fat farang Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I am Canadian with Thai/Canadian wife (she hold both passports)My daughter is now 20 years old. She was born in Canada and has lived there most of her life. We did live in Thailand for a few years when she was a baby. She applied for and received her Thai citizenship here when she was thirteen years old & holds both a Canadian & Thai passport. Does she have the right to keep both citizenships? Is there a Thai law that may force her to give up her Canadian to remain Thia after her 21st birthday? Does she have the right to inherit property from her Thai mother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatette Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 There's no Thai law that requires her to give up her Thai citizenship. Don't know about Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I am Canadian with Thai/Canadian wife (she hold both passports)My daughter is now 20 years old. She was born in Canada and has lived there most of her life. We did live in Thailand for a few years when she was a baby. She applied for and received her Thai citizenship here when she was thirteen years old & holds both a Canadian & Thai passport.Does she have the right to keep both citizenships? Is there a Thai law that may force her to give up her Canadian to remain Thia after her 21st birthday? Does she have the right to inherit property from her Thai mother? No there is not. The relevant translation of the law is here: http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/THAILAND&...onality_Act.htm Essentially, the key thing to understand is that the law gives the option for a child born to a foreign father and a Thai mother to renounce Thai citizenship, and only between ages 20 and 21. There is no penalty if the child does not, nor is their any compulsion to. This has been confirmed by immigration here: http://phuketgazette.com/issuesanswers/details.asp?id=694 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat farang Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 I am Canadian with Thai/Canadian wife (she hold both passports)My daughter is now 20 years old. She was born in Canada and has lived there most of her life. We did live in Thailand for a few years when she was a baby. She applied for and received her Thai citizenship here when she was thirteen years old & holds both a Canadian & Thai passport.Does she have the right to keep both citizenships? Is there a Thai law that may force her to give up her Canadian to remain Thia after her 21st birthday? Does she have the right to inherit property from her Thai mother? No there is not. The relevant translation of the law is here: http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/THAILAND&...onality_Act.htm Essentially, the key thing to understand is that the law gives the option for a child born to a foreign father and a Thai mother to renounce Thai citizenship, and only between ages 20 and 21. There is no penalty if the child does not, nor is their any compulsion to. This has been confirmed by immigration here: http://phuketgazette.com/issuesanswers/details.asp?id=694 Thank you for your prompt reply. Does my daughter have the right to inherit property from her Thai family? Are there any restrictions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 yes she does. Having said that, I'd keep your daughters canadian citizenship a secret when talking to the land office and deny that she holds dual citizenship if they ask. The reason being is simply that while the immigration people are mostly familiar with thai laws regarding dual citizenship, most other government officals are still of the belief that is illegal - which it used to be before 1992 when the act was changed. Saves alot of needless headaches, trust me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Samran. Quite some time ago we touched upon this topic.My daughter holds dual nationality also. Do you know if she will have renounce her British citizenship if she chooses not to renounce her Thai citizenship? I guess that laws will change by the time she is old enough to decide for herself. She is only 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Samran.Quite some time ago we touched upon this topic.My daughter holds dual nationality also. Do you know if she will have renounce her British citizenship if she chooses not to renounce her Thai citizenship? I guess that laws will change by the time she is old enough to decide for herself. She is only 5 Well I am not Samran, however, both Thailand as stated above allows Dual Nationality, as does the U.K with Brit Cit. The wife qualified for B.C. this year and obviously already holds T.C, so no problems there, what will happen in the future, my Crystal Ball is presently playing up. Good Luck Moss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Samran.Quite some time ago we touched upon this topic.My daughter holds dual nationality also. Do you know if she will have renounce her British citizenship if she chooses not to renounce her Thai citizenship? I guess that laws will change by the time she is old enough to decide for herself. She is only 5 Well I am not Samran, however, both Thailand as stated above allows Dual Nationality, as does the U.K with Brit Cit. The wife qualified for B.C. this year and obviously already holds T.C, so no problems there, what will happen in the future, my Crystal Ball is presently playing up. Good Luck Moss spot on moss. No need to renounce her BC, or TC. As for crystal balls, well the laws have significantly liberalised over the past 2 decades on this matter, so I'm not so worried. On top of that, too many hi-so's have dual nationality these days. Changing the laws to forbid dual citizenship (from a Thai perspective) is simply too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Thanks very much for the info. Cheers Baby no.2 arrives in about two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 spot on moss. Well, you told me way back on my very first post! Baby no.2 arrives in about two weeks. Congrats and Good luck Moss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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