officer in the alien’s residence area, or report to the police station in the alien’s residence area if there is no immigration control there.

    (In order to report to the competent authority by mail, the alien shall do as follows :

    - The Report Form (Tor Mor 47) together with a copy of the passport pages showing the alien’s photo, personal details, and the latest arrival visa stamp as well as a self addressed envelop with postage affixed, shall be forwarded, by 7 days before the due date, by acknowledgement of receipt mail to the Immigration Bureau, Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn Road, Sathorn District, Bangkok 10120.

    - In the case of conducting any following reports, the Reply Form for the previous report shall be enclosed as well.

    o At the end of the one-year stay, the alien who wishes to extend his/her stay shall submit a request for the extended period at the Immigration Bureau with documented evidence of money transfer, or a deposit account in the Kingdom, or an income certificate, at the amount of not less than 800,000 Baht, or an income certificate plus a deposit account at the total amount of not less than 800,000 Baht a year. Extension for one year at a time will be granted to this group of people as long as they meet the requirements as earlier stated and is at the discretion of the Immigration officer.

    o If the alien’s spouse wishes to extend his/her stay as well, the marriage certificate shall be produced.

    British Holiday Visa For My Son

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    Posted · Edited by vinny

    If you were born in the UK, naturalised in the UK or (in some, but not all cases) registered in the UK, you acquired your British nationality otherwise than by descent. If you are British otherwise than by descent and was married to your son's mother at the time of his birth then he is automatically a UK citizen.

    In this case, you may, if you like, register his birth at the British Embassy at the same time as when applying for the British Passport. Registering his birth gives him a British style birth certificate. Birth registration is not compulsory, but they recommend it. Follow the instructions on Registration of birth page. You can also apply for a British passport for him without registering his birth at the Embassy.

    I believe that everything can be done by post. You can use EMS.

    British Holiday Visa For My Son

    in Visas and migration to other countries

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    He is automatically a British citizen if you, his father, are a British citizen otherwise than by descent and married to his mother at the time of birth (or perhaps even afterwards).

    If he is not automatically a British citizen, then it may be possible to register him as a British citizen at the Home Office via the British Embassy. I think that there is normally a time limit of one year for submitting the application, but can be extended up to six years by descretion. This is the process that would take a long time, perhaps up to a year.

    See: Registration of minors of British citizens and Guide MN1 - Registration of a child as a British citizen

    British Holiday Visa For My Son

    in Visas and migration to other countries

    Posted · Edited by vinny

    May I ask who told you that to obtain a british passport it takes between 6 - 8 months? If he is already a UK citizen, then it shouldn't take long to obtain a British passport.

    A passport or birth certificate takes 7 working days from receipt of a completed application.

    Satisfying the requirements, in particular with relation to the photographs, may be the most difficult and take longer! As it is a first passport, you also have to have one of the photograph counter-signed by someone acceptable.

    See: Passport Services

    Dying Girlfriend?

    in Pattaya

    Posted

    Come Together (Bangkok Post, Outlook, 07 Jan 2006)

    Come together

    The Internet can bring people together, especially during times of hardship and tragedy, as the sad story of Richard and Aom so ably demonstrates

    Story by MARK BEALES

    Richard didn't realise that Aom was ill until he received a phone call from Thailand. A Thai woman told him in broken English that his former girlfriend was very sick and in a Pattaya hospital. As Richard was in England, he had no way of knowing exactly what was wrong. Out of desperation he posted a message on a web site asking for help. The response was overwhelming, and poignant. Almost instantly strangers began searching and finding information.

    Their replies soon helped Richard and, when the situation took a tragic turn, offered him support. The online messages burgeoned into a debate that prompted a show of public sympathy and philanthropy.

    Several people read Richard's initial post. One reader went to try and find Aom, another asked his Thai wife to talk to the doctors.

    A friend of Richard's was then able to visit Aom and give him more information.

    Richard was taken aback by the amount of support. He said: "All in all you could say that Internet strangers did everything, including paying the bills even before I had wired the money over."

    Aom was at Banglamung Hospital in Pattaya and was later moved to Pattaya International Hospital. At first it was thought she had tuberculosis, but then doctors discovered the truth _ she had full-blown Aids.

    Friends organised for her to be taken to the Camillian Social Centre in Rayong, which cares for HIV/Aids patients. It was there that she died.

    Nothing can compensate for the loss of Aom, but a group in Pattaya recently dedicated its Aids fund-raising efforts to her and collected more than 300,000 baht in the process.

    Aom's story can be read online through the message board at www.thailand-uk.com. As the situation unfolded, the messages not only told of Aom's plight but of many others who wanted to talk about their experiences with HIV and Aids.

    Hundreds of people with Aids-related illnesses die in Thailand each year and Aom's death prompted a frank debate on the web site, and beyond, into the disease and how both farang and Thais deal with it.

    London-based Richard Bartram, Aom's former partner, was moved by the reaction and the help he received.

    "A number of people volunteered to help me. To everyone who offered their help I can only express my gratitude. For no reason apart from pure altruism people went out of their way to help," he said.

    Among those who saw the web site was a group from Pattaya that organises an annual fund-raiser through its own web site, www.bahtbus.com.

    Readers of the forum pledged to support this year's sporting event in memory of Aom and raised more than 100,000 baht, a third of the record-breaking total collected for the Camillian Social Centre.

    For many of those who took part in the fund-raiser, Aom's story was all too familiar.

    Many foreigners move to Thailand in search of a better life, with better weather and better conditions. Many find all these.

    But for some, their lives will be irrevocably changed by HIV and Aids.

    Many have to deal with losing loved ones far too early to the disease and it's partly this bond that prompted such an outpouring of unity among the web site's users.

    HIV is no respecter of race or nationality. And it's no respecter of stereotypes. Bar girls are one group at risk from HIV, but the biggest problem in Thailand at present is Thai teenagers' and Thai men's attitudes toward sex. A large percentage of married Thai men regularly have sex outside marriage and younger Thais' promiscuity is also worrying health experts.

    Awareness is growing about the virus and about how to prevent it, thanks to centres such as the Camillian, that runs training courses and regularly visit schools.

    Sadly, there was nothing that could be done to help Aom, who was Burmese, but Richard could at least find some solace from the tragedy.

    He was amazed at the consideration others gave to his circumstances and he updated the forum to let others know of Aom's condition.

    In one post, he said: "A forum member, through his contacts, arranged for Aom to be moved to the Camillian Centre in Rayong. I understand Aom was happy when she got there. Unfortunately, her small body was not up to it and she passed away with a heart attack.

    "Thanks to all those people who helped and I really mean that."

    In response, one reader wrote: "It is at times like this that the written word seems so inadequate.

    "Sorrow is a word that can only be expressed in heartfelt terms. The heart's wounds are fresh and no amount of words can heal that wound, however friendship and compassion can aid in decreasing the recovery period."

    Many others wanted to share their own experiences of HIV.

    One man wrote: "My biggest concern for the girl whose treatment I pay for is that she will be sacked by her employer if and when they find out she has HIV, despite her just working in a convenience store _ nothing to do with bars, food or anything where she could risk passing on her condition to someone else."

    Another post read: "Over two years ago, I was diagnosed with Aids. For the first month the antibiotic the doctor prescribed for the pneumonia did its job, the wife's cooking stopped any further weight loss and I started on ARV medication. The support I received from my wife was nothing short of brilliant. I don't think I could have made it without her.

    "Today I feel fine. For me Aids is something I live with. I take the medications, I eat as well as I can, I get as much rest as I need, but most importantly, I do so with the full support and encouragement of my family.

    "For the first few months, it was difficult to come to terms with, but as time passed and I saw myself getting stronger and healthier, I started to think about it less and less."

    The Internet is perhaps the one place where such discussions can take place freely due to the relatively anonymous nature of forums, and the debate gave an honest insight into the lives of those touched by the devastating disease.

    Following Aom's death, the fund-raising Drunkatholon, organised and created by Alan Lewis, was held in her memory at Pattaya. A record 301,000 baht was raised following golf, bowling and pool tournaments.

    The event is part of the Jaidee Appeal, which was founded by Noel Thomas and helps the Camillian Centre.

    Thomas said the figure collected was "a truly magnificent result" and he had special praise for www.thailand-uk.com.

    There is perhaps no better way to pay tribute than to raise funds to fight the disease, and, just as importantly, talk about its effects.

    Aom would have been proud.

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