TheChiefJustice

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.

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.

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.

One large advantage is that you can get a morgage easily.

This is news to me. I know this is true for those with PR but not sure why a yellow tabian baan would help obtaining a mortgage.

Perhaps you might elaborate?

Samran's response is 100% correct - and it does apply to a business application. Stop looking for ways PR can be revoked. As long as you are law abiding, are not out of Thailand for more than a year at any one time, and always return with a valid re-entry permit then your PR will not be cancelled. I am not sure why this is confusing.

Concentrate on getting your application submitted.

Is it really that easy to obtain such large mortagages for a PR holder? I don't think that most of the businesses/banks really know what a PR means actually? Usually they just know Passport/Workpermit for a foreigner and ID card/Tabien Bahn for Thai Citizen. Do they really recognize a category for a Foreigner with Passport/Workpermit/PR ?

If you work for a financial institution in BK, it's easy, if you don't, it's not.

Bankers, Traders, etc., get big perks from their fellows.

I'm not in any of those professions. If you have PR and are financially stable you can get a mortgage. PM me for contact details at the banks.

Is it really that easy to obtain such large mortagages for a PR holder? I don't think that most of the businesses/banks really know what a PR means actually? Usually they just know Passport/Workpermit for a foreigner and ID card/Tabien Bahn for Thai Citizen. Do they really recognize a category for a Foreigner with Passport/Workpermit/PR ?

The department who handles mortgages at SCB and BBL are certainly aware of the fact that there is a Bank of Thailand regulation that specifically allows PR holders to obtain mortgage loans. I have taken out several additional mortgages since the first one in 2004. Whether or not you can obtain a large mortgage is not just dependent on holding PR, though. Like any other finance transaction, they will look at the collateral and also your current financial status, including your other assets and your earnings.

Having PR was very good for me. I didn't need any visas, no 90 reporting, and work permit renewals were a breeze. On the financial front, PR was a boon. It allowed me to get a mortgage on my first condo, which freed up cash for a major remodeling project. When I sold the condo a few years later I made a profit of THB 20m. Without PR, and the mortgage it allowed me to obtain, that would not have been possible.

So, yeah, having PR was pretty good for me.

Does anyone know of a Farang who received Thai Residence during the rain of the Taksin family old and new?

Yes, I did.

Perhaps ask them to call the Thonglor police station and ask for the section dealing with คนต่างด้าว (aliens). Thonglor have plenty of red books.

I think this is informal sentence, so ฉัน can be dropped and และ can be replaced with informal กับ

so it is "แล้วจะส่งของขวัญกับโปสการ์ดไปให้นะ", which sounds more native.

I agree with this - although I think that retaining the idea of a "small gift" is not inappropriate - lest the receipent expects something extravagant. Also, I'd add the word พร้อม in front of กับ becuase I think it helps place emphasis on the fact that the small gift and the postcard will come together. Although, adding พร้อม is not required. I just like it.

แล้วจะส่งของขวัญเล็กน้อยพร้อมกับโปสการ์ดไปให้นะ"

I was in a taxi in Sukhumvit 16 at approximately 11pm several weeks ago and was stopped by the boys in brown. I was asked to get out of the car and whether or not I was willing to undergo a "pat down" and for the police to check my pockets. I asked what they were checking for and they said drugs. I told them that they could check me but that I wanted to inspect their hands first before they were placed into my pockets. When asked why, I said that I wanted to be sure their hands were free of any items such as illicit drugs. They let me inspect the hands of the officer who was to check. There were about 5 of them milling about and I told the others to stand back while I let one check me. He did and they found nothing. I was not carrying any ID and they did not ask. They were polite enough.