TheChiefJustice

I applied for citizenship in 2007 and obtained it in 2012. I was never required to produce any document about renouncing my Australian citizenship although there was talk of such requirement around the time that I applied.

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Thanks but I got my ID card nearly 3 years ago.

36 minutes ago, sas_cars said:

 

Does HM actually signs it himself?

 

The other document I am referring to does bear his signature, yes.

5 minutes ago, sas_cars said:

Thanks @ the chief justice. Seems like a real important document for newly minted thais. I guess every body should insist on getting it.

Everyone who acquires Thai citizenship by naturalisation will receive this document so there is no need to insist on it.   It is given as a matter of course once your name has been published in the Royal Gazette.   I also managed to get a copy of my approval that was signed by HM - but that was a favour from the police and not a document that is usually given as a matter of course.

You can do it yourself for free. This is a ridiculous scam.

Mario is correct. I obtained my Thai citizenship last year. I'm 46.

I'm surprised our Arkady hasn't made an appearance in this thread!

My advice relates only to naturalised Thais. Not a person born Thai.

This is a little off topic but are u also eligible for a Thai ID card?

You need an ID card before you can apply a passport. So, yes, I have an ID card.

My advice relates only to naturalised Thais. Not a person born Thai.

I will never use my foreign passport in this country again. All the authorities have said this is correct and that there is no need for me to leave on my OZ passport - and have advised not to do so. I asked about overstay abd they said that it is irrelevant once you get your Thai passport.

I would never advise otherwise.

You disagree with what advise? The ref person has entered Thailand on the Oz passport so now must exit using it. And Thai have the right to use foreign passport for entry/exit of Thailand if they wish but we always recommend using Thai passport for entry/exit of Thailand to avoid such situations as this.

A foreigner naturalized as a Thai should never use their foreign passport to enter or leave Thailand. Doing so may be grounds for revocation of Thai citizenship under the Nationality Act.

I have had Thai citizenship now for one year and have discussed this issue extensively with the Ministry of Interior and the DOI.

I entered on my OZ passport before obtaining my Thai passport. I've never used my OZ passport again to leave or enter Thailand, as advised by the MoI, DoI and the Nationality Division of the Royal Thai Police.

Does this apply to my case aswell?

I entered Thailand on my Oz pp 3.5yrs ago and since have attained all my Thai credentials and never exit/entered again..

I was told by Siam-Legal and others it wasn't necesary to do so, but since have bee told otherwise..

I started a thread a while ago regarding my issue but it has been long forgotten about.. and now I read here a case of long overstay, it has sparked my interest..

Unless the OP case is similar to mine???............ Or he just refused to abide by the rules totally.

Immigration is of the opinion that you entered on an OZ passport and are subject to immigration rules for an Australian. in other words they will tell you to pay the overstay fine and next time enter Thailand on the Thai passport.

You could refuse to pay and then you will be brought before a judge. So don't try this at the airport, you will miss your flight. I have no knowledge of what a judge will say.

On show of your Thai passport you can get an extension of stay from immigration without any problem.

I disagree with this advice. You should not use your OZ passport to ever enter or leave Thailand. Check in at the airline counter with your OZ passport then use your Thai passport to exit via the scanner lines. You never need to speak to an immigration officer.

I received my Thai citizenship last August. I have a thread about it. I'm Australian and not married. My application took 5 years from submission to ID card in my hands.

Nobody will be able to give you the answer you are looking for, I'm afraid. The risk is that even with a new passport and a valid visa you may be denied entry and be deported as a result of your prior criminal conviction in Thailand.

Personally, I don't believe it is worth taking the chance. Perhaps just stay at home for a while.

I used my Thai ID card for the first time to cross the border into Burma and Laos over the New Year period. Each crossing I needed to get a border pass from the local district office, which was 30 Baht and took two minutes. It was a fascinating experience and from the reactions I got they don't see many farangs with Thai ID cards. The only slight issue I had was with a Burmese immigration official on entering the Burmese side of the border. He just didn't understand how I could be Thai and how I could have possibly obtained a border pass. He gave up after a few minutes of discussion and let me through. An interesting experience.

I've used my ID card to cross into Burma a few times. The Burmese officials didn't even look at me twice.

I'm tall, dark, and very handsome. That was probably the reason I was stopped.

This is bound to be extended to cover registrations of new foreign shareholders or new foreign directors of companies that previously had no foreign participation. Otherwise it is too easy to add the foreigners some time after registering the company. If so, it will create a lot of trouble for established Thai companies that genuinely want to appoint a foreign director or bring in a foreign shareholder. It would also restrict the ability of Thais to sell shares to foreigners, particularly if they have many Thai shareholders who refuse to disclose their assets. I guess they will introduce exemptions for public companies and companies over a certain size of paid up capital.

It only applies to new registrations. There are no plans to extend its coverage.

Mine took five years exactly.

There are quite a few variations:

จริงหรือเปล่า

จริงหรือ

จริงเหรอ

จริงรึ

จริงป่าว

จริงปะ

จริงอ่ะ

etc.

These are all correct. I tend to favor adding a ครับ after them. Without it, one may appear to an educated person as a touch common.

If it was a good book it would first give the correct classifier as คน. It would then also explain that other, less polite, forms are sometimes used but that one should not use them unless one is either in the company of very close friends who are not likely to take it the wrong way or if one wishes to test the temper of an unknown Thai person. I would avoid the latter at all costs.

The classifier for farang (foreigner) is คน. The author is wrong.

This is a ridiculous discussion. Get some privacy for your domain name and nobody will ever know who owns the site. Just do it. I have done many, many websites in the past 13 years. I would not give it a second thought. And yes, I know the laws.