Kenny202 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 My missus has all her original documents laminated. I am thinking of doing the same for my sons papers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) There's a chance they'll be rejected if you do; not least re passports in either country. HTH Edited May 23, 2018 by evadgib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthegreek Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 my Mrs has done all hers and our daughters not been an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 We have laminated all ours. It is quite common due to the climate especially the humidity and insects. Never been a problem a problem in 24 years, with all Government agencies accepting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny202 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Amphur told us this morning that it would be a problem...not that the person we were dealing with would know. I know many Thai peoole do it here. I have some documents pertaining to my son (citizen, birth cert etc) which one day i need to produce in Australia and it may be an issue there. I wonder if you could cut the laminating off and recover the document if it was an issueSent from my SM-J730GM using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthegreek Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 the laminating is only a plastic pocket, cut it and the original document can be removed.. as mentioned good for humid countries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVass Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 VFS Visa UK rejected my wife's last Visa application because of this. They said they needed to feel the documents to ensure they were genuine and they couldn't do this if they were laminated. Apparently, this also goes for anyone applying for a British Passport at VFS as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 The one and only Thai birth certificate I got hold of was laminated (at the sister in laws family). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Nickthegreek said: the laminating is only a plastic pocket, cut it and the original document can be removed.. as mentioned good for humid countries sometimes it doesn't cut out as ink may have melted onto the plastic, happen to me before. Some countries won't accept laminated versions, but you probably won't need to show original thai documents outside of thailand anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnehaha Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Nickthegreek said: the laminating is only a plastic pocket, cut it and the original document can be removed.. as mentioned good for humid countries And good for countries where you need them several times a year !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHTel Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I have multiple documents relating to my family from marriage licences to birth certificates, school grades, degrees and others. Never had a problem in all the years I've been here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007cableguy Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 My sons laminated Thai birth certificate was rejected by UK passport office I had a game getting it off!! Gave the wife a bollocking as well for laminating it against my advice!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHTel Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, 007cableguy said: My sons laminated Thai birth certificate was rejected by UK passport office I had a game getting it off!! Gave the wife a bollocking as well for laminating it against my advice!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Not sure I understand this. If your child was born in Thailand after 1983, then you could register the birth with the British Embassy and you would get a full UK birth certificate. When it comes to applying for a UK passport, they wouldn't need to see the Thai Birth Certificate. Because it's so easy to get a copy of a UK birth certificate, there is no necessity to laminate it. My daughters have both Thai and UK birth certificates. Getting them passports only required the UK birth certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007cableguy Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Not sure I understand this. If your child was born in Thailand after 1983, then you could register the birth with the British Embassy and you would get a full UK birth certificate. When it comes to applying for a UK passport, they wouldn't need to see the Thai Birth Certificate. Because it's so easy to get a copy of a UK birth certificate, there is no necessity to laminate it. My daughters have both Thai and UK birth certificates. Getting them passports only required the UK birth certificate.I applied for his passport whilst we were in the UK, The Thai's issued his passport with it laminated but UK refused it but luckily I got the laminate with a hairdryer and it was a bit sticky but they accepted it when I resent it! Sent from my SM-G950F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell17au Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 The big problem with lamination is that some photo copiers are not flatbed and the document must feed into the copier and they must be able to bend around the rollers plus the lamination sleeves have a glue that melts with the heat and adheres to the documents so cutting around the edge will not release the document, and if you try to peel the lamination off the document it will destroy the document. Any document that needs to be photo copied or is a legal document should not be laminated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny202 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Thanks for the advice all. Quite clearly not a good idea loud and clearSent from my SM-J730GM using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 - Embossed stamps are flattened during the laminating process. - A4 open sleeves are readily available at local supermarkets. - Laminating a copy in case of loss isn't a bad idea but a better one is to copy to a secure file in the cloud & external HD. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalcolonization Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I advised not to do it. The head of the certificate department told that i shouldn't laminate the BC to be on the safe side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Brok Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 15 hours ago, Minnehaha said: And good for countries where you need them several times a year !! During my working life I laminated hundreds of working instructions and as far as I know is the inside of the pocket covered with melting glue. You never can remove the pater anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 15 hours ago, evadgib said: - Embossed stamps are flattened during the laminating process. - A4 open sleeves are readily available at local supermarkets. - Laminating a copy in case of loss isn't a bad idea but a better one is to copy to a secure file in the cloud & external HD. HTH i agree, just get an A4 sleeve that has a zip. It will protect your document from everything. Buy an A4 hard container to put sleeves in to protect it from being bent if you want to be extra careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnehaha Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Marius Brok said: During my working life I laminated hundreds of working instructions and as far as I know is the inside of the pocket covered with melting glue. You never can remove the pater anymore. True. And yet here we have laminated docs like OP indicated including marriage cert birth cert etc. Never had problem from authorities here in thailand. 30 years. Go to Germany or UK and it might be an issue? But these are Thai docs which would need translation as well. So I agree there may be glue issues or use issues in foreign lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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