Wives Using Farang Surnames

[markr]

Hi all

I have recently got married and I have just been thinking about whether or not my new wife will lose out on any rights that she has in her home country?

Will she be treated any differently or lose out on anything that she might have been entitled to if she were not married to a falang?

Just curious to hear your stories, good or bad as some people have told me that changing her Id and passport as we have done may not have been a good idea!

Thanks

Markr

[TAWP]

No, they don't.

[soundman]

None at all.

[mrbojangles]

I think what you might have been getting caught up in is an old rule about Thai's having farang names can't buy land etc. This may have been the case in years gone by but is certainly not the case now. My Mrs has since bought land in her farang name.

[MiG16]

Mark...congrats.

cant add to the answers though

[chanchao]

There are no formal laws or rules in place today that would limit her rights.

Still, my wife and I have decided not to change her name.

We simply don't trust the Thai government; they have recently demonstrated they can throw out a complete constitution, so it would be very hard for anyone to argue that ANY law or regulation as it exists and is taken for granted today will 100% sure be there tomorrow.

Part and parcel of doing business and living in a 'Banana-anarchy-posing-as-(un)constitutional-monarchy' is to stay WELL below the radar and don't rock the boat when there's no clear need to.

So not only did we not change her name, we actually didn't register marriage.

And STILL we did cause a minor ripple/inconvenience because our daughter has my (English) name, and appears with this Western name on the family house registration document. This HAS caused problems in securing a loan from a government bank.. . It was fortunately solvable by moving some people around and re-applying, but it serves as a Neon-lit reminder to NOT ASSUME YOU OR YOUR FAMILY have any rights whatsoever.

Edited July 10, 2007 by chanchao

[markr]

There are no formal laws or rules in place today that would limit her rights.

Still, my wife and I have decided not to change her name.

We simply don't trust the Thai government; they have recently demonstrated they can throw out a complete constitution, so it would be very hard for anyone to argue that ANY law or regulation as it exists and is taken for granted today will 100% sure be there tomorrow.

Part and parcel of doing business and living in a 'Banana-anarchy-posing-as-(un)constitutional-monarchy' is to stay WELL below the radar and don't rock the boat when there's no clear need to.

Thanks for that, The only thing that triggered this thought in my mind was speaking breifly to a guy at the british embassy, upon telling him that we had changed her name her strangely muttered 'wouldn't have done that if I was you mate'

Never told me what he meant as he left shortly after.

Mark

[samran]

Well, I've got an Irish surname on my Thai ID card. Never a problem, apart from quaint looks.

Applied for my passport about a month after the coup.

I know a farang bloke with Thai nationality who just bought some land recently. No problems with the housing loan and the property transfer.

[jumnien]

Hey, a name's a name. Don't get to hung up on it. My wife has the airplane and property registered in my last name, no problem. Actually, having your children's last name different than your wife's name (with your last name) may be a neon light that something is other than normal.

[Mossfinn]

strangely muttered 'wouldn't have done that if I was you mate'

Hi Mark, was he able to walk without the aid of his knuckles dragging on the ground

Did you find out what Hotel your Wife's land is near, on Maerampheung?

See you soon

Moss