Thai Citizenship

[pahonyontinsoi24]

Hello everybody,

A question! Í'm 18 years old and I'm living in the Netherlands.

My mother came to the Netherlands in 1987 she took the Dutch citizenship.

My question is is that I would like to know if it is possible to have a Thai passport/citizenshap (double nationality).

My mum can take her Thai passport back..

But how about me..?

Is it possible does anybody know this?

Thanks,

PahonyontinSoi24Yaek8

[tamsom]

Anyone born to a Thai national is a Thai citizen. There are no rules that I am aware of that prohibit dual nationality. Please feel calm and in control of your situation. We will see you in the near future in the Thai passport line at cobra swamp airport.

Edited February 25, 2008 by tamsom

[sbk]

Samran's posts from another thread may help answer your questions:

The child is a Thai national by birth, and is eligble to apply for a Thai BC and passport, so long as the mother still has her ID card and house registration. He current Thai passport would be useul too.

IF bubs was born in the UK, the Thai embassy in London is going to be the only place for you to get the paperwork done as they are responsible for recording the births of Thai nationals born in the UK. Equally, bubs was born in Italy, the Thai embassy in Rome are going to have to process the paperwork.

The link below is to a table which has been produced by the Thai Embassy in Washington DC. As you will see, it clearly states that a baby born outside to Thailand to at least one Thai parent is Thai, regardless of marital status.

http://www.thaiembdc.org/consular/con_info...htm#nationality

I shall also direct you this site which is the English Translation of the Thai nationality law. Again, it states simply, that a child born to at least one parent is Thai. There is no stipulation that the parents need to be married. As you can see, Chapter 1, Section 7, part 1 deals specifically and simply with the issue of who gets Thai nationality and who doesn't.

http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/THAILAND&...onality_Act.htm

Recommend you go back to the embassy armed with this evidence, the wifes Thai ID, house registration (or at least a copy) and her Thai passport.

If the junior official at the front desk says it isn't possible, demand to speak to the first secretary responsible for the consular section.

Be polite, but firm.

It will change the paperwork. The birth certificate says the child is UK/Italian. So how can Thai Embassy issue a passport? Add the fact this is not a married couple and normal bureaucratic issues and you get a mixture for an extreme merry-go-round of paperwork I suspect.

It doesn't/shouldn't matter what the Italian issued birth certificate says as it has very little bearing on the overall paperwork.

ALL Thai's born overseas are issued with a seperate Thai birth certificate - one specifically for Thai nationals born outside the Kingdom. This is always in addition to the locally issued BC. To get the overseas issued Thai BC, at least one parent has to establish their right to Thai nationality (ie via ID card, thai passport, house registration). The overseas Thai BC is substantially different to the one you would be issued if you were born inside the kingdom. The former can only be issued by Thai embassies to Thai's born in the country that the embassy is responsible for, the latter can only be issued by the Thai Ampur (municipality) you were born in.

Once you have the overseas issued Thai BC, then all things follow after that. The Thai passport can then be issued by the embassy. Upon returning to Thailand, the BC and passport will be needed to put the childs name on the Tabieen Baan. Once on the Tabieen Baan, the ID card can then be issued. But, literally speaking, the embassy-issued Thai Birth Certificates are the "keys to the kingdom", the first step for all subsequent bits of paper one needs ulitmately to live and work full time in Thailand.

[pahonyontinsoi24]

Thank you all!

[palusa]

Thank you all!

Hi guys, does anyone here know how to get a UK born Thai mothered son (6 years old), Thai nationality over here in Thailand, My son was born in the UK has a UK passport obviously but i would like to make him a Thai national and get him a Thai passport as we live over here.

Regards Palusa

[lopburi3]

Believe the first step is a Thai birth certificate from the Thai Embassy in country of birth. You should be able to find information with a search as full details have been posted. In general it seems to be easier if you do this before move to Thailand but believe it is still possible.

[palusa]

Believe the first step is a Thai birth certificate from the Thai Embassy in country of birth. You should be able to find information with a search as full details have been posted. In general it seems to be easier if you do this before move to Thailand but believe it is still possible.

Thanks Lopburi,

I did search by the way and got directed to 2 download sites that unfortunately did not work, maybe they were too old as they were from 2003, however, maybe the wording i used for the search was not righ, would appreciate any direction though, have been using the services of one of the sponsors but i dont seem to be getting a lot of contact back from them, so any advice would be gratefully recieved.

Regards Palusa

[lopburi3]

Although a lot of the information will be in off-topic locations expect if you search "citizenship" or some such terms in this forum threads with good information may be found. There is also a guide pinned in the useful information at the top of this page that deals with citizenship http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=121353

[palusa]

Although a lot of the information will be in off-topic locations expect if you search "citizenship" or some such terms in this forum threads with good information may be found. There is also a guide pinned in the useful information at the top of this page that deals with citizenship http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=121353

Once again thank you Lopburi

Palusa

[palusa]

Although a lot of the information will be in off-topic locations expect if you search "citizenship" or some such terms in this forum threads with good information may be found. There is also a guide pinned in the useful information at the top of this page that deals with citizenship http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=121353

Once again thank you Lopburi

Palusa

Sorry Lopburi this was of no use to me but thanks for trying, this related to a guy who was an adult could speak fluent Thai, resident ect. my son is 6, Autistic, no mother and cant speak at all. Thats why i need the help.

Palusa

[lopburi3]

That link is 10 pages of posts - I suspect there will be information in it.

[sbk]

There are several threads in the family forum about how to get citizenship for one's baby:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=132841

Just Had A Baby Boy

what to do next please about duel nationalty uk

Baby's Citizenship If Born In Usa?

Thai Passport For Luk Krung Child

Passport + Birth Registraion

Assuming your child's mother was a Thai national and listed as such on the birth certificate then it depends on where you want to get the passport/citizenship?

[palusa]

There are several threads in the family forum about how to get citizenship for one's baby:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=132841

Just Had A Baby Boy

what to do next please about duel nationalty uk

Baby's Citizenship If Born In Usa?

Thai Passport For Luk Krung Child

Passport + Birth Registraion

Assuming your child's mother was a Thai national and listed as such on the birth certificate then it depends on where you want to get the passport/citizenship?

Thank you very much, at last I got a lead to what I wanted, Yeh his mum is Thai but she doesnt live with us anymore.

Regards and thanks

Palusa