Thai Driving License and Residence Certificate

[Briandajew]

I applied to immigration a couple of weeks back and recieved (with no charge) a residence certificate which I believe I need for a renewal of a 5 year driving licence (which has actually expired 5 years ago)

The question is, will they keep the original certificate or will they accept a copy? Reason being, I need the certificate (original) to apply for my Yellow Tabian Baan next week.

The Amphur wants the original certificate for the residence book, which once granted can be used as proof of residence... i.e used to apply for a driving license.

I have however heard from a few farangs that even if you have the yellow book, the driving licensing office STILL want a residence certificate from your embassy or immigration..................anyone know the full story? (I am applying in Chiang Mai)

Also, due to the 5 year lapse on renewing the old license, do I need to take some sort of test? Last time I applied they only wanted the medical certificate and gave me a colour blindness test. (I had to show my UK license and got a 1 year temporary license, then a 5 year one which I sadly forgot to renew!)

Info appreciated!

[JAS21]

No idea about the rest but why not copy the Resident Letter on a good quality colour printer.

[thaibeachlovers]

I used the yellow house book to get a driving licence, as it was going to take too long to get the residence cert. Don't know about in C M office.

Definitely need a Dr cert and they will do the rest of the tests at the driving licence place.

[Rsquared]

Like all paperwork, we are subjected to forward to those in office:

Make more than you think is required "copies", sign them, and show them with the original.

You do not have to surrender the original document, so long as the person you are dealing with can see the copy and original at the same time (together).

Cheers.

[seajae]

they will want to see the original and then accept a copy of it along with your passport, visa and doctors test(they will need to site your UK drivers licence as well), you will have to do all the funny tests again, depth perception, colour tests/stop go test and possibly a perifial vision colour test. Hopefully they wont make you start back on a 1 year licence, good luck.

[Briandajew]

I used the yellow house book to get a driving licence, as it was going to take too long to get the residence cert. Don't know about in C M office.

Definitely need a Dr cert and they will do the rest of the tests at the driving licence place.

Were you able to use just the yellow book? I heard that even if you have that they still want the letter from immigration

[Briandajew]

they will want to see the original and then accept a copy of it, you will have to do all the funny tests again, depth perception, colour tests/stop go test and possibly a perifial vision colour test. Hopefully they wont make you start back on a 1 year licence, good luck.

Do I need to pass all the Thai driving skills like passing on the inside, flashing my headlights right up the arse of the car in front, putting on my hazard lights to indicate I am going stright ahead? Do they even have a simple highway code? Maybe a bottle of Lao Kao before the test,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a left flash and a right flash of my indicators to aknowledge another <deleted> buddy in a ten wheeler?

[Briandajew]

they will want to see the original and then accept a copy of it along with your passport, visa and doctors test(they will need to site your UK drivers licence as well), you will have to do all the funny tests again, depth perception, colour tests/stop go test and possibly a perifial vision colour test. Hopefully they wont make you start back on a 1 year licence, good luck.

I have been busy with Photoshop, however, it is taking a bit of time to get the stamp from immigration in the correct position!

[seajae]

Just stating what I needed to do for my 5 year license this year, what you do is up to you, you could always take a dump on their desk to let then know how you feel about them......

[Briandajew]

Just stating what I needed to do for my 5 year license this year, what you do is up to you, you could always take a dump on their desk to let then know how you feel about them......

Cheers, I just don't want to end up with them taking the original residence certificate at the Ampur and leaving up Sh^t creek when I go for my license - If they would accept a copy then that is fine, no problem showing the original, but these government agencies have a habit of just keeping everything. They just love my UK driving license, it is the old A4 paper version, after 30 years it is held together with scotch tape and a bit of good luck...you can barely photo coopy it! it looks like 16 business cards stitched together with brown glue...

[seajae]

mate, I have a full heavy licence in Australia plus bike, got the bike and car licence no worries but the old bastard that does the truck licences wanted to be paid before he would let me get one and do a driving test, he found out not all farangs are easy pickings, I told hoim where he could put his truck licence.

[Briandajew]

they will want to see the original and then accept a copy of it along with your passport, visa and doctors test(they will need to site your UK drivers licence as well), you will have to do all the funny tests again, depth perception, colour tests/stop go test and possibly a perifial vision colour test. Hopefully they wont make you start back on a 1 year licence, good luck.

Cheers, I hope I can just get the 5 year again....it appears that in the latest Thai driving test (Practical) you have to actually be able to park a car withing 20cm of the kerb without killing any pedestrians or onlookers! a major challenge no doubt!

[seajae]

Just stating what I needed to do for my 5 year license this year, what you do is up to you, you could always take a dump on their desk to let then know how you feel about them......

Cheers, I just don't want to end up with them taking the original residence certificate at the Ampur and leaving up Sh^t creek when I go for my license - If they would accept a copy then that is fine, no problem showing the original, but these government agencies have a habit of just keeping everything. They just love my UK driving license, it is the old A4 paper version, after 30 years it is held together with scotch tape and a bit of good luck...you can barely photo coopy it! it looks like 16 business cards stitched together with brown glue...

I was lucky, I was in Australia earlier this year and got my licence renewed so it was the latest photo licence for the next 10 years, unfortunately the car/bike licencing are seperate to truck, bastards want big dollars in envelopes to get it which I refuse to pay them. Havent had a paper one for bloody years now, is it still current.

[seajae]

Just asked the wife, she reckons you will go back onto the 5 year one no problems, hope she is right

[Briandajew]

mate, I have a full heavy licence in Australia plus bike, got the bike and car licence no worries but the old bastard that does the truck licences wanted to be paid before he would let me get one and do a driving test, he found out not all farangs are easy pickings, I told hoim where he could put his truck licence.

But the burning question is, could you drive like a Thai? Could you "NOT" multi task? Could you sit at a green traffic light for 15 seconds completely oblivious to the rest of the queue despite the honking horns before you decided to actually move.

Were you able to pull away from a junction with 3 times the maximum load on your vehicle?

Do you drive a Mazda Familia?

Does it reach 25 MPH

Does it reach 25 MPH with 5 tonnes of shit in the back?

Do you sit in the right hand lane doing 40KMH completely oblivious to all of the other drivers that hate you and your shit fuc_king Mazda Familia blocking everyone in...do you not understand that you piss people off everyday, every minute you are on the road you are a fuc_king menace..do you understand?

Does it blow out enough smoke to gas 6 million Jews in Auschwitz?

Does the engine run on wood or coal?

Does the vehicle remain in the fast lane running on coal, belching out smoke, gassing 6 million, with 5 tonnes of shit in the back at 25 mph? Do you poke your hand out of the window to indicate a right turn or do you have one of your passengers who normally sits on the roof do it for you?

Do you generally stop the car on any old highway, and get your cock out and take a piss in front of all passing traffic...some of these questions need to be asked at the Thai driving test!

Do you stop where the pavement is red and white and block all traffic just because your lazy wife cannot be arsed to walk 5 metres?...I know it is a terrible thing for any Thai people to actually walk somewhere... they would rather sit in a taxi for two hours and pay than get off their asses and walk 10 feet!

Somehow in my bones..I feel yet another ban for a month or two coming my way... like a little Christmas Gift!

[Briandajew]

Just asked the wife, she reckons you will go back onto the 5 year one no problems, hope she is right

I hope so! I will post the result next week! Cheers anyway!