Thai Proof of Address / Residence Certificate in English (?)

[Argmch]

Hi. I would to ask if it is possible to get Thai Proof of Address / Residence Certificate in English language issued by Thai governmental authority or by the municipal administration? I need such document for public administration and banks in homeland. Unfortunately, my embassy is providing only service of certifying statements about address, which is not the point here as I need an official document which provide the address in Thailand. Despite, I know that IO provides Residence Certificate in Thai for DL, translation of it for English would not solve the problem as original document must be in English. Can anything can be done? Is it possible to achieve? 

 

[beddhist]

Bump: I'm in the same boat. Need to prove my address to money transfer service. I was silly enough to advise them that I had moved to Thailand. They immediately suspended my account, saying Thailand is a 'high risk country'.

[mtls2005]

Not sure but am under the impression that you have to file this form...

 

Unfortunately, the resulting letter - often required to buy a vehicle, for example - is in Thai, AFAIK.

 

copy & paste in browser: thailand residence certificate site:forum.thaivisa.com

 

 

 

Application Form for Residence Certificate in Thailand.doc

[beddhist]

Thanks for the document.

 

Yes, I got this certificate to get my drivers licences. It's in Thai only, so no use internationally. My DLs have the address on them in English on the back, but unfortunately they got the address wrong: they left of the 'Moo 10' part, both in English and Thai.

 

My bank in NZ have accepted my address change and I have a letter from them, so perhaps that will work.

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, beddhist said:

My DLs have the address on them in English on the back, but unfortunately they got the address wrong: they left of the 'Moo 10' part, both in English and Thai.

My driving licences are similar, on the back my address is there in both Thai and English, yet the English one has left out the Moo xx. It is there in Thai. 

[beddhist]

Oh dear, you are right, mine is the same. I wonder whether they leave it off, because there is no equivalent work for Moo in English? Makes it pretty useless...

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, beddhist said:

Oh dear, you are right, mine is the same. I wonder whether they leave it off, because there is no equivalent work for Moo in English? Makes it pretty useless...

I am betting there was insufficient space, most people reading it here will be reading the Thai. 

[Jerry777]

Dear Lord, Can they make things anymore difficult here? Thai DL does not have my address the front with my name shown. Tried sending it in for ID to open Brokerage, they laughed at me.

[Jim Blue]

Try getting an official translation attached .Costs only a few hundred baht 

[JackGats]

I was told the "residence certificate" we get from immigration (for instance in order to extend a driving licence) was not really a "proof of address". It was more a document that certified we were living in TH legally.

 

I once saw a real proof of address issued to an expat. Very different from the above "certificate of residence". Someone from Thai city hall came to his home to confirm he was living there. I think you need a tabian ban for someone from Thai city hall to agree to come to your home and check.

 

If language is the sole problem, getting a certified translation should be easy.

[PattayaParent]

23 minutes ago, JackGats said:

I was told the "residence certificate" we get from immigration (for instance in order to extend a driving licence) was not really a "proof of address". It was more a document that certified we were living in TH legally.

 

I once saw a real proof of address issued to an expat. Very different from the above "certificate of residence". Someone from Thai city hall came to his home to confirm he was living there. I think you need a tabian ban for someone from Thai city hall to agree to come to your home and check.

 

If language is the sole problem, getting a certified translation should be easy.

 

To get the residence certificate from immigration you need proof of address!!

[JackGats]

4 hours ago, PattayaParent said:

 

To get the residence certificate from immigration you need proof of address!!

What you call "proof of address"  can be a puny letter from the hotel you are staying in. It can even not be a letter,  just a computer print out from the hotel's list of guests will suffice in Thailand. Or it can be a TM 30 from your landlord. 

 

In order to open a bank account in most countries you will need a certificate from town hall or a utility bill. You don't get a utility bill on your name unless you live somewhere long time.

 

Again, it depends on what you choose to call "proof of address".  If your foreign bank is satisfied with a "certificate of residence" from IO, by all means go for it!