ungu Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 My wife and I are not Thai, but our son was born in Thailand 6 months ago, and he already has a Thai birth certificate. I am aware that Thai nationality requires one of the parent to be Thai. So, I am not asking for Thai nationality, my son already got his nationality (and passport) from my country. What I am curious about is whether my son can get a Thai passport just because of the fact that he was born in Thailand. If yes, where should I go to apply for one? Immigration office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Sorry. Only if born before 1974. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 My wife and I are not Thai, but our son was born in Thailand 6 months ago, and he already has a Thai birth certificate.I am aware that Thai nationality requires one of the parent to be Thai. So, I am not asking for Thai nationality, my son already got his nationality (and passport) from my country. What I am curious about is whether my son can get a Thai passport just because of the fact that he was born in Thailand. If yes, where should I go to apply for one? Immigration office? One needs to be a Thai national to be issued with a Thai passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ungu Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 I thought so too, but some of my Thai neighbors gave comments that my son is a Thai citizen and he can even buy a land here. Thanks for the answers, now I'm sure that passport = nationality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momosan Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) Correct me if I'm wrong but one of the prerequisites of even being considered a Thai national is having an entry in a house registration book which should happen soon after birth. From there everything else can happen (ID card, national health card, passport, draft (for males), and so on). Edited September 20, 2009 by momosan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurasianthai Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 What I am curious about is whether my son can get a Thai passport just because of the fact that he was born in Thailand. No. But if he was born in the US, he would be American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Correct me if I'm wrong but one of the prerequisites of even being considered a Thai national is having an entry in a house registration book which should happen soon after birth. From there everything else can happen (ID card, national health card, passport, draft (for males), and so on). The first requisit is that one of your parents is Thai at the time of your birth. All else is simply a matter of registration of your nationality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 unless one of the parents was a Thai citizen, or both parents who are foreign nationals also had PR in thailand, then the answer is no, unfortunately. The Thai birth certificate will also say as much. Unless your child has 'Thai' written as its nationality on the birth certificate, it is not a Thai citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel2003 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I thought so too, but some of my Thai neighbors gave comments that my son is a Thai citizen and he can even buy a land here.Thanks for the answers, now I'm sure that passport = nationality. Your Thai neighbors do not know (and nobody here wants to know) about the 100s of 1000s of people born and raised here in Thailand, whom are already adults, but are not entitled to a citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outrage Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Similar question. My wife is Thai. We live in the U.S. and have a 16yr old that was born in the U.S. What do we need to do to get him registered as a Thai citizen and get him a Thai passport and ID card. Can we do everything at the Thai embassy in the U.S. or is this going to require a trip to Thailand? I assume we'll need: his birth certificate, passport picture(s), our marriage certificate, my wife's passport/ID. Anything else? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 The basic building block is a Thai birth certificate and you obtain that from the Consulate using proof of wife nationality and US birth certificate (but don't know the exact paperwork trail). There is one other factor and that is a male must register for national service in Thailand so if he enters Thailand in the next few years that could come into play. The ID card can only be obtained in Thailand and after name listed on a home register in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outrage Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Thank you for the very detailed information. I think we have all the paperwork and will now need to make a trip to the Los Angeles Thai embassy. At what ages are boys required to enter the military and at what age does this stop being a requirement? And if he is living in the U.S. will he need to submit proof or request a waiver? How does this all work? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Thank you for the very detailed information. I think we have all the paperwork and will now need to make a trip to the Los Angeles Thai embassy.At what ages are boys required to enter the military and at what age does this stop being a requirement? And if he is living in the U.S. will he need to submit proof or request a waiver? How does this all work? Thanks in advance! They can volunteer at 18. Call up is officially age 20 for the 'lucky' lottery winners. Living abroad permanently is generally accepted for deferrment of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 My nephew was an army cadet at his Thai high school and I believe this also counts as deferment from being applicable from national service for those living in Thailand although I stand to be corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outrage Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 The "lucky" winners, eh! Yea, real lucky. OK, it starts at 20 years old. At what age do they stop being in the lottery pool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Stops at 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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