13 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

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

To knock a little ball into a hole in the ground. 555

And a chance to serve in the Thai military. 

21 minutes ago, transam said:

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

No, I like to play at 2 pm, or 10 am at earliest 

1 hour 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. 

there you have your answer, why bother

18 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

No, I like to play at 2 pm, or 10 am at earliest 

Thought all were in the clubhouse by then, downing a few pints....☺️

Thai nationality or not, you'll always be a farang to them.

repeated response...

Edited February 27, 20233 yr by rwill

12 hours ago, Neeranam said:

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. 

Without prying, how did you qualify? Just paid 5000 THB? Sounds a great deal!

A lawyer could probably easily find out, for a fee of course.

1 hour ago, bradiston said:

Without prying, how did you qualify? Just paid 5000 THB? Sounds a great deal!

Married to local, Work Permit, paying tax for 3 years. It is a great deal. Much easier than many think, don't even need to speak Thai, like many think. 

18 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. 

Just ask to see his Thai ID card.  The ID number is easily checked.

22 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Married to local, Work Permit, paying tax for 3 years. It is a great deal. Much easier than many think, don't even need to speak Thai, like many think. 

You'd think there would be 1000s of foreigners who would qualify using those 3 criteria. I'm surprised it's that simple.

43 minutes ago, bradiston said:

You'd think there would be 1000s of foreigners who would qualify using those 3 criteria. I'm surprised it's that simple.

There are, but they don't know, or are scared to enquire. 

You must earn 40,000 baht a month, which stops a few I know for applying. 

 

16 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Learned English????

Probably from London, they mix up their 'subject-verb agreement'. 

My daughter is a Thai national. Born and raised here. Fluent in Thai, it is her first language.

 

She has however inherited my skin colour, eye colour and hair colour - she looks western although she is much prettier than me, which will come as a relief to any that may know me!

 

Virtually any interaction with officialdom, be it Amphur, Hospital, opening a bank account, whatever, goes through the phase of the desk official refusing to believe that she is Thai, and referring her case to higher authority. Sometimes the "consideration" can take several days, replacing her ID card last year took two weeks!

 

She will be applying for University next year. I am dreading that performance!

21 hours ago, ezzra said:

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

There is also the point about personal choice.

1 hour ago, bradiston said:

You'd think there would be 1000s of foreigners who would qualify using those 3 criteria. I'm surprised it's that simple.

Apply doesn't mean automatic approval. It's been said before the approval rate is very small, similar to the approval rate for Certificate of Residence (Permanent Residence). But they are different items. 

20 hours ago, Upnotover said:

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.

There's also the issue of privacy. Folks who gain Thai citizenship (and other items) may not want this to be made public, their choice.

 

On the other hand if it is there to see in the Royal Gazzette so be it. 

17 hours 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. 

don't need to have Thai citizenship to get that golf discount in CM or Lamphun. All long term foreign residents pay the same as Thais for golf, just need to show pink ID card or Thai driver's license. Discount is closer to 50%

2 minutes ago, TigerandDog said:

don't need to have Thai citizenship to get that golf discount in CM or Lamphun. All long term foreign residents pay the same as Thais for golf, just need to show pink ID card or Thai driver's license. Discount is closer to 50%

At Seapines, tourists pay 2500 green fee, residents 1500, Thais 1000. 

There are a few golf courses I know that don't tell foreigners about reduced price for Thais, and I only found out by asking. 

2 hours ago, chilli42 said:

Just ask to see his Thai ID card.  The ID number is easily checked.

How you easy can check the Thai ID number?

 

35 minutes ago, scorecard said:

There's also the issue of privacy. Folks who gain Thai citizenship (and other items) may not want this to be made public, their choice.

Oh really. I thought the names had to be published to the public. 

21 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?

Have you tried pasting the link into a google chrome browser page?   It will translate for you.  
 

https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/search-result

12 minutes ago, Eaglekott said:

How you easy can check the Thai ID number?

Apart from the ID card being a Thai card (which apparently he is refusing to show you), the first digit denotes various "classes" of people; in the case of the guy you are talking about it would start with an 8 to denote "Foreign nationals who are living in Thailand permanently or Thai nationals by naturalization". Pointless just asking him what his ID number is as if he knows this he can just make it up.

 

 

Edited February 28, 20233 yr by Salerno

6 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

Have you tried pasting the link into a google chrome browser page?   It will translate for you.  
 

I used Safari and translated yesterday, and i found a few documents, it seams like they announce people what want to become Thai and separate Females and Males in different documents, Very many foreign ladys married to a Thai man has asked for it. It also seams like most applicants is Chinese, Indian or Lao.

 

I so far only found 2 document where the King has granted approval, 

 

https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/documents/138D177S0000000001600.pdf

 

https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/documents/138D176S0000000001300.pdf

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

There are, but they don't know, or are scared to enquire. 

You must earn 40,000 baht a month, which stops a few I know for applying. 

 

You mean, you only need an income of 40,000 baht, each month?  That's it?  That small amount????
Does it matter where that income is from, if legal??

 

10 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/search-result

Do you happen to have a good word/s in Thai that I can use to search for? I used Scorecards tip "สัญชาติ" when I found people that has applied.

 

1 hour ago, Eaglekott said:

Oh really. I thought the names had to be published to the public. 

If that's the law then so be it. 

1 hour ago, Salerno said:

in the case of the guy you are talking about it would start with an 8 to denote "Foreign nationals who are living in Thailand permanently or Thai nationals by naturalization".

I have a picture from another guy that has become a Thai Citizen last year, and his Thai ID starts with 3.

 

His pink ID starts with 6, don't know if they are related somehow.