Becoming thai citizen if married to thai girl/man

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“A foreign woman married to a Thai man doesn’t automatically get Thai citizenship, but she can apply for it if she wants to. If her husband’s name appears on a Phuket house registration form for a home in Phuket, she can submit a request to the Phuket Provincial Police Station.

Foreign men may also apply for Thai citizenship, but only after having carried a residence permit for five years or more. Income, tax payment records, and other necessary documents are reviewed as part of the application process. ”

Tuesday, September 23, 2003  Pol Sen Sgt Maj Suraphan Suphachaiwat, Central Bureau of Investigation, Royal Thai Police, Bangkok.  

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“The Constitution Court has asked the government to consider if foreign men should have the right to Thai citizenship if they marry Thai women.

Noppadol Hengcharoen, secretary-general of the Office of the Constitution Court, said the court asked the Foreign Ministry and the National Security Council to consider the matter in light of the fact that foreign women are granted citizenship under the same circumstances.

The Ombudsman asked the court to decide if Article 9 of the 1965 Nationality Act contradicts Article 30 of the Constitution. Article 9 of the Nationality Act allows foreign women to become citizens if they marry Thai men. But it prohibits foreign men from the same privilege. Article 30 of the Constitution guarantees sex equality. No decision on the request has yet been reported. ”

Thursday, September 25, 2003  Report in The Nation, June 18, 2003.