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Really appreciate all the responses and suggestions. Lots to think about.

Hi All, I'm a 51 year old British citizen living in the USA for the last 10 years. Married to a Thai lady since 2019 but together for many years before that and we have a 1 year old son. I have UK and Ireland citizenship and a Green card. Wife has Thai citizenship and a Green card. Son is a UK, Thai and US citizen. As I was born in the UK, my son has to apply for Irish citizenship through the foreign birth registration process. I've been all over Thailand and spend most of my vacation time in Phitsanulok. We are in the process of buying 10 rai about 40Km outside Phitsanulok in a small town called Nong Kula (between Bang Rakam and Lan Krabue if anyone knows the area). I plan to build a house on the land. Maybe 3 or 4 bed, 1500-2000 sq feet (our house in the US is big and a PITA to maintain). I would like a modern villa type property with a pool and solar power. I have absolutely no clue where to start. Where would I find an architect/draughtsman to do the drawings and engineers for the foundations please? Any advice where I can get some info about land transfer please? I am aware the rules about land ownership and we won't need a mortgage. Just really need some help on where to start? Thanks,

I can confirm that my Thai wife and son and I were able to use the Thai national immigration line on arrival in BKK.

My wife (Thai citizen) and I went to my home (UK) in 2022 for a holiday. I queued up in the non UK citizens line with her, We got to the front and the UK immigration dude was really cool, He said that next time we should queue in the UK citizens queue as I am a UK citizen and my wife would be allowed to use that queue as well as long as she was with me. We went to Thailand in November 22. We walked into the non Thai lane but there was a Thai immigration person there and my wife spoke to him and he opened the barrier and let us through the Thai citizen side. We are going to Thailand next month, Wife and son (Thai citizens) and me (UK citizen). Does anyone know that as a family, Are we allowed to use the Thai citizen lane please?

Hi All, Does anyone know if the Thai immigration line at Suvarnabhumi is manned or do they have computerized gates now? Thanks,

I have nearly completed the process - maybe this will help someone else in the future. The birth cert was acquired via post from the Thai Consulate in Washington DC. The consulate a bit slow but very helpful, They wanted quite a lot of information from us, The difficult info to get was certification of the hospital my son was born in and his birth weight. For the Thai passports, we had to apply online and then attend appointments in person. We stayed a couple of days in the Normandy hotel, Its a great location and not too bad value for Washington and a short walk to the consulate. My wife's Thai passport was expiring so we arranged appointments at 10:30 for wife and 11:00 for son. We only had to pay the $31 postage once and they will put both passports in the same envelope. No Tabien Baan was needed for my son but he will not be able to renew his passport until he has his name in a Tabien Baan. Thanks for everyone for the comments/help.

Thanks. I think number 1 is going to be an issue - asking a US (well actually any) hospital to provide something outside a very stringent set of services they provide is aways going to be challenging.

The Thai embassy website says that I need to apply for, "A Thai Birth certificate" - https://thaiembdc.org/thai-birth-certificate-english-thai/ I want a Thai passport for my son and according to the Thai government, I need a Thai birth certificate for him to get the passport. Their rules I guess.

Thanks @asiaexpat I've read all the instructions on the Thai consulate website, could you please help me out with a couple of questions? 1. My son has a North Carolina birth cert which does not mention his birth weight. Did you have this issue, Did you need to get his birth weight certified? 2. Did you add your children to a Tabien Baan or did you do it later? 3. Did you manage to apply for the passport at the same time as the birth cert please? Thanks,

Hello All, I am trying to wrap my head around the process to get a Thai birth certificate/passport for my son from the Thai embassy in Washington DC. Background is that I am British, My wife is a Thai National (born in Phitsanulok) and we live in (and my son was born in) North Carolina. Has anyone been through the process of obtaining a Thai birth cert for a child born outside Thailand? Thanks,

Hmm, I thought Armagh was in the U.K.

I've been walking around the house singing this for the last week, Missus has no clue what I am on about.

Hi All, I've pretty limited experience on Bangkok. I like the Kiwi bar on soi 8, The beer garden on soi 7, The bars at the front of queens park on soi 22 and The Game on Siukhumvit abd thats it really. I am married to a Phitsanulok girl and we are heading to Thailand (from our home in North Carolina) in mid November. We were planning to spend some time at mother in laws near Phitsanulok and then head to Hua Hin and either Phuket or Pattaya for Christmas and then back to Phitsanulok for New Year. There's always a great family bash for New Year that I really enjoy. Plans have changed a little as some of my relatives (Ireland) are going to Bangkok for the first time for a few days in early December. I am 49, missus is 39 and relatives are in their sixties. I have booked us into the Maitria on Sukhumvit 18, Stayed there before and love that hotel. My last time staying in bangkok was 2018 and doing some googling last night, It looks like The Kiwi bar is closed permanently and the queens park beer bar complex is gone. I imagine there has been a lot of changes in BKK. I am planning to take my relatives to Chatuchak market one day, Soi Cowboy one evening, maybe go somewhere on the boat on the canals but then I am out of ideas. Can anyone make some suggestions of places to go please? Can anyone recommend some places to eat on Sukhumvit, maybe pub grub and restaurants please? Thai and European are both good. Are there any good beer bar complexes left where we can play pool and just have some fun? Thanks,

Yep, they’re the ones that come with it.

Hello, My (Thai) wife's Mini Cooper SE gets delivered here in North Carolina on Wednesday. She got the Chilli red one with white roof and white mirror caps. I'd like to replace or get the mirror caps painted with the Thai flag. Does anyone know where I could buy some of these when we are over in Thailand or know of anyone who could paint the white ones please? Thanks,