Suphawk Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Is it possible to get a residence certificate while on a tourist visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Depends on in which province you stay, in most cases yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 You can apply for a certificate of residency at some immigration offices with a tourist visa entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suphawk Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 ok that's the info I needed. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen65 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Getting a Residence Certificate is now really difficult ( at Chonburi Immigration anyway) . You must have a very good reason and show proof of why you need one ( ie buying a car - show purchase details ) . I couldn't get one even though Thai Customs in Bangkok required one for importing some things .They said they would need a letter from Customs !!! (even though I showed details/documents of the imminent import/clearance) . Eventually Customs accepted recent update of registration / new slip in my Passport . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 9:46 AM, Jen65 said: Getting a Residence Certificate is now really difficult ( at Chonburi Immigration anyway) . You must have a very good reason and show proof of why you need one ( ie buying a car - show purchase details ) . I couldn't get one even though Thai Customs in Bangkok required one for importing some things .They said they would need a letter from Customs !!! (even though I showed details/documents of the imminent import/clearance) . Eventually Customs accepted recent update of registration / new slip in my Passport . Yes I got the run around from them when trying to get one to support my application for a Thai tax ID. Really intrusive and difficult, and expecting other Gov. offices to produce letters in support. And they don't want to! I too was fortunate that the Tax people later relented and proved more flexible and helpful than immigration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userabcd Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) Probably clamping down and becoming more strict on the purpose for its use, because as usual, some people, somewhere are misusing them somehow. Really strange that some on a short term tourist visa would need a residence certificate when in reality they are short term visitors. Edited January 1, 2021 by userabcd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgybros Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I had no issues getting a certificate for the purpose of obtaining a drivers licence from Jomtien office last week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suphawk Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, userabcd said: Really strange that some on a short term tourist visa would need a residence certificate when in reality they are short term visitors. My plan is to change to a long stay Visa after my short term visa and I want to buy a car. Not every one is up to no good. I think it's strange that in order to purchase a vehicle they require this "certificate". What happened to cash is king, oops maybe that's not a good saying to use in Thailand. Edited January 1, 2021 by Suphawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 21 hours ago, userabcd said: Really strange that some on a short term tourist visa would need a residence certificate when in reality they are short term visitors. Not strange at all. I needed residence certificates for getting a Thai driving licence and buying a motorbike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Not strange at all. I needed residence certificates for getting a Thai driving licence and buying a motorbike But are these things one would expect a short term (tourist) visa holder to need to do? I rented a bike for a long time here ..... and the IDP was accepted as I used a Non-Imm-O Visa. I avoided what I saw as oppressive bureaucracy for as long as I could... and of course things were less policed years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, jacko45k said: But are these things one would expect a short term (tourist) visa holder to need to do? I rented a bike for a long time here ..... and the IDP was accepted as I used a Non-Imm-O Visa. I avoided what I saw as oppressive bureaucracy for as long as I could... and of course things were less policed years back. Having a Thai licence is easier than carrying around an IDP which may be out of date so an excuse for a policeman to fine you. As a tourist you can buy a motorbike, do you expect the Transport office to accept a hotel bill vs non tourists have to get a residence certificate? A Multi entry tourist visa allowed almost 9 months here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinca tinca Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 9:46 AM, Jen65 said: Getting a Residence Certificate is now really difficult ( at Chonburi Immigration anyway) . You must have a very good reason and show proof of why you need one ( ie buying a car - show purchase details ) . I couldn't get one even though Thai Customs in Bangkok required one for importing some things .They said they would need a letter from Customs !!! (even though I showed details/documents of the imminent import/clearance) . Eventually Customs accepted recent update of registration / new slip in my Passport . nothing simple here IS IT ????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinca tinca Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Not strange at all. I needed residence certificates for getting a Thai driving licence and buying a motorbike ME TOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinca tinca Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 9:46 AM, Jen65 said: Getting a Residence Certificate is now really difficult ( at Chonburi Immigration anyway) . You must have a very good reason and show proof of why you need one ( ie buying a car - show purchase details ) . I couldn't get one even though Thai Customs in Bangkok required one for importing some things .They said they would need a letter from Customs !!! (even though I showed details/documents of the imminent import/clearance) . Eventually Customs accepted recent update of registration / new slip in my Passport . was not hard for me to get one last June......!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: A Multi entry tourist visa allowed almost 9 months here True... as did the old triple.... but in more modern times, people who were here long term were getting problems with tourist visas and Exempts.... one may have felt the place was getting less hospitable, maybe still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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