List of foreigners that has become Thai citizens

[Eaglekott]

Is there a way to see the Names if people that has become Thai citizens for the past 3-4 years?

 

I believe the names is aways published in the Royal gazette, but where to see those?

 

Cheers

[FritsSikkink]

Here is the Royal Gazette: ราชกิจจานุเบกษา (soc.go.th)

[ezzra]

Other than get rid of the visa and permit hassles there is absolutely no gains in having a Thai nationality,

Edited February 27, 2023 by ezzra

[Eaglekott]

16 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Here is the Royal Gazette: ราชกิจจานุเบกษา (soc.go.th)

I was trying to understand the content on that page but since all is in Thai, and translate is very hard and time consuming I did not find what I was looking for. Is the past 3-4 last years list there somewhere?

[FritsSikkink]

Just now, Eaglekott said:

I was trying to understand the content on that page but since all is in Thai, and translate is very hard and time consuming I did not find what I was looking for. Is the past 3-4 last years list there somewhere?

So you want me to go through 3-4 years of publications for you? Not going to happen.

[JeffersLos]

4 minutes ago, Eaglekott said:

I was trying to understand the content on that page but since all is in Thai

I presume you're not on the list, sir. 

[Upnotover]

15 minutes ago, Eaglekott said:

I was trying to understand the content on that page but since all is in Thai, and translate is very hard and time consuming I did not find what I was looking for. Is the past 3-4 last years list there somewhere?

If you search for nationality (สัญชาติ) and use Chrome to translate the entire page then you will start to make some progress.  Still won't be easy but then why should it be.

[Woof999]

29 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Other than get rid of the visa and permit hassles there is absolutely no gains in having a Thai nationality,

Being able to directly purchase land would be a pretty good gain.

[Eaglekott]

13 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

I presume you're not on the list, sir. 

No Im not in the list. It's a guy I know that claims he got Thai Citizenship already, but I believe he is not really truth ful. I wanted to verify if I can make sure he does not lie to me by finding his and or his brothers name there. 

[Eaglekott]

1 minute ago, Woof999 said:

Being able to directly purchase land would be a pretty good gain.

And own your own Company.

[Eaglekott]

20 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

So you want me to go through 3-4 years of publications for you? Not going to happen.

I didn't ask you to go through them, more a question how to find them, there might be a list with links somewhere.

 

[Woof999]

Just now, Eaglekott said:

And own your own Company.

Indeed. Also:

 

1.) Being re-incarnated as a soi dog after death

2.) Paper hand job (this was the English translation published by the government a few years ago of one of the jobs restricted to Thais)

 

If I ever gained citizenship, my first task would be to buy an old baht bus, fit some big eff off speakers in it and then drive down an already busy road at <10kph blaring out the most monotonous nonsense that anyone has ever heard. I've always wondered why that is allowed here.

[CharlieH]

24 minutes ago, Eaglekott said:

No Im not in the list. It's a guy I know that claims he got Thai Citizenship already, but I believe he is not really truth ful. I wanted to verify if I can make sure he does not lie to me by finding his and or his brothers name there. 

Just ask to see his ID card ! If it hasnt a chip in it he aint got it.

[FritsSikkink]

32 minutes ago, Eaglekott said:

No Im not in the list. It's a guy I know that claims he got Thai Citizenship already, but I believe he is not really truth ful. I wanted to verify if I can make sure he does not lie to me by finding his and or his brothers name there. 

You could ask to see his ID.

[Dogmatix]

Thai citizenship is definitely worth having, if you live in Thailand and plan to stay long term or permanently. No more visas, work permits and you can own your own business and land. I upgraded to citizenship after having PR for many years.  PR is OK but still need a work permit and go through the re-endorsement and and re-entry permit rigarole every year at CW, if you want to travel abraod.  I got fed up with having to provide photocopies of 5 different books as a PR: passport, residence book, tabien baan, alien book and work permit and the fact that hardly any Thais know what PR is and treat PRs just like foreigners on tourist visas. NON-B visa with WP is not too bad, if you work for a large company that has no problem getting WPs and is willing to do all the paperwork for you and does it efficiently.

 

At least PRs have a special section at Immigration and are treated with civility. I can't imagine having to go through the hassle of renewing retirement or marriage extensions every year, running the gauntlet of the ever changing rules and rude and nasty Immigration officers that deal with the general foreigner population.

 

Regarding the citizenship announcements.  You need to search for them in the Royal Gazette, announcement by announcement.  If you search for Thai nationality in Thai they will be listed in date order.  There are only one or two announcements a year. So it will be easy for anyone who can read Thai to check if someone was approved in the last few years.  if not in any of the lists, perhaps he got a fake ID card, although I think this is a lot more difficult for farangs to pull off.  There seem to be plenty of Chinese with fake IDs though.  They pay off the registrar at a district office to issue an ID in the name of someone who has disappeared from the records with no record of death. Some of these lost souls have moved overseas, got a new citizenship and not bothered to come back to Thail to renew ID cards.  There is a thread about someone who came back after 30s in the US and found the district office had issued her ID card to someone else and refused to accept her complaint. 

[Keep Right]

2 hours ago, Woof999 said:

Indeed. Also:

 

1.) Being re-incarnated as a soi dog after death

2.) Paper hand job (this was the English translation published by the government a few years ago of one of the jobs restricted to Thais)

 

If I ever gained citizenship, my first task would be to buy an old baht bus, fit some big eff off speakers in it and then drive down an already busy road at <10kph blaring out the most monotonous nonsense that anyone has ever heard. I've always wondered why that is allowed here.

You got me interested with the bit about being re-incarnated as a soi dog. Up until now, I have not been interested in a Thai citizenship.

[VocalNeal]

3 hours ago, Eaglekott said:

Is there a way to see the Names if people that has

Learned English????

[Eaglekott]

2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

You could ask to see his ID.

He don't want to show it to me or anybody else, thats why I believe he is not totally truth ful. 

[FritsSikkink]

5 minutes ago, Eaglekott said:

He don't want to show it to me or anybody else, thats why I believe he is not totally truth ful. 

So, don't believe him and ignore him.

[userabcd]

2 hours ago, Eaglekott said:

No Im not in the list. It's a guy I know that claims he got Thai Citizenship already, but I believe he is not really truth ful. I wanted to verify if I can make sure he does not lie to me by finding his and or his brothers name there. 

Did he show you his pink ID card?

[Eaglekott]

2 hours ago, Woof999 said:

Indeed. Also:

 

1.) Being re-incarnated as a soi dog after death

2.) Paper hand job (this was the English translation published by the government a few years ago of one of the jobs restricted to Thais)

 

If I ever gained citizenship, my first task would be to buy an old baht bus, fit some big eff off speakers in it and then drive down an already busy road at <10kph blaring out the most monotonous nonsense that anyone has ever heard. I've always wondered why that is allowed here.

I would buy a Tuk-Tuk and overcharge Tourists in Sukhumvit area because we can communicate in English.

[transam]

5 minutes ago, userabcd said:

Did he show you his pink ID card?

Thought it would be blue, as many of us aliens have a pink one....

[Neeranam]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Other than get rid of the visa and permit hassles there is absolutely no gains in having a Thai nationality,

I guess you don't qualify. 

There are many advantages in becoming Thai. Just a few hours ago, I got 33% discount on a game of golf, for one. 

[transam]

4 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I guess you don't qualify. 

There are many advantages in becoming Thai. Just a few hours ago, I got 33% discount on a game of golf, for one. 

Oh, wow............

[Neeranam]

1 minute ago, transam said:

Oh, wow............

When I retire, this will be 10,000 baht per month, nothing to be sneezed at. 

[transam]

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

When I retire, this will be 10,000 baht per month, nothing to be sneezed at. 

What will be 10,000bht a month...?

[Neeranam]

3 hours ago, Eaglekott said:

I was trying to understand the content on that page but since all is in Thai, and translate is very hard and time consuming I did not find what I was looking for. Is the past 3-4 last years list there somewhere?

Of course it is in Thai. 

There are not many over the last 3 years, maybe 300 males. Ask a literate person to help you. 

[Neeranam]

1 minute ago, transam said:

What will be 10,000bht a month...?

The money I save at the golf course per month, compared to what foreigners pay. 

[Neeranam]

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

The money I save at the golf course per month, compared to what foreigners pay. 

Also, I could become a member at Royal Hua Hin, near my house, foreigners can't join. 

This is only one benefit, they're are many more, like being able to own land. 

For a 5,000 baht fee, totally worth getting Thai citizenship. Anyone who says otherwise is wrong. 

Edited February 27, 2023 by Neeranam

[transam]

Just now, Neeranam said:

The money I save at the golf course per month, compared to what foreigners pay. 

Oh, sounds like an expensive hobby, combined with very early starts....