I have a Non O, Retirement, have signed a 12 month contract for a room... I meet all but one requirement for the "Pink" card...question, how do I get my name on the Yellow house book, has anyone else gone through this...

I can't imagine your landlord will be interested in doing that, if it's even possible.  I thought you had to be married or own the property.

14 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

I have a Non O, Retirement, have signed a 12 month contract for a room... I meet all but one requirement for the "Pink" card...question, how do I get my name on the Yellow house book, has anyone else gone through this...

I have both a yellow book and a pink card, both obtained from my Amphoe Office. 

My understanding is that you need to be married to a Thai to obtain the yellow book.

I rented a room in Udon Thani last year. All that was required was my passport.

I would tell them to take a hike if they insisted on a Pink Card.

Just now, vincent13 said:

I have both a yellow book and a pink card, both obtained from my Amphoe Office. 

My understanding is that you need to be married to a Thai to obtain the yellow book.

I rented a room in Udon Thani last year. All that was required was my passport.

I would tell them to take a hike if they insisted on a Pink Card.

No my friend from the US bought a condo here went down to City Hall had to jump through a few hoops but he now holds a yellow book as well as a pink card all in his name. There's a lot of arguments about having these and not having these all I can say is I haven't had a yellow book or a pink card I've lived here 22 years I bought condos I bought vehicles motorbikes I did a lot of work had a work permit. The yellow book and pink card were never needed for anything that I did in all the years I've been here others swear by them so flip a coin.

19 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

I have a Non O, Retirement, have signed a 12 month contract for a room... I meet all but one requirement for the "Pink" card...question, how do I get my name on the Yellow house book, has anyone else gone through this...

I misinterpreted your request. Even though I presented my Yellow Book when applying for the Pink Card, my understanding is that a Yellow Book is not a prerequisite for obtaining a Pink Card.

41 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

I meet all but one requirement for the "Pink" card...question, how do I get my name on the Yellow house book, has anyone else gone through this...

Why do you want a "Pink Card" 

Badge? 

28 minutes ago, vincent13 said:

I misinterpreted your request. Even though I presented my Yellow Book when applying for the Pink Card, my understanding is that a Yellow Book is not a prerequisite for obtaining a Pink Card.

 

I understood it otherwise - You cannot get a Pink Card without a Yellow Book.

 

Yellow Book requires a lot of Hoop Jumping & documentation.

Pink Card requires just a yellow book and a few hours.

12 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Why do you want a "Pink Card" 

Badge? 

my neighbour had to get one, Bangkok Bank froze his 800K, and wouldn't accept his UK passport as proof of ID.  

4 minutes ago, brianburi said:

my neighbour had to get one, Bangkok Bank froze his 800K, and wouldn't accept his UK passport as proof of ID.  

BBL is rogue. 

Why funds frozen. Did he require a Bank Letter for extension? 

Suggest change of banks. 

1 hour ago, Aussie999 said:

how do I get my name on the Yellow house book, has anyone else gone through this...

You probably need to go to the office issuing it and ask what they need. It will need the full support of the landlord. If you ever manage to get a yellow house book, then you can get a Pink ID card. 

So many threads on this.  I have both Yellow book an Pink ID. Both were a major PIA to get.  With two (and only two) notable exceptions, they were not worth the effort to get.

 

Pink-ID did give a discount at a couple Thai parks, but the amount of money saved not worth the effort to get pink-ID/yellow book. Pink-ID/Yellow book accepted when i went for Thai driver's license, but i could have obtained a COR (cerificate of residence) easily from local immigration, and so Pink-ID/Yellow book not worth the effort to get.  I opened a bank account at SCB bank with no COR (instead passport plus pink-ID and yellow book accepted), but again, Pink-ID/Yellow book not worth the effort. Getting a COR from local immigration easier.

 

Where did pink-ID/yellow book help me?  In 2 bizzare examples likely applicable to almost no one one.

 

1.  I needed to buy Thai government bonds for my LTR visa to make up enough investment money in Thailand to qualify for that Visa.  I tried two different Thai banks and they would NOT let me buy government bonds though them.  Then a local Thai bank branch manager said he would, ONLY if I had a yellow book and pink-ID. That was HIS requirement for his branch. I had such.   ....

 

When apply for the bond online, the computer required I provide a Thai tax ID. Without such the electronic application could not proceed. The bank teller entered my yellow-book/pink-ID #, and the application proceeded, and was successful.

 

2.  Foreign banking/brokerage:   I had a foreign  trading account frozen.  The foreign bank with my trading account insisted on a foreign tax ID (ie Thailand) to unfreeze and allow me to transfer money out.  I provided them my pink-ID # (with written caveat it was not yet active as a Thai tax-ID) and they accepted that.    Then I went to open another foreign trading account (in Canada) and they would only open such if I could show a Thai tax-ID.  Again , they accepted my yellow-book/pink-ID # as a tax ID (with the written caveat it was not yet active as a Thai tax ID).

 

So in general, IMHO, unless one has some specific examples, the Pink ID is not worth the effort. However for some of us there are exceptions..

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Why do you want a "Pink Card" 

 

Check into a hotel?  NO TM 30 required later?

16 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

 

Check into a hotel?  NO TM 30 required later?

 

 

Use a driving licence - or book in a partners name.....in any event a TM30 is not required

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Why do you want a "Pink Card" 

Badge? 

Because this week, getting Cert of Residence cost me a lot of time, travelling, Hua Hin to Cha-Am, then back to Hua Hin, and 3000 baht, I thought  a pink card might save trips to immigration, also the need to produce my passport, when requested.

1 hour ago, Aussie999 said:

I thought  a pink card might save trips to immigration, also the need to produce my passport, when requested.

Despite what old threads state. 

A pink card will not suffice for various things such as renewal TDL

 

When are you requested to produce pp. 

The Pink Card is handy IF stopped and the BiB want to See ID - but the same Police may also be fine with a Driving License - but at one stop, they wouldn't accepted my DL or my Pink ID - they only wanted a Passport - but, then I could see the stop was nothing but  shake-down.

 

Otherwise - far more useful than the Pink ID (which is just a nice to have, not a need to have) is the Yellow house book. 

 

For example: I need to renew my Driving / Motorcycle License.

I have not carried out a 90 day report (as I'm never in Thailand that long in one spell).

I don't want to pay my Embassy 2000 Baht for the Certificate of residence which may expire.

 

I am carrying an 'old' Booking (from two weeks ago) at the DLT which I couldn't attend due to travel - so I don't know if showing the 'previous' QR code will get me in the 'renewal queue' - or if I have to book again - which is another 6 week wait for an appointment - and thus a requirement for another Affirmatoin of Residence from Immigration (another 2000 baht)... 

 

The Yellow House Book - removes all the 'dance' and silliness about having to get the CoR (which I can't get without a 90 day report in BKK), or paying for an Affirmation of Residence - maybe twice... 

 

 

 

57 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

The Yellow House Book - removes all the 'dance' and silliness about having to get the CoR (which I can't get without a 90 day report in BKK),

Previously CW required that you have made a 90 report to obtain a COR. 

That is no longer required. 

 

1 hour ago, oldcpu said:

So in general, IMHO, unless one has some specific examples, the Pink ID is not worth the effort. However for some of us there are exceptions..

Really good post. 

Clear and detailed. 

13 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Previously CW required that you have made a 90 report to obtain a COR. 

That is no longer required. 

 

Thats good info...    before I had the Yellow Book - I needed a CoR and couldn't one as I had not carried out a 90 day report - its good that logic has shone through - as I believe the Embassies (British Emabassy anyway) have stopped issuing Affirmation of Address documents unless the recipient carries a Resident Visa (i.e. Non-Imm)  - I only had an Elite Visa and the Brit Embassy allowed it at the time, but stated they may not in future once directives were more clear - This was one of the triggers for me to yet the Yellow House book and avoid a potential stumbling in the future.

 

 

I worked here for over twenty years paying SSO. When retired I needed to choose between pension or Healthcare provided by the SSO. I needed the yellow house book to apply for HC.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Despite what old threads state. 

A pink card will not suffice for various things such as renewal TDL

 

When are you requested to produce pp. 

Mine takes me everywhere and was accepted by the drivers license people.

5 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

2 hours ago, oldcpu said:

So in general, IMHO, unless one has some specific examples, the Pink ID is not worth the effort. However for some of us there are exceptions..

Really good post. 

Clear and detailed. 

 

The threads and debates have gone round in circles for years on this - with exception on the 'unhinged' bias some display the general consensus is...

 

- The Yellow Book is useful in many circumstances and adds a layer of convenience.

- Obtaining the Yellow Book involves a lot of leg work in many cases (which puts a lot of people off)

- The Pink ID is not needed - but its good to have as a form of ID and adds a layer of convenience. 

- There is nothing that the above (Pink ID or Yellow Book) can do that cannot be achieved with other means.

 

- It adds a layer of time and cost saving - thats all - but for many who have them - its proven handy (but not essential).

 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, hereforgood said:

No my friend from the US bought a condo here went down to City Hall had to jump through a few hoops but he now holds a yellow book as well as a pink card all in his name. There's a lot of arguments about having these and not having these all I can say is I haven't had a yellow book or a pink card I've lived here 22 years I bought condos I bought vehicles motorbikes I did a lot of work had a work permit. The yellow book and pink card were never needed for anything that I did in all the years I've been here others swear by them so flip a coin.

If you owned condos then you had blue books. That is better than a yellow book where you are a tenant. You could have easily gotten an ID card.

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Despite what old threads state. 

A pink card will not suffice for various things such as renewal TDL

Beg to differ.

I obtained my first 2 year licences and 2 subsequent 5 year licences, as well as purchasing and registering 2 motor vehicles and 3 motorcycles with nothing more than my Yellow Tabien Baan and pink Thai ID card. I expect to do exactly the same in Feb 2026 when I apply for the 3rd 5 year licences.

6 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

I have a Non O, Retirement, have signed a 12 month contract for a room... I meet all but one requirement for the "Pink" card...question, how do I get my name on the Yellow house book, has anyone else gone through this...

 

First and foremost, you must have the permission of the person named as 'Head of Household' in the Blue house book to use their address for registration. They have to attend with you to sign the consent application form.

Original Documents.
1.   Passport.
2.   Certified (Embassy) copy of your Passport, translated into Thai, then the certified copy and Thai translation legalized by the Legalisation department of Thailand's MFA.
3.   Certified Embassy copy of your birth certificate, with names of Mother and Father, translated into Thai, then the certified copy and Thai translation legalized by the Legalisation department of Thailand's MFA.
4.   2nd Passport Photo for application form.
5.   House owners Blue book and ID card.
Copies.
1.   Passport Home Page.
2.   Passport page of current Visa or Extension.
3.   House owners Tabien Baan (signed with contact number)
4.   House owners ID card (signed with contact number)

You should first check the exact requirements with your local Amphoe office, as requirements can vary throughout Provinces within Thailand.

After successfully obtaining your Yellow Tabien Baan, the Amphoe should then also issue your (pink)  ID card for foreigners, after taking a thumb print and photo.

The Yellow Tabien Baan and ID card should be issued FOC, although some amphoes charge a small administration fee.

 

Note: Requirements can vary from each Amphoe office.
The above information is for general guidance only and you should first check with your local Amphoe for their personal requirements.

34 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

 

First and foremost, you must have the permission of the person named as 'Head of Household' in the Blue house book to use their address for registration. They have to attend with you to sign the consent application form.

 

 

That brings back memories.

 

My Thai wife owns a house in Phuket that she rents out.  Her non-Thai tenant (they have a work-Visa) knew of a fellow expat who obtained a Yellow Book and Pink-ID, and her tenant too wanted to get one.  My wife being 'Head of the Household' in the Bluebook (as she rents the place) had to go with the tenant as part of the yellowbook/pink-ID application process. 

 

Her tenant was successful.  After that there was no denying my wife - she insisted I get  a Yellowbook and Pink-ID too.  What for? The wife has spoken. lol !!   Didn't matter.  ... Anyway, to keep the peace in the family,  eventually I did get one, but as I noted, from my perspective the process a PIA.  In my case I own the condo - my wife went with me to help translate (and she had been thru the process before with her tenant).    It was only over a decade later, that the yellow-book/pink-ID actually became useful enough (where nothing else would suffice) due to some non-common financial issues I had.    Else, for myself, other than those financial aspects, it was not worth the effort.  Still, as the saying goes 'your mileage may vary' (YMMV).

 

In life, one never knows. 

 

Best wishes to the OP in their efforts.

44 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

4 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Despite what old threads state. 

A pink card will not suffice for various things such as renewal TDL

Beg to differ.

I obtained my first 2 year licences and 2 subsequent 5 year licences, as well as purchasing and registering 2 motor vehicles and 3 motorcycles with nothing more than my Yellow Tabien Baan and pink Thai ID card. I expect to do exactly the same in Feb 2026 when I apply for the 3rd 5 year licences.

 

Indeed - there's always a lot of debate around this because typical to Thailand there is no consistency.

 

For example: DLT Chonburi does not accept the Pink ID and Yellow Book as proof of address.

The DLT Area 3 Bangkok (Phrakhanong) - does.

 

2 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

If you owned condos then you had blue books. That is better than a yellow book where you are a tenant. You could have easily gotten an ID card.

 

You will have a blue book when you own a condo, but your name will not be in it, because foreigners can't be added to a blue book

13 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

You will have a blue book when you own a condo, but your name will not be in it, because foreigners can't be added to a blue book

 

I believe that mostly correct - although I think < not sure > that if one is a Permanent Resident to Thailand, one can in that case have one's name in the Blue Book if they own a condo.  Albeit, as noted, I am not certain.  

 

Its a bit of a moot point, as very few have permanent residency status.

I have had my yellow book for quite a few years now , got it in the Thaksin era ,

when if you had a yellow book you could get free medical treatment ,just like

a Thai ,unfortunately  it was dropped when a new government came into power,

 

To get a pink card I needed two witnesses who know you (Thais), it was easy too

get at the time ,although I think in some places in Thailand they don't want to,

and make up excuses not to do it, I think in many years I have only had use for

the pink card once , setting up a new pin number for ATM machine , the clerk 

tried my passport number, driving licenses number , account number ,none

would work , then I remembered the pink card , the only other thing i had with

a number on , and that worked ,  you don't need to be married to get yellow

book or pink card , good luck

 

regards worgeordie