howdoyoupasathai

I apologize for replying very late. My wife went to that government office (where the hospital originally reported the birth to) and they were able to resolve the issue right then and there. She now has a true certified copy of her birth certificate with her actual name. She brought all her ID's plus the laminated original birth certificate with her. Luckily it was an easy fix, hope this helps anyone else with a similar issue.

At the registration office in her current district

So my Thai Citizen wife is obtaining documents to move to Costa Rica. A birth certificate is necessary for the visa process. All of her documents (ID card, driver's license, passport... Everything ) match the name written on her original* birth certificate. The original birth certificate is laminated unfortunately, and Costa Rica won't accept that as a valid document. So she went to get a true copy of her birth certificate. Strangely, the true copy has a completely different first name. Everything else is correct, just the first name is different. Very odd. The name on her original* birth certificate is the only legal name she's had all her life, never did any name changes. Her parents did not change her name either. When she returned to point it out, she was instructed to go to the government office (I apologize, I don't know the Thai name) where the hospital she was born in reported the birth to. She'll be going this week. I'm curious if this issue has occurred to anyone? Is this a hassle to fix? Will this take weeks or months to resolve? Thanks