FelixPeccatum

So I had my interview today, was asked to write my name in Thai on a dozen documents, finger print, had a nice chat with the senior case officer and was awarded the full 15 points they can give in this round. was given the 2 documents I have to have acknowledged at the embassy of my current citizenship, one for the amphur to certify the marriage certificate and a request for Thai name to take to the amphur for locking in. was told the next interview will be with about 30 ministerial and legal professionals, maybe some high ranking security officials (guess that’s the committee meeting at MOI) in about 3-4 months. I was told there will be no more tests and the likes. The case officer also said to not worry, just respond like I did so far, and show respect for the monarchy, and it’s basically just for me to mess up, so don’t mess up 🙂 friendly case officer! all in all, so far, a very painless experience, besides the horrible bureaucracy to get all the documents to get to this point. My experience so far, they want the right people, they have a 6th sense to see early on if your heart is in it, and are more then happy to help you out to get there if they feel you are the right person.

Hi all, I just started my journey towards citizenship, and might have a few things to add that I noticed were different than expected. at first I was expecting that bringing more years of information would make the case better, however all of my evidence extending beyond 3 years was friendly returned and told it was not required (I had 12 years worth of tax documents, work permits etc, they really only wanted 3 years). first visit was in late September to go through the list, it became obvious I needed to get some more documents, including my education papers legalised in my home country. so early December, I had it all sorted I thought and went back. Just in time to be the last person in the old location at Siam, and being told that for the next appointment I needed to go to the new location at chaengwattana. I am currently on an LTR-H visa, so I have a digital work permit. SB requested me to get a statement from the ministry of labour. I went to my amphur office of department of labour and they said: your visa is under BOi, so we transferred all your files to them. Maybe you can check there. So off to OneBangkok it was. Took quite some confusion, as at first they didn’t know what documents I required (even with a sample), but one lady heard I wanted to apply for Thai citizenship and she knew what was required. 2 weeks wait, 400 baht, but also that one settled. for my company affidavit, my legal department requested an official copy from DBD. This is basically a printed out document with digital signature. This was at first rejected by the SB, as it required original stamps and signatures. Since my company has multiple mayor shareholders in several countries, my head of legal counsel was not sure he could get the documents signed in time, so he called my case officer and a few documents were added to the list and it went down smooth. Last week, when I brought the final stack of documents to the new location, all documents were accepted, but I was asked to change my two witnesses. I had two witnesses that are well placed in companies and agencies, and my case officer said I should get regular people, that are more likely to be available at the interview. Sounds sensible enough, and maybe having less “political connection” to my witnesses might be good in this current climate. so, today we updated the witnesses and gave those documents. it was then mentioned I could say when I was available for the interview, they told me I should practice Thai and practice the national anthem (I take this as the case officer wanting me to get more points, as as far as I know it’s not mandated?). he mentioned as well, that once I finish I could meet with the MOI for another round with 3-4 people. And it almost felt he was indicating right away. Will need to verify with the misses if I got that wrong, because what I gather here, that would be a few months of waiting? anyway, will keep you guys updated, and fingers crossed! btw, new location is nice, and has ample parking. For those that have to go there, it’s behind asawin hotel, and a new block, so not the old special branch compound, a little further down and in the corner (it will make sense when you get there). my case manager seems very friendly and supportive, but speaks like a machine gun (fast as hell) and seems to not speak a single word of English…