samran Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Hi all, Wifey went down to Suan Phlu today to do the 90 day reporting and to get a residence certificate, as she needs to get her 5 year license in July. It turns out that she has to wait 10 days before she can go down and pick it up. Is this normal? Cheers Samran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hssl Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 In Pattaya for me it took 20 minutes.............. British with non b visa & work permit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemiddie Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 In Pattaya for me it took 20 minutes.............. British with non b visa & work permit Why would you need a letter of residence if you have a WP which confirms address? ( just curious ) Pattaya accepted my WP for my DL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemiddie Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Hi all,Wifey went down to Suan Phlu today to do the 90 day reporting and to get a residence certificate, as she needs to get her 5 year license in July. It turns out that she has to wait 10 days before she can go down and pick it up. Is this normal? Cheers Samran Sounds about right for Thailand. Different Im office,s will have their own criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanchao Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Yes. Your mileage ALWAYS varies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 10 mins in Phuket too (tho no longerin Patong immigration only phuket town).. I understood a work permit would negate my need for a residence stamp but dont have one so never tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hssl Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Just took the 'works' so i wouldn't get ' you no hab, you need paper' routine............ TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim's_a_Thai_Fox Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Hi, I sent my application for the residency doc via post to the British Embassy and got it sent back to me within a week. (it's 'goofy' that they simply 'believe' that the address you write on the form IS your real address... confirmed by who? me. Trust me, I'm English. Kind makes a bit of a mockery of the thing if you ask me, but hey, I'm not complaining) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 I was told at the Sukhumvit 99 Land Transport Office in January of this year when I renewed that a letter from Immigration is no longer accepted.Apparently Work Permit or Letter from Embassy are the only accepted proof. The letter that my wife applied for at immigration was for a certificate of residence for the purposes of drivers licenses. She is on an extended non-O visa, based on marraige to me, a Thai national. Anyway, we'll see when we go down to Mor Chit in a week or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) Why not go to Embassy to get a Residence Certificate. Took me 10mins to get it Document Required Passport Proof of Billing any bill which state your home address Edited June 26, 2007 by tytus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonga Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I also went to the same imm. office on Suanplu few months ago to get the same document. It took about the same amount of wait time before I could pick it up. So, it is a normal wait for everyone. Hi all,Wifey went down to Suan Phlu today to do the 90 day reporting and to get a residence certificate, as she needs to get her 5 year license in July. It turns out that she has to wait 10 days before she can go down and pick it up. Is this normal? Cheers Samran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 I also went to the same imm. office on Suanplu few months ago to get the same document. It took about the same amount of wait time before I could pick it up. So, it is a normal wait for everyone.Hi all,Wifey went down to Suan Phlu today to do the 90 day reporting and to get a residence certificate, as she needs to get her 5 year license in July. It turns out that she has to wait 10 days before she can go down and pick it up. Is this normal? Cheers Samran thanks for that, good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm das Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Getting my driver's license in Phayao, I was told by one person in the office that I needed a certificate of residence from Immigration, then by another that my work permit would suffice, and finally by a third that in fact I needed the cert. from Immigration. Fortunately I had both with me. By the way, I'd always heard that the driver's test (road test) was easy here in Thailand but not so in Phayao. 4 other people took it with me, including 1 other farang, and we all failed! The tester let us try again & still most of us didn't quite do everything as required, but 3 of us got our licenses anyway. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 Getting my driver's license in Phayao, I was told by one person in the office that I needed a certificate of residence from Immigration, then by another that my work permit would suffice, and finally by a third that in fact I needed the cert. from Immigration. Fortunately I had both with me.By the way, I'd always heard that the driver's test (road test) was easy here in Thailand but not so in Phayao. 4 other people took it with me, including 1 other farang, and we all failed! The tester let us try again & still most of us didn't quite do everything as required, but 3 of us got our licenses anyway. Good luck. cheers, we already have the 1 year licenses, which expire in July. The letter of residence is just so that my wife can get a 5 year one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 The letter of residence is just so that my wife can get a 5 year one But in order to get a 5 year license the driver needs to complete the 1st 1 year rite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 The letter of residence is just so that my wife can get a 5 year one But in order to get a 5 year license the driver needs to complete the 1st 1 year rite? thats right. Her one year license expires in mid July.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'm about to get a Thai driver's licence. I assume they won't accept my letter from the embassy because it's 7 years old! I am still at the same address though. I'd rather not pay 1900 Baht for another letter from the embassy so I'll try and get a certificate of residency from Suan Phlu. However, even though I've had a work permit for years, I've never bothered with the 90 days' rule. Will I get in trouble if I have never done the 90 days' registration and then ask for a certificate of residency? No scolding replies, please. When I first got my work permit (back in the last millenium), the 90-day rule had not been enforced for years. I am aware I am technically breaking the (pointless) law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredusn Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Getting my driver's license in Phayao, I was told by one person in the office that I needed a certificate of residence from Immigration, then by another that my work permit would suffice, and finally by a third that in fact I needed the cert. from Immigration. Fortunately I had both with me.By the way, I'd always heard that the driver's test (road test) was easy here in Thailand but not so in Phayao. 4 other people took it with me, including 1 other farang, and we all failed! The tester let us try again & still most of us didn't quite do everything as required, but 3 of us got our licenses anyway. Good luck. cheers, we already have the 1 year licenses, which expire in July. The letter of residence is just so that my wife can get a 5 year one... free download for the form on this forum all you need is house paper and passport same as orig. license Immagr. fee is free also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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