DrDweeb

2 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said:

... but a "Family" name opens a whole LOT of legal issues. Birthrights, Military Lottery, Thai Citizenship Rights, etc.

The items mentioned in that statement are almost certainly incorrect.

None of those things are dependent upon "name", they are dependent on birthright documentation. 

In any case, we have reached the point here, that irrelevance has taken over.

Thanks for the people with actual experience and knowledge who chimed in.

/end

10 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

The Big Chief Ampur in Bangkok will change it for him, but get a lawyer to do the ground work.  You may have to sign an affidavit saying you are okay with him using the name, don't ask me why. 

What is the "Big Chief Ampur" and where do I find it? 

My understanding was that name change was a local issue, which was what we tried.

11 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Simply that, being an adult, not needing parental consent for anything.  As a minor/dependent, their parents are responsible, whether they 'are or not', but legally have control of their children.

 

Just wait, less than 2 yrs will go by quickly, then it really is too easy.  Beware of lawyers who say they can do ... they can't.

Since one parent is dead and the other wholly supportive, this is a non-issue.

What is the legal impediment?

It seems you are focusing on something wholly irrelevant

An 18yo is not an "adult" in Thailand. This is at 20. 

My intent was to do it while he was still a minor, but that may not be possible according to unsupported commentary here

7 minutes ago, jcmj said:

I wish I could help, but I have hit road block after road block since I started 2 years ago. I feel bad for my son as he really just wants my surname. He knows I’ll never abandon him but he just has deep seeded fears and wants to feel safe. I’m sure there’s more to it for him and will try again as soon as I find another way. 

That doesn't sound encouraging. My situation is somewhat similar and clearly there are some tricky issues.

a) As the father is deceased he is not in the frame
b) The mother is my partner, would she have to "give up" maternal rights?
c) What changes after 20, aside from becoming an "adult" and able to sign documents, and why?

Any details of the issues you have encountered would be helpful, as well as "where to start".

PM me if you prefer

Situation.

I have a long term Thai partner. We are not married nor ever expect to be and the reasons are not relevant here.
She has a son from a deceased father. I have been his father since a very early age.

Are there options for adoption?

The principle reason is so that he may legally use my surname.

He is already in my will along with my partner and he has a Thai passport, ID card etc. This is not about sliding into a new nationality, travel, inheritance or anything else specifically.

Before y'all tell me he can just change his name with the Thai authorities ... I have a Western surname, our local authorities would not allow him to change to my surname (transliterated) because he "wasn't white enough" (that is a direct quote)!

Apparently someone in Thailand has a Thai transliterated version of my surname, so it should have been possible, but it's not, at least not before I enlist legal help and/or go "Thai style".

17 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

All of the professionals I've seen discuss this matter state that not enough is known about Covid 19 to say what degree of immunity is gained by being previously infected or how long any such immunity will last. There are also some claims that people have been infected more than once.

 

Therefore at the moment, I doubt any form of concession will be granted to anyone withe antibodies to the disease.

Agreed, though the reinfection cases turned out to be wrong.
The whole testing protocol is broken and PCR tests not certified for clinical use are not a great starting point. Their ability to identify partial DNA strands is not a clinical proof of infection past or present, they're simply better than nothing.

Longterm immunity from other corona viruses isn't a thing, otherwise we'd all be immune from the common cold and influenza already. We have some immunity for a value of time which varies from zero --> some moment in the future.

However in the short term, re-infection probability is very low

5 hours ago, dallen52 said:

I only realised yesterday that Australians have to apply for permission to leave Australia now. 

I thought it was the level 4 advisory, but you have to apply for a exemption to leave. And it must be shown at airport departure. 

My defacto wife of 7 years is stuck in the village after her mother died mid March. 

I had been in Australia when the fires were on and was heading back to Thailand and my partner when Thai airways cancelled the flights. 

March 25th.

I'm stuck here. 

She is in her village alone. 

Hopefully Thai airways will be operating still as I have a credit for the flight on hold. 

Hopefully the Thailand government will see sense in flights between low risk countries first. 

And hopefully from Australia the permission to leave Australia will be granted. 

I hadn't noticed until yesterday, but while exiting Australia as an Australian requires an exemption for which one must apply, one of the small group that don't need an exemption are Australians normally not resident in Australia (it's at the bottom of the page) https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/leaving-australia

20 hours ago, Martyp said:

 

The Covid19 insurance was something that went into effect for a short time before they closed the borders for all travelers. I'm not sure that still applies when they closed the borders to foreigners. You will probably have to wait to see what the new requirements are for foreigners to enter the country sometime after July 1.

 

Indeed, but as they used to say in the Soviet, "There is nothing as permanent as a temporary solution". So from a planning perspective, solving the present insurance directive seems prudent.

1 hour ago, DrDweeb said:

Wow, that took a while to read.

 

My O-A expired 2 weeks ago and I am currently stranded outside of Thailand in my home country, not my country of residence.

Due to my regular global travel, I have always re-applied for my O-A in my country of residence after the year has expired, rather than an in-country extension. Further, I have never stayed in Thailand for > 90 days in a row, so I have never had to do a 90 day report and thus I am not in any IO database ????

I cannot see any option for an "O" Visa for me on the Thai Embassy website as I have no dependents or spouse. Am I missing something? So I think not an option for me at this moment, so O-A or 30 day tourist are my options.

 

1. I could buy some real insurance because I am outside Thailand, but it seems getting a non-Thai insurer to sign off on Covid19 coverage is problematic, so this probably does not solve my Covid19 400/40 coverage entry issue.
2. I would opt for the cheap and cheerful 7200THB "insurance" and apply to the Thai Embassy here for another O-A using this. This would solve my Thailand stay issue but does not solve my Covid19 400/40 coverage entry issue.
3. I could enter Thailand using my annual travel insurance, however due to having been stranded several months, the 60 day trip travel limit has expired and I have no idea whether Covid19 is covered in any case. This probably does not solve my Covid19 400/40 coverage issue - I am checking.
4. I could buy "Insurance Scam" insurance and apply to the Thai Embassy here for another O-A using this. This would solve my Thailand stay issue. Do these policies solve my Covid19 400/40 coverage issue? How do they even work logistically when purchasing from outside Thailand?

 

Did I miss any options or issues?

What a clusterf*k

Dweeb

 

 

Sorry, brain fade there. The "400/40 coverage" should have read US$100,00 coverage" and I don't seem to able to edit my post.

Wow, that took a while to read.

My O-A expired 2 weeks ago and I am currently stranded outside of Thailand in my home country, not my country of residence.

Due to my regular global travel, I have always re-applied for my O-A in my country of residence after the year has expired, rather than an in-country extension. Further, I have never stayed in Thailand for > 90 days in a row, so I have never had to do a 90 day report and thus I am not in any IO database ????

I cannot see any option for an "O" Visa for me on the Thai Embassy website as I have no dependents or spouse. Am I missing something? So I think not an option for me at this moment, so O-A or 30 day tourist are my options.

1. I could buy some real insurance because I am outside Thailand, but it seems getting a non-Thai insurer to sign off on Covid19 coverage is problematic, so this probably does not solve my Covid19 400/40 coverage entry issue.
2. I would opt for the cheap and cheerful 7200THB "insurance" and apply to the Thai Embassy here for another O-A using this. This would solve my Thailand stay issue but does not solve my Covid19 400/40 coverage entry issue.
3. I could enter Thailand using my annual travel insurance, however due to having been stranded several months, the 60 day trip travel limit has expired and I have no idea whether Covid19 is covered in any case. This probably does not solve my Covid19 400/40 coverage issue - I am checking.
4. I could buy "Insurance Scam" insurance and apply to the Thai Embassy here for another O-A using this. This would solve my Thailand stay issue. Do these policies solve my Covid19 400/40 coverage issue? How do they even work logistically when purchasing from outside Thailand?

Did I miss any options or issues?

What a clusterf*k

Dweeb

On 11/16/2018 at 2:31 PM, carstenp said:

The only way is traveling back to Denmark and apply for a Non 0 Multiple working for 15 months

IMHO this is the easiest way by far. I am coming up to another O-A shortly, it will be interesting to see if the documentation required in the Thai Embassy in Copenhagen has changed

On 11/15/2018 at 5:42 PM, Awk said:

The fact that the Danish embassy is with immediate effect ceasing to provide this verification is appalling as it may very well leave many of it's citizens with no other choice than to leave Thailand in order to get enough seasoning time to switch to the 400/800k in the bank method.

 

What is "seasoning time", specifically. Is there some stipulated length of time that money needs to stay in Thailand before it is good for a visa?

On 11/15/2018 at 3:31 PM, fforest1 said:

Denmark is the most highly taxed country in the world....I feel bad for the danish..Denmark taxes the hell out of just about every thing there including about the highest VAT in Europe....Even with a reduced pension I think your better off in Thailand... 

Actually Hungary has 27% now, v. 25% in danmark.

Unlike most countries, danmark has essentially no exemptions or differentiated VAT. The VAT on a a snowboard is the same as that on a loaf of stale bread

In denmark, all pension information is available via a website called pensionsinfo.dk. It aggregates private and public pension information for easy visualisation.
 
This website has a strict disclaimer that the calculations may not be precise. There are specific reasons for this, including pension funds that vary in value constantly, whether the citizen is entitled to the national pension or just part of it and so on. I have previously used the printout from this website as a demonstration that upon retirement, my current pension funds and national pension would provide income x.x DKK and it was accepted by the Thai authorities. I have no idea whether they will do so again in January when I need a renewal.

The grey bit at the bottom is the national pension basic level amount, while the other colours are private arrangements (similar to Superannuation, 401K and so on). FInally, it is possible to nominate others and allow them access to see this information.

This is an example.

On 11/15/2018 at 12:05 AM, gk10002000 said:

well technically very few things are guaranteed.  Do the Danes mean the government is not guaranteeing that the current pension levels won't be maintained?  I think technically many countries have that situation.  Or are the Danes just saying they can't meet whatever the Thais are now asking for, as far as documentation?

I just read the danish version. It refers specifically for 1 years visas for tourism and retirement.

It says that they "cannot legally guarantee what the income of an individual for the coming year will be" to the Thailand authorities.

It's crystal clear in danish. ????

The question, because I have seen conflicting information.

I OWN my condo.

I live ALONE (now).

I have a blue book that is empty. (OK, page one has some Thai stuff on it I cannot read)

I have no Yellow book because there is no housemaster in the blue book.

A poster on here said, a foreigner cannot be the housemaster in the blue book.

That would mean that no foreigner living alone in his own condo could ever register as a resident of their own condo.

Fire away experts.

2 hours ago, dentonian said:

 

Thanks.

You, as a foreigner, cannot be named in the blue books as the 'housemaster'.

The house book does not prove ownership, only registration of address.

You can only be registered at one address, regardless of how many homes you may own.

 

If Bangkok will be your main residence then you will use CW Immigration to obtain your Certificate of Residence.

You can obtain a Yellow book from your local Amphur in BKK (in which you are named).

You can obtain a Driving Licence at any DLT offices.

 

The documents required may vary slightly from Government offices in different provinces, so better to check direct with them first, although members can supply a generalisation of what they had to supply.

You must obtain a Yellow Tabien Baan before you can obtain the pink Foreigners ID card. They can be issued at the same time.

Your answer implies that there is no "housemaster" whatsoever, which seems counterintuitive.

A Non-imm ME "O" visa does not entitle one to anything useful for residing here - at least at the CW Immigration Office.

It seems I need a new visa

1: There is only space for "Address in Thailand" - despite landing in Phuket, I put down my Bangkok address.

2: For my purposes it only needs to be valid on the day it is issued - and to show to the Amphur if I go the route of getting a Yellow Book and update my Blue Book as the Head of Houshold. Unless it has "Expires in 30 days" written on it, it is unlikely a foreign government will be too bothered about its expiry. In any case, my use for it will have passed withing 30 days

37 minutes ago, dentonian said:

 

Firstly, which address did you put on your TM6 arrival/departure card.

What Country are you from and why do you need a Certificate of Residence for back home?

 

You cannot stay in Thailand for more than 90 days on a Non Imm O ME Visa.

You can download any forms you'll need from here: http://immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/base.php?page=download

You only file a TM28 if you move to a new permanent address.

You can only register at one of the addresses, then you must use the Amphur and Immigration office in that area to obtain the other documents your seeking..............so you'll have to choose.

1: My own address, the same one I have been writing for almost a decade.

2: Not relevant, I just need it in my stack of papers, as well as fiscal residence sometime later this year when >183 days are up

https://www.keyvisathailand.com/thai-residence-certificate/

This is not where I am, but I will try this set of docs for a start.

I want one of these in Thailand as well, as I am extricating myself from an EU country. I will have to count days carefully this year. My home country, and I believe EU countries generally, count the day of entry and exit into a country as 1 day each.

I am new here on Non-Immigrant O, Multi-entry – retirement visa I guess, first arrival on that Visa in Phuket 14 days ago.

I will be travelling in/out of Bangkok on a regular basis, and doubt that I will exceed 90 days in Thailand very often. I will be out again in next week in fact.

I own 2 condos, 1 in Bangkok and a holiday condo on Phuket. I have owned and stayed in them for 10 years, but never more than 30 days. I will mostly in Bangkok though.

It seems I need to get/do the following things.

1: Yellow Book (tabian baan?)
2: Certificate of Residence (need this for back home)
3: Lodge a TM28 and TM30

Which places do I physically go to get these in Bangkok?
What will I need? I assume some photos, chanod to my condo in Bangkok, passport and TM6 (and copies of the relevant pages) - Anything else?

I would like to get a Pink Card and Drivers Licence as well, but these are secondary.

A small minority of terrorists could not inflict such damage armed with stones and clubs, trace the money, arms and equipment, you will find who the people behind the massacres are, and what their motivations are. IMO, some 'important persons' in neighbouring Malaysian Sultanates might well have 'the answers'...

(f.i. Do you remember that attack of a police station about 4-5 years ago, where the RTA was previously informed of, and it went very wrong indeed for the terrorists, well, from a credible source on the spot, I have heard many/most of the attackers were driving brand new motorbikes, all the same ones, were wearing the same, new, branded jogging trousers and sweat shirts, had the same, new, Nike shoes on their feet, and were armed with same, new, erm..., Thai Army issue, stolen/bought M16 rifles, isn't the picture clear enough...)

It is pretty widely accepted that Saudi arabia provide both the religious teaching as well as the funding for their activities.

Follow the money!