My wife and I asked about what is needed when she applies for her passport (with my last name) while we were getting my affirmation stamped at the ministry and the answer was 'just you id card, and you marriage certifivate will be needed. Photos will be taken here and the passport fee is 1000 baht'

Today she phoned me (from the ministry) to tell me that she couldn't get her passport because they are now saying she has to get her id card changed first - which involves going all the way up to her home province of sukothai.

Is there any more convient way around this that anyone knows of? And if not, others be warned that the id card must be done first (unless maybe you get the first woman we spoke to)

My wife and I asked about what is needed when she applies for her passport (with my last name) while we were getting my affirmation stamped at the ministry and the answer was 'just you id card, and you marriage certifivate will be needed.  Photos will be taken here and the passport fee is 1000 baht'

  Today she phoned me (from the ministry) to tell me that she couldn't get her passport because they are now saying she has to get her id card changed first - which involves going all the way up to her home province of sukothai.

  Is there any more convient way around this that anyone knows of?  And if not, others be warned that the id card must be done first (unless maybe you get the first woman we spoke to)

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It is regulation in Thailand that any change of name be done so within 6 weeks.

so they are correct you only need a Thai ID card to apply for a passport,

providing you wish the passport to be in her maiden name,so she will have

to travel to home province to change to your surname.

NB

Change of name in the ID card first a man with a plan.

She can actually keep her old passport if she wishes and just get a certified change of name sticker attached to the back of the information page on her passport. My wife did this and found it easier than getting a new passport, she also liked the idea of having several stamps and visas from other countries still in her passport.

My wife and I asked about what is needed when she applies for her passport (with my last name) while we were getting my affirmation stamped at the ministry and the answer was 'just you id card, and you marriage certifivate will be needed.  Photos will be taken here and the passport fee is 1000 baht'

  Today she phoned me (from the ministry) to tell me that she couldn't get her passport because they are now saying she has to get her id card changed first - which involves going all the way up to her home province of sukothai.

  Is there any more convient way around this that anyone knows of?  And if not, others be warned that the id card must be done first (unless maybe you get the first woman we spoke to)

It is regulation in Thailand that any change of name be done so within 6 weeks.

so they are correct you only need a Thai ID card to apply for a passport,

providing you wish the passport to be in her maiden name,so she will have

to travel to home province to change to your surname.

NB

If that is the regulation then my wife and I are extremely fortutnate, we went to tje Amphur Office more than a year after we were married and changed her ID Catd and Tabien Bahn.

She wanted to change before the birth of our son.

We are going to BKK at the beginning of March and intend to change the name in her passport then.

If she needs to go back to her home then the rules have changed. We got ours done well after 6 weeks and did it locally.

The endorsement in the passport is good advice. Especially if she has travelled before. Let's the embassy know that she was granted a visa previuosly and returned with no problems.

Apart from that though, as to the initial posting, yes she does need to change her ID first, that is where it all starts.