Any advantage for a foreigner to register his name in the Thai Registration Book (Blue Tabien Baan)?

[youreavinalaff]

33 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

Once again you write rubbish mate. If you read his post (which is obviously not your strong point), he didn't ask for yellow Book/Pink ID card info (which there are many threads floating about), he asked for Blue Book info. 

Obviously you backed the wrong horse.

I disagree. He was obviously trying to find out if there are advantages being registered at his home address with local authorities.

 

Obviously not being aware of the existence of Yellow Books he's asked about the Blue Book. Answers about yellow books are on topic and useful to the OP.

[Neeranam]

7 hours ago, steve187 said:

once every 5 years

And many, like Khon Kaen don't accept the yellow book. 

[richard_smith237]

9 hours ago, couchpotato said:

Once again you write rubbish mate. If you read his post (which is obviously not your strong point), he didn't ask for yellow Book/Pink ID card info (which there are many threads floating about), he asked for Blue Book info. 

Obviously you backed the wrong horse.

He asked if he could be added into the Blue Tabien Baan house book - he can’t because he is not Thai.

He was provided with the alternative option that many foreigners go with when they want to be registered at their address...  The yellow Tabien Baan house book. 

 

Holding a Yellow Tabien Baan house book has its advantages, there are no disadvantages other than the process it takes to get acquire it. For some this process is too much effort, for others they don’t mind going through the process. 

Obtaining the Pink ID is a 15 min process after receive the Yellow Tabien Baan house book.

 

Some people get more use out of both than others. 

Others claim they are useless. 

 

Mileage clearly varies... I have personally found having both to be more useful for the simple reason of an added layer of convenience for things.

[Neeranam]

 

14 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

Been told over and over only advantage of a yellow book no residency cert needed for DMV

Pretty much. Why go through the hassle of getting it when you can just go to immigration every 5 years, and actually, you could do it the same time as your extension or 90 day reporting. 

If you are working, you can show your Work Permit, if you are not working, you have all the time in the world. 

[Neeranam]

18 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Holding a Yellow Tabien Baan house book has its advantages, there are no disadvantages other than the process it takes to get acquire it.

Not exactly true, many people laugh at farang having the card that they have only seen Burmese/Lao building labourers have. 

Also, if you are law abiding, you need written permission every time you leave the province you are registered in.  

 

[Neeranam]

6 hours ago, TaoNow said:

Kenny:

 

At the district office, try dressing in long pants and a tucked-in shirt, wai-ing them, and speaking in polite, respectful Thai.

 

Then see if they treat you differently than before. 

You don't need to wai the people there. I always wear shorts when I go there, even to get my blue Thai ID. 

[Neeranam]

2 hours ago, farmerjo said:

I used my pink id card to get covid jabs locally sooner than passport.

I use my yellow book to fly back into Thailand on a one way ticket from certain countries as well as drivers license here.

I consider it worth having if you live a distance from immigration.

It is better to have it than not, it could save your life! 

[Neeranam]

3 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

17 years here. No serious advantages getting a 'Yellow Book'. I originally applied for it cuz they said farangs could get free medical treatment if they had one. I went through a lot of palaver to to get one only for the Thai government decided to renege on that. Don't waste yer time applying for a 'Yellow Book'. No real advantages. It'll get you a 'Pink Card' but that ain't much better .

The yellow book is better than the ID card, perhaps. 

 

When getting citizenship, you need the yellow book. They are not interested in a pink card. It is associated with migrant workers. 

[farmerjo]

19 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

The yellow book is better than the ID card, perhaps. 

 

When getting citizenship, you need the yellow book. They are not interested in a pink card. It is associated with migrant workers. 

Correct.

I had to pay 2900 baht for covid meds when i finally got it.

The local hospital said we will change that with your id card,

When we went back it turned out to only apply to local countries.

[Neeranam]

27 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

Correct.

I had to pay 2900 baht for covid meds when i finally got it.

The local hospital said we will change that with your id card,

When we went back it turned out to only apply to local countries.

Yes, the real Pink ID card has health insurance. 

[farmerjo]

12 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Yes, the real Pink ID card has health insurance. 

It helps a bit,if i go to my tambon health clinic i pay 100 baht for services.

[Neeranam]

5 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

It helps a bit,if i go to my tambon health clinic i pay 100 baht for services.

 What is it without the card? I think they give any discount mistakenly as they are not used to non-migrant workers having this card. It's about time foreigners on long term visas got another  type of card

[farmerjo]

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

 What is it without the card? I think they give any discount mistakenly as they are not used to non-migrant workers having this card. It's about time foreigners on long term visas got another  type of card

Not sure without the card but it ticks boxes,

In good will maybe.

I used to work here many years a go but my assigned place was Wang Sapung in Loei.

[richard_smith237]

8 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Not exactly true, many people laugh at farang having the card that they have only seen Burmese/Lao building labourers have. 

Also, if you are law abiding, you need written permission every time you leave the province you are registered in.  

 

No, thats only you because you have some heavily negative distorted bias toward the pink ID card and start exaggerating the ‘Burmese labourer’ aspect....

 

Then there is the province thing which you always come up with - but you are wrong. 

On the back of the card it states:

- The person on the card is prohibited from departing the issuing area, except for those who have an alien identification certificate (i.e. a Passport) or who has written permission. 

 

In the case of Burmese labourers in Thailand, you have become mixed up with those who have entered Thailand and become legalised to work here but don’t have a passport - it is those who cannot leave the ‘issuing area’.... 

 

Then of course there is the fact that our passport supersedes that Pink D card (as stated above ‘alien identification certificate’).

The Pink ID can also be used outside of the province of issue for flights, hotels, Banking, police checks etc... 

 

Of course - you will argue much of the above because you chose to selectively interpret the Thai in a manner you want it to mean because, as I wrote, for some reason you don’t like the card.

 

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So, back to the point, no, there are no negative aspects at all to having a Yellow Tabien Baan and Pink ID card... other than fielding silly comments from you all the time whenever there is a thread about the pink ID card.

 

... by now you must also be itching for someone to call it a Pink Thai ID card so you can state ‘its not an ID card’ and then we can go around in circles !!!... 

I’ll settle that one for you. It is an ID card issued by a Thai authority for Non-Thai nationals. 

 

And yes, when used for a Thai Driving Licence, contrary to ‘anti-pink-ID’ comments on other threads, we can drive outside of our province, even IF the pink ID is reference for the Licence because its a ’National Driving Licence’ and our Passport Supersedes 

[richard_smith237]

39 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Yes, the real Pink ID card has health insurance. 

Well which is it ???... its either different than the Pink ID card that Laborers get or the same !!!! - Make your mind up !!!

 

13 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

It's about time foreigners on long term visas got another  type of card

Thats a good point - IF anything, just so we can ‘meet the legal requirement’ to carry Government issued Photo ID (which the Pink ID meets)... and not have to carry our passports (which if we follow announcements the requirement seems to vary according to announcement and whatever that last Chief of Police had for lunch). 

 

As you say, long termers could do with a form of Thailand issued ID that can be used to open Bank accounts, check into hotels, check into flights, access national parks, use as Proof of Address for DLT and other Government offices...   just like the Pink ID, but not pink then !!! how about purple !!!!

[youreavinalaff]

52 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

It helps a bit,if i go to my tambon health clinic i pay 100 baht for services.

I don't have a yellow book or pink ID card.

 

Treatment I have received at the local Tambon clinic has always been free.

[talahtnut]

10 hours ago, JaiMaai said:

You can't.

 

You can, I'm in the blue book.

The missus did it when I gave her the house, without telling me.

I have no idea how she did, she handles all paperwork nonsense.

 

[Hummin]

46 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

You can, I'm in the blue book.

The missus did it when I gave her the house, without telling me.

I have no idea how she did, she handles all paperwork nonsense.

 

I'm also in my wife's blue book, and we are not supposed to I read, but I am, so you can!

[puchooay]

4 hours ago, Hummin said:

I'm also in my wife's blue book, and we are not supposed to I read, but I am, so you can!

Either done long ago or in error at an office that didn't know the rules.

 

Not so long ago my local office denied any knowledge of the yellow book. 

 

I would very much doubt anyone would get into the blue book now. 

[Hummin]

8 minutes ago, puchooay said:

Either done long ago or in error at an office that didn't know the rules.

 

Not so long ago my local office denied any knowledge of the yellow book. 

 

I would very much doubt anyone would get into the blue book now. 

 

 

 

 

I was first in her father's yellow book and when finely finished house, I was transferred in to her blue book, most likely they did not have anymore yellow books, but only speculations from my side. I was not even present, but it was same guy who gave me the yellow book first time.

[puchooay]

1 hour ago, Hummin said:

I was first in her father's yellow book and when finely finished house, I was transferred in to her blue book, most likely they did not have anymore yellow books, but only speculations from my side. I was not even present, but it was same guy who gave me the yellow book first time.

Her father's yellow book?

 

Please confirm nationalities of your wife and her father. You are not making much sense.

[Hummin]

20 minutes ago, puchooay said:

Her father's yellow book?

 

Please confirm nationalities of your wife and her father. You are not making much sense.

Sorry my mistake.  I got my yellow book by being registered at her fathers house. 

[scubascuba3]

5 hours ago, farmerjo said:

It helps a bit,if i go to my tambon health clinic i pay 100 baht for services.

i pay 100 baht with no card

[yankyoakum]

Personally I see having the yellow book and pink card is a good idea. Don't need my passport and my observation is when asked for PP or ID, they see the card and know I live here. To each his own..

 

[IvorBiggun2]

8 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Not wasting a day and a 260km trip for a certificate of residence

NEVER in 17 years have I required a TM16

Edited September 23, 2022 by IvorBiggun2

[arick]

14 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Mostly it's hassle and little benefit getting a yellow book, although they'll be on soon listing how great it is

Yellow book = pink card which equals more confusion because your name is printed in Thai and boarding cards in English.  Just stick to your driving licence. 

[arick]

34 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

i pay 100 baht with no card

 

3 hours ago, puchooay said:

Either done long ago or in error at an office that didn't know the rules.

 

Not so long ago my local office denied any knowledge of the yellow book. 

 

I would very much doubt anyone would get into the blue book now. 

 

 

 

 

I have/own three blue books and my name isn't in one of them. 

[Andycoops]

14 hours ago, connda said:

Like, you don't have to go to immigration to get a residence form that are required by some Thai bureaucracies, like the motor vehicle department.  I've got one.  It saves the occasional hassle of having to drive to immigration (30+ km for me).  Just saying.  It doesn't buy you much.

And it saves me a 160 km round trip to immigration.

[flexomike]

7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

And many, like Khon Kaen don't accept the yellow book. 

I thought you were a Thai citizen why do you care what people think about getting a yellow book, by the way in Rayong they do accept it

[flexomike]

7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Not exactly true, many people laugh at farang having the card that they have only seen Burmese/Lao building labourers have. 

Also, if you are law abiding, you need written permission every time you leave the province you are registered in.  

 

never had a Thai laugh at me except you