Pokati

Eventually we decided not to go. Even though we would take every precaution, we thought it was better not to be egoistic and not to go. We'll  wait until lockdowns have eased hopefully later this month or the next.

However seeing the news today shows traffic jams on Mitraphap, so not everyone made the same conclusion

Lucky we avoided the traffic. We'll go on a better time

16 minutes ago, Andyfez said:

The major problem is when you get there.

Neighbours and Pooyaibans are on the lookout for strangers and foreigners 

You may get a visit telling you to lockdown for 14 days?

Not just you, everyone in the household where you're staying.

They might not thank you.

Ok, I will check before we go. I'm usually on good terms with the people in the village, but due to anxiety and some xenophobic sentiment these days it's probably better to check.

10 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

This is what I posted 2 days ago to thread Travel from Pattaya to Surin and Khon Kaen

 

If you take highway #2 no problem whatsoever.

 

I drove basically from Saraburi to Nongkhai and met just 1 police stop. And even they waved everybody through. Plenty of drivers on the roads, business as usual. Just don't drive small roads into towns and provinces around. Some of them are closed, have checkpoints and after passing checkpoint you have do 14 day quarantine inside there. Take highway #2.

Excellent, this is valuable info

I usually leave the #2 after Pon to go toward Maha Sarakham. All main roads. When coming closer to my destination roads and villages are smaller, so that's where I might expect some trouble then

Hi,

I'm currently working from home in Bangkok. I was thinking of driving to the family in Isan to work from there for a little while.

Does anyone know if there are any roadblocks other than usual on Mittraphap road and further on? 

My plan is to go end of this week around May 1st when it seems some restrictions will be lowered. I'm planning to drive in the day time

Thanks

3 hours ago, Arkady said:

I think that the MoFA will not normally legalise a translation of an official document from a foreign country, unless it has been legalised by a Thai embassy or consulate in that country first.  They do legalise translations of documents produced by foreign embassies and consulates in Thailand though.   They have all the signatures of foreign consular staff who are authorised signatories, so they can verify their signatures.

Thanks @Arkady

Monday I'll send the documents in the mail to my family. 

Luckily I still have time.

On 11/22/2018 at 10:23 AM, jelu77 said:

I had to translate my criminal record from English to Thai and get it legalized by Ministry of Foreign affairs.

Did you have it legalized by thai embassy in your home country first? 

I was told this is a mandatory step when I called the ministry. Not sure if info is correct though

So I went to translate and legalize my diploma and criminal record the other day. I had both of them legalized in my home country. However the translation office said that my documents after the legalization in my home country, should have been translated to English first, then stamped by the Thai embassy, then translated to Thai and legalized by Ministry of Foreign affairs in Bangkok. I've sent them an email about this and this was their response:

'Actually the document in other than English language needs to be translated into English and gets approval from authority in your country i.e. consular section, ministry of foreign affairs in your country.   Then bring such English translation and get approval from Thai embassy in your country.   

I don't really understand the 'translate to English and approval by Thai embassy step. I called with the ministry last Friday and the person I spoke to said I can just translate to Thai and legalize it. But I'm not sure if it was the right person to ask this question.

Anyone has experience with this?

Thanks

13 hours ago, Pokati said:

Hi, 

 

So the last 2 months I was able to collect all the required documents. 

 

Since I'm applying in the marriage category one of the requirements is:

 

'Copy of the family status certificate e.g. marriage certificate or marriage registration and Kor.Ror.2 within the previous 3 months prior to the
application submission date, birth certificate, child legitimation registration certificate. The documents which are issued by foreign organizations 
must be officially certified as the document in # 3. If the registration is made in Thailand, it must be certified by the concerned organization'

 

I have the kor ror 2 and today I received my birth certificate in the mail.

 

However the certificate is not a legalized document. I'm having an appointment at my embassy tomorrow, but I think they can't help me legalize it (legalisation have to be done in my country).

 

Do you think providing the non-legalised (translated) birth certificate would be a problem? 

 

All my other documents I had legalised. 

 

Thanks in advance 

Ok, just found out the English translation of the application documents provided by immigration is not clear. It says Birth certificate, but means birth certificate from children. Which I don't have. 

Thai version :

4. ส ำเนำเอกสำรรับรองกำรเป็ นครอบครัว ได้แก่ ใบส ำคัญกำรสมรส, ทะเบียนสมรส (ค.ร.2) ที่มีอำยุไม่เกิน 3 เดือน, ใบสูติบัตรบุตร, 
 เอกสำรกำรจดทะเบียนรับรองบุตร เป็ นต้น ซึ่งหำกเป็ นเอกสำรต่ำงประเทศ ให้ผ่ำนกำรรับรองเอกสำรเช่นเดียวกับ ข้อ 3. 
 และหำกเป็ นกำรจดทะเบียนในประเทศไทย ให้หน่วยงำนนั ้น ๆ รับรองส ำเนำ

So apart from translations, I'm done

Hi, 

So the last 2 months I was able to collect all the required documents. 

Since I'm applying in the marriage category one of the requirements is:

'Copy of the family status certificate e.g. marriage certificate or marriage registration and Kor.Ror.2 within the previous 3 months prior to the
application submission date, birth certificate, child legitimation registration certificate. The documents which are issued by foreign organizations 
must be officially certified as the document in # 3. If the registration is made in Thailand, it must be certified by the concerned organization'

I have the kor ror 2 and today I received my birth certificate in the mail.

However the certificate is not a legalized document. I'm having an appointment at my embassy tomorrow, but I think they can't help me legalize it (legalisation have to be done in my country).

Do you think providing the non-legalised (translated) birth certificate would be a problem? 

All my other documents I had legalised. 

Thanks in advance 

1 hour ago, GabbaGabbaHey said:

95K as you are married to a Thai national

Thanks, that's clear.

Any idea if there is any benefit applying in either Work category or Married / Spouse category?

In case of applying in working I think it wouldn't hurt to add the marriage documents anyway. But I'm just curious if there is a difference in the way both categories are evaluated.

Hi,

I'm preparing application for PR. One thing I'm doubting about is the Category I will apply in. I'm working in Thailand for over 4 years and I'm married with my Thai wife just over a year. 

It seems that the documents required for the Work category are less as compared to the ones required for the Married / Spouse category. So my questions:

- is there any benefit to applying in either one of these categories?

- if I apply for the working category will the fee be the 191k or 95k?

- which category would one advice me in my situation?

I've tried finding the information in this thread and online, but I'm not able to come up with a good answer.

Thanks in advance

5 minutes ago, GabbaGabbaHey said:

Hello,

 

To my knowledge:

 

1) Yes
2) Without children you can't apply before you've reached 3 years of marriage
3) Based on the previous one, it seems you can only apply for PR at the moment

 

PR has an advantage over marriage visa, it will give you some security where you will no longer rely on your spouse (nor your employer) to reside in the country.

 

Thanks, PR it will be to start with. If I'm still happily employed afterwards I can continue for the citizenship immediately after. 

I'll move over to the PR thread then ?

I'll be back here in 1.5 years possibly 

Hi,

Great thread with a lot of info. I'm having a few questions regarding my personal situation.

I'm living and working in Thailand 4 years. I'm officially married to my thai wife for 1.5 years (traditionally married almost 2). My income and taxes paid will not be a problem for the naturalisation process. However since recently I am considering to change my career at some point later on. I might even want to take up a study for a while.

So for me the time the whole application process takes is a consideration in the process. Basically I would have 4 options:

• Do nothing and have marriage visa if I would stop working

• Get PR, which would take about a year

• Get citizenship, which in the best case for what I’ve read would take 2 years, but more likely 3

• If possible start both the PR and the citizenship process at the same time.

So my questions:

• Do I need to keep working during the process of both PR and citizenship. I saw some posts which seem to confirm this

• Would I be able to apply considering I’m married for only 1.5 years?

• Would it make sense to start both processes, pr and citizenship, at the same time? As sort of a double chance for permanent status

Many thanks