I would like to 'Register' with the British Embassy, as a Brit. living in Thailand. It would seem that their online registration system is out of order presently. Anyone else 'registered' recently?

If you drop in they will give you the form to complete.

Otherwise try an e-mail or a fax.

I would like to 'Register' with the British Embassy, as a Brit. living in Thailand. It would seem that their online registration system is out of order presently. Anyone else 'registered' recently?

What are the benefits of doing this?

I asked a guy I know who works at the HC here in Singapore and he said most do not bother.

^ If you want a 'Certificate of Residence', then a pre-requisite is registration, according to their website.

Ok, I have an email from the Embassy. Just fill in the details & send back to them.

Edited December 19, 200718 yr by Property

I would like to 'Register' with the British Embassy, as a Brit. living in Thailand. It would seem that their online registration system is out of order presently. Anyone else 'registered' recently?

I registered a few months ago using the form you mention.

As for benefits - well you need to be registered with them to get a letter proving residency (for driving license and car ownership if you are not on immigration's books because of the visa you have), but that's maybe it. Others might also see it as a way that your government can keep tabs on you for whatever reasons.

If things go pear shaped in the country the embassy knows where you are

and how to contact you for evacuation.

Remember all those ships sent to Lebanon last year, to evacuate people...........

If things go pear shaped in the country the embassy knows where you are

and how to contact you for evacuation.

During a coup in the early 1990's I was living in Yanawa district. The natives were running amok around Sathorn & fearing for my safety I called the Embassy. I requested a helicopter come & pick me up & ship me into the Embassy compound. After the person on the other end of the phone stopped laughing, they advised me to buy a big box of dried noodles & hold up in my apartment til things blew over, which I did.