Aussietraveller Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Hi All, I have a few specific questions regarding Thai police clearance certificates. My wife needs to get one for her Australian Spouse Visa aplication. We live in Phuket. Do we have to travel to Bangkok to get this done, or is it possible to attend a police station here, and mail the information to them? Does anyone have the corect contact details for the Police Clearance Service Center? I have tried calling the number that they provide and i get a message about an incorrect number(this is the same number provided by the Australian Embassy web site) I have tried to email the police, but their email bounces.. All assistance is appreciated. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 (edited) The best option would be to go there and do it.... First off go to your local police and see if they have the forms, if they have them then see if you can fill it out and post it in....they should also be able to assist with the address etc... Edited June 28, 2007 by gburns57au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwisr Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 From form 47P : Apply at : Police Clearance Service Centret Special Branch (Building 24) Royal Thai Police Headquarters Rama 1 Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Resident Citizens Provide : passport; Thai ID card house registration; evidence of name change; evidence of military service (Sor Dor 8 or Sor Dor 43); marriage certificate or divorce certificate, if availible; in case of minor, the parents or the guardian must be present to give consent. The Police Clearance Service Centre open Monday to Friday from 08:30-16:30 Phone: 02-2052168 and 02-2052169 Fax: 02-2052168 Internet: www.sb.police.go.th E-mail: [email protected] Fee: nil - processing period is 7 working days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Kiwisr is correct with all the information he has given you. You will need to go to Bangkok to do the police clearence report, i did mine in January for a visa application. They will photograph you and take fingerprints. Then you pick up the police clearence report 10 working days later. Geordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatwannabe Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 (edited) Technically, if you're in-country, you're supposed to travel to Bangkok to apply for the police clearance certificate in person. And in any case, it's easier because they do the fingerprinting and photos right there for you. Also, you don't have to come back in 10 days to pick up the certificates. They'll mail them to you if you want. Ours were mailed to ChiangMai (1 Thai, 1 Falang). Cost for mailing in-country was 40 Baht each. There were no other costs associated with the certificates. Edited June 30, 2007 by expatwannabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colino Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 sorry can i ask a question please does the police clearance check include checking you out in your home country or just thailand ? sorry again and thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 sorry can i ask a question pleasedoes the police clearance check include checking you out in your home country or just thailand ? sorry again and thanks The Thai Police Clearance Cerificate only relates to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colino Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Thanks doc for clearing that up for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussietraveller Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 Thanks for the advice. I was trying to avoid an extra trip to Bangkok, as we now have a 7 day old baby in tow.. Mai Pen Rai.. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatwannabe Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 .. as we now have a 7 day old baby in tow.. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 I was trying to avoid an extra trip to Bangkok... If you have yet to obtain her medical clearance you might as well use the Bangkok visit to obtain same. With both documents (Police and medical) in your possession, you can then book your interview through the Oz Embassy, Bangkok, hand in your completed application together with all supporting documents and....with any luck at all, you may get your visa approved within 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 sorry can i ask a question pleasedoes the police clearance check include checking you out in your home country or just thailand ? sorry again and thanks The Thai Police Clearance Cerificate only relates to Thailand. And only relates to the applicant.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 From form 47P :Apply at : Police Clearance Service Centret Special Branch (Building 24) Royal Thai Police Headquarters Rama 1 Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Resident Citizens Provide : passport; Thai ID card house registration; evidence of name change; evidence of military service (Sor Dor 8 or Sor Dor 43); marriage certificate or divorce certificate, if availible; in case of minor, the parents or the guardian must be present to give consent. The Police Clearance Service Centre open Monday to Friday from 08:30-16:30 Phone: 02-2052168 and 02-2052169 Fax: 02-2052168 Internet: www.sb.police.go.th E-mail: [email protected] Fee: nil - processing period is 7 working days. We went through this process when my wife came out to New Zealand - Went to the police station mentioned above and after exercising reasonable patience and lots of smiling the necessary hoops were leapt through in a couple of hours - no problems at all and the police were quite pleasant to deal with. It took them a week or so after that to process the paperwork and then they posted the documents out to us. No hassle at all - just a bit of waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 .. as we now have a 7 day old baby in tow.. Congratulations! Same here. While your in Bangkok dont foreget to go to your embassy and register your baby, and apply for a passport at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyswags Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 .. as we now have a 7 day old baby in tow.. Congratulations! Same here. While your in Bangkok dont foreget to go to your embassy and register your baby, and apply for a passport at the same time. My wife, baby, and i are about to receive our interview date for a spousal visa to USA. It mentions that she needs a police report from each place she lived for more than 6 months since the age of 16, even when it is within the same country. She has lived in a couple different provinces and this is all reflected on the applications. Do we need to go to each province and request a police report? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussietraveller Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 I do not know a lot about the USA Visa, but i am 99% sure that when they say "place" she has lived, they mean country. The Thai police report is for all of Thailand, regardless of where in the country she lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Do we need to go to each province and request a police report? The clearance from the Royal Thai Police should cover the whole of Thailand. I believe that they are a central agency. Click here for their phone number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAKABAS Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hi All,I have a few specific questions regarding Thai police clearance certificates. My wife needs to get one for her Australian Spouse Visa aplication. We live in Phuket. Do we have to travel to Bangkok to get this done, or is it possible to attend a police station here, and mail the information to them? Does anyone have the corect contact details for the Police Clearance Service Center? I have tried calling the number that they provide and i get a message about an incorrect number(this is the same number provided by the Australian Embassy web site) I have tried to email the police, but their email bounces.. All assistance is appreciated. Regards I went there yesteray to get my mrs one. Very easy process. The wait is now 14 days before they issue it to you. Not the 7 days a advertised. Tip: remember the address where she is currently working cause this is one of the questions. No fee for paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyswags Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Do we need to go to each province and request a police report? The clearance from the Royal Thai Police should cover the whole of Thailand. I believe that they are a central agency. Click here for their phone number. Thanks for the replies! I think/hope you are correct. The information i have that says otherwise is from this link... http://www.immihelp.com/immigration/police-certificates.html On the US embassy website for thailand it doesnt mention any of this. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussietraveller Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 joeyswags, You are right, the link definately says otherwise. In this case it is wrong. That Thai police certificate covers all of Thailand. If you go to the local district Police station, you will be referred to Bangkok. The link also states that there is not a police certificate available in Thailand at all.... Some of their information must be out of date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosco Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Police clearance BKK We got this last week. Easy and hassle free (just a few lewd innuendos from one officer while I was waiting for G/F to get photograph). Can anyone comment if we need to get the Medical before lodging Partner Visa for Australia? Maybe better to get later and lodge while 47F is being processed?? P.S. Aussietraveller - maybe now "Aussieathome" Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAKABAS Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Police clearance BKK We got this last week. Easy and hassle free (just a few lewd innuendos from one officer while I was waiting for G/F to get photograph).Can anyone comment if we need to get the Medical before lodging Partner Visa for Australia? Maybe better to get later and lodge while 47F is being processed?? P.S. Aussietraveller - maybe now "Aussieathome" Good Luck. I'd suggest wait until you get them to tell you to. The reason is that i went and done my mrs and kids today and on the form it instructs the medical examiner to send to the embassy with " cover letter" that will contain your case file number. I am worried that although, after ringing the embassy to check and they said " just send it in" that it will get lost or delayed due to the fact i haven't lodged my offical visa appilcation yet. I can see now the reason they ask you to wait. Is because they give you a case file number. All i can hope for now is that when we do lodge, they have the medical report filed away for easy access. hope this helps. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 See also Police Clearance Service Centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Vinny, you're back! Where've ya bin? Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Vinny, you're back! Where've ya bin?Scouse. Where's he wheely bin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Are we going to carry the joke to its usual conclusion, Doc? If so, you can post the puchline. Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Police clearance BKK We got this last week. Easy and hassle free (just a few lewd innuendos from one officer while I was waiting for G/F to get photograph).Can anyone comment if we need to get the Medical before lodging Partner Visa for Australia? Maybe better to get later and lodge while 47F is being processed?? P.S. Aussietraveller - maybe now "Aussieathome" Good Luck. I'd suggest wait until you get them to tell you to. The reason is that i went and done my mrs and kids today and on the form it instructs the medical examiner to send to the embassy with " cover letter" that will contain your case file number. I am worried that although, after ringing the embassy to check and they said " just send it in" that it will get lost or delayed due to the fact i haven't lodged my offical visa appilcation yet. I can see now the reason they ask you to wait. Is because they give you a case file number. All i can hope for now is that when we do lodge, they have the medical report filed away for easy access. hope this helps. Cheers shouldnt be a problem....it will be filed under the name...if the applicant has already been to Oz then they will have a file there already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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