friend of siam Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 how can i change the name of the water electricall bill...both are on my wife now...i want it on my name or both names...this seems to be difficult...any idea...i need it as proof of residency ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Why not just get a yellow book and ID card ? That should solve the proof of residence problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) It would probably depend on the office but they would most likely want proof of ownership or maybe blue/yellow book. I dont think just proof of residency would be enough. Otherwise you could rent a place then put the account/meter in your name and not the owners. Cost is around 2,000 baht. Edited July 31, 2019 by Peterw42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, Peterw42 said: It would probably depend on the office but they would most likely want proof of ownership or maybe blue/yellow book. I dont think just proof of residency would be enough. Otherwise you could rent a place then put the account/meter in your name and not the owners. Cost is around 2,000 baht. Plus of course, the cost of renting a place and, in my case, a divorce for renting somewhere else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, CharlieH said: Why not just get a yellow book and ID card ? That should solve the proof of residence problem. Easier to get certificate of residence, no? Edited July 31, 2019 by JaiLai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friend of siam Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 3 hours ago, CharlieH said: Why not just get a yellow book and ID card ? That should solve the proof of residence problem. It is for oversee bank not for thailand.. i have yellow book and pink id card...these are in thai characters...they want utility bills to change address of my accounts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friend of siam Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Peterw42 said: It would probably depend on the office but they would most likely want proof of ownership or maybe blue/yellow book. I dont think just proof of residency would be enough. Otherwise you could rent a place then put the account/meter in your name and not the owners. Cost is around 2,000 baht. everywhere in the world where i rented before i had the electrical contract on my name .. show renting contract there u go ...in europe online takes two minutes ..in th i have yellow and pink id but cannot have electrical contract to my name is strange.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, friend of siam said: It is for oversee bank not for thailand.. i have yellow book and pink id card...these are in thai characters...they want utility bills to change address of my accounts... The oversees company will probably also accept a bank statement from your Thai bank showing your address, you can get this from your bank in english for about 200THB. This is easier than getting your name on the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungbing Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I pay the electricity bill by direct debit from my bank account. The receipt is addressed to me by name in English with the address in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 My Thai drivers License has my name and address in Thai and English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alacrity Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 46 minutes ago, friend of siam said: everywhere in the world where i rented before i had the electrical contract on my name .. show renting contract there u go ...in europe online takes two minutes ..in th i have yellow and pink id but cannot have electrical contract to my name is strange.... 50 minutes ago, friend of siam said: It is for oversee bank not for thailand.. i have yellow book and pink id card...these are in thai characters...they want utility bills to change address of my accounts... The property isn't in your name and you don't have a rental contract. Try explaining your circumstances to your bank(s). A Certificate of Residence and copy of passport should suffice. If not documentation from your embassy may suffice. They're likely to be more flexible than the local bureaucracy. Must admit, I've never had that problem changing my local address with foreign entities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rak sa_ngop Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Surely just a translation of your yellow book or ID would work. Just have the translation company stamp and sign it. I doubt that it has to be a notarised copy. You may still have a problem with Thai bills in your name as even though your name is in English, parts of the address may be in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 19 hours ago, friend of siam said: It is for oversee bank not for thailand.. i have yellow book and pink id card...these are in thai characters...they want utility bills to change address of my accounts... Very common now that KYC (know your customer) compliance has become much more aggressive. I had issues with my offshore bank after 20 years banking there in part due to Thai address. 1) get a residence paper from immigration and get a certified translation.. 2) get a residence proof from embassy 3) get a TOT phone line in your name.. My bank seem to accept phone lines with broadband as 'utility' to a home address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paahlman Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 7/31/2019 at 2:15 PM, friend of siam said: It is for oversee bank not for thailand.. i have yellow book and pink id card...these are in thai characters...they want utility bills to change address of my accounts... put internet in your name.. Counts as utility bill... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrasmussen Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Very common now that KYC (know your customer) compliance has become much more aggressive. I had issues with my offshore bank after 20 years banking there in part due to Thai address. 1) get a residence paper from immigration and get a certified translation.. 2) get a residence proof from embassy 3) get a TOT phone line in your name.. My bank seem to accept phone lines with broadband as 'utility' to a home address. I had the same issue with my home country bank. Fortunately they accepted the APPROVED page from my 90-day online reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 7/31/2019 at 7:15 PM, friend of siam said: It is for oversee bank not for thailand.. i have yellow book and pink id card...these are in thai characters...they want utility bills to change address of my accounts... I have had the same problem a few times but fortunately I had the electricity put in my name when the house was built and just get the last bill translated. Normally this type of check requires something that has come through the post, to confirm current residence. Unfortunately postal bills are becoming less and less with online systems. May have to ask they what would be acceptable, for example they may well accept a Lazada delivery note. As suggested an internet account in your name is an option if possible, our only option is 3BB and they would not put the account in a foreigners's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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