Citizenship or residency

[nicelee808]

Hi all,

My wife's sister told me that if you remain in Thailand longer than 20 years you will be able to get permanent stay, I am wondering if anybody else knows anything about this.

regards

[Jingthing]

No, there is no such thing as automatic permanent residency ONLY based on total years living Thailand. Not 5, not 10, not 20, not 100 ...

[ubonjoe]

There is no such thing.

[Briggsy]

Who told your wife's sister?

[ubonjoe]

Off topic post and a reply to it removed.

[Jasun]

It's just an old wive's sister's tale.

[Jingthing]

It's easy to imagine how such a myth gets started. The few f-rangs who do get Thai citizenship tend to be the more very long term stayers, but there is indeed of course no direct connection.

[Briggsy]

I rather imagine this is a "Chinese Whispers" thing that started out as somebody relating to a Thai friend that very long-term overstayers in most European countries are allowed to stay permanently under various amnesty conventions.

It is totally untrue what the OP's wife's sister claims any way.

[nicelee808]

what a shame, would've been nice if it was true.

Thanks all

[NHJ]

sweet dreams are made of these

[nicelee808]

sweet dreams are made of these

Who am I to disagree