Residency certificate needed for driving license renewal?

[Max69xl]

6 hours ago, essox essox said:

jomtien charged me 365 baht for R cert ....

I paid 300 baht for my certificate at Jomtien Immigration. 

[david555]

6 hours ago, BestB said:

In Pattaya yes and also medical . Though for some reason it was needed 2 months ago but not needed 1 month ago

May 2019 nothing to pay for my res.certicate and no medical needed both at Jomtien  for my second 5 year D.L.

[Benmart]

9 hours ago, Pilotman said:

what an odd amount.  

An odd system as well. TIT.

[zaZa9]

8 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

I just got my car and bike license I waited two weeks after license expired and both new licenses are for 6 years 

Ive heard of this before ...wait till AFTER expiration and get 6 years .

 

Where , and why if you know why please ?

 

What papers submitted ?

[wayned]

20 hours ago, Curt1591 said:

Immigration will issue one for free, at least at Chang Wattana.

Immigration charges 500 baht at Nakhon Sawan.  It seems the charges are up to the local staff.

[Curt1591]

4 hours ago, wayned said:

Immigration charges 500 baht at Nakhon Sawan.  It seems the charges are up to the local staff.

Yes; my wife read somewhere that it is up to the local office. Apparently, Chang Wattana makes enough with all their other fees.

[scubascuba3]

19 hours ago, Pilotman said:

what an odd amount.  

yeah it's 300. Maybe he paid for something else

[baansgr]

7 hours ago, zaZa9 said:

Ive heard of this before ...wait till AFTER expiration and get 6 years .

 

Where , and why if you know why please ?

 

What papers submitted ?

They expire on your birthday...renew the day after you get 6 years all but one day

[jacko45k]

20 hours ago, Pilotman said:

Do you need 2 RCs, for both car and motorbike licences, or just the one? I never know with this lot.  Sometimes one, plus a photo copy is enough, but not on every occasion.

At Pattaya they were quite happy to renew both licences together based on a single residence letter and a copy. Although the lady at immigration tried to get me to buy 2 of them. 

[seajae]

On 11/30/2019 at 5:44 PM, Lacrimas said:

Do you live on Samui? Heard from a friend corruption is awful over there. In Chiang Mai the situation is much better now compared to a few years ago.

surat thani

 

[Burma Bill]

On 12/1/2019 at 4:19 AM, Curt1591 said:

Immigration will issue one for free, at least at Chang Wattana.

Same at Khon Kaen Immigration - residency certificate issued free. Remember, FIRST go to your local DLT office and get letter from them requesting a proof of residency certificate. Once in possession of this, return to your DLT for your driving licence renewal.

[TigerandDog]

18 hours ago, zaZa9 said:

Ive heard of this before ...wait till AFTER expiration and get 6 years .

 

Where , and why if you know why please ?

 

What papers submitted ?

that's an easy one to answer. If you wait until after the expiry date ( which usually coincides with your birthday, once you've done your first 5 year renewal, then if you look at the expiry date you will notice that it is your birth date. What they do is calculate 5 years from the renewal/expiry date and then make the new expiry date your birth date after the 5 year calculation, hence 6 years instead of 5. e.g  my expiry date was Jan 2018. I went in for my first 5 year renewal, the day after the expiry date, 5 years from Jan 2018 is Jan 2023, but as my birthday is in July the expiry date on my license is July 2023, so I got 5 1/2 years.  When I go to do my renewal in 2023, provided they system does not change, I will go to DLT 1 or 2 days after the expiry date ( my birth date ) and the renewed 5 year license should have an expiry date of July 2029. So that's how you get more than 5 years on a 5 year license.