Hi.

Im Bobby, im Mixed Race.

My Mother is Thai, and was born in Thailand, My Father is English - My Mam lives here in England for over 20 years with me and my dad.

I Have family in Thailand, including my Mams Brothers and Sisters (My Uncle's and Aunties) as well as my Step-Brothers

Im 18 Years of age, how would i be able to get a Thai Visa? as im hoping to move there for longer than a month in the future.

any help would be great. Thank You. and i hope that makes sense any questions feel free to ask!

You are Thai so should be able to get a Thai Passport.

Enquire at the Thai Embassy in London.

You are Thai so should be able to get a Thai Passport.

Enquire at the Thai Embassy in London.

Im seen as "British" though as i was born in Britain?

would i be able to apply for a FULL Thai visa, meaning i can come and go from Thailand when i please?!?

Because your mother is Thai, you are also Thai, as well as being British

So, you can claim your Thai citizenship through the Thai embassy in the UK and be issued with a Thai passport enabling you to enter Thailand without any immigration restrictions at all.

If you didn't want to do that just yet, wanted to travel to Thailand on your British passport, and stay for more than the 30 days you will be allowed without a visa, you should apply for a tourist visa from the Thai embassy.

A single entry will give you 60 days. A double entry will give you 2x60 days (you will have to cross a border and come back again to activate the second 60 day entry) and a triple entry will give you one more of those opportunities. They are currently £25 per entry I believe.

Because your mother is Thai, you are also Thai, as well as being British

So, you can claim your Thai citizenship through the Thai embassy in the UK and be issued with a Thai passport enabling you to enter Thailand without any immigration restrictions at all.

If you didn't want to do that just yet, wanted to travel to Thailand on your British passport, and stay for more than the 30 days you will be allowed without a visa, you should apply for a tourist visa from the Thai embassy.

A single entry will give you 60 days. A double entry will give you 2x60 days (you will have to cross a border and come back again to activate the second 60 day entry) and a triple entry will give you one more of those opportunities. They are currently £25 per entry I believe.

Right Thank You.

The best idea would be to get a FULL THAI PASSPORT i think.

how long do they take? what do i need to get one? ect and how much are they do you know??

Because your mother is Thai, you are also Thai, as well as being British

So, you can claim your Thai citizenship through the Thai embassy in the UK and be issued with a Thai passport enabling you to enter Thailand without any immigration restrictions at all.

If you didn't want to do that just yet, wanted to travel to Thailand on your British passport, and stay for more than the 30 days you will be allowed without a visa, you should apply for a tourist visa from the Thai embassy.

A single entry will give you 60 days. A double entry will give you 2x60 days (you will have to cross a border and come back again to activate the second 60 day entry) and a triple entry will give you one more of those opportunities. They are currently £25 per entry I believe.

Right Thank You.

The best idea would be to get a FULL THAI PASSPORT i think.

how long do they take? what do i need to get one? ect and how much are they do you know??

I don't think they cost much. It's not the passport itself really, they are just travel documents. What you need to do is to contact the Thai embassy in London and ask them how to go about claiming your Thai citizenship. They will need things like your birth certificate, documents to prove your mother's Thai citzenship etc. ect.

They will be able to tell you exactly what's required.

How are your Thai language skills? It might be an idea to have mum handy when you call them. http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/

Another thing to bear in mind, if you are intending to move there permanently, and you are male, is national service. You can be conscripted into the army for two years after the age of 20. Which sounds quite severe, but the money is better than working in a bar

My nephew has recently started his stint and is enjoying his new M16, the boots, not so much!

Because your mother is Thai, you are also Thai, as well as being British

So, you can claim your Thai citizenship through the Thai embassy in the UK and be issued with a Thai passport enabling you to enter Thailand without any immigration restrictions at all.

If you didn't want to do that just yet, wanted to travel to Thailand on your British passport, and stay for more than the 30 days you will be allowed without a visa, you should apply for a tourist visa from the Thai embassy.

A single entry will give you 60 days. A double entry will give you 2x60 days (you will have to cross a border and come back again to activate the second 60 day entry) and a triple entry will give you one more of those opportunities. They are currently £25 per entry I believe.

Right Thank You.

The best idea would be to get a FULL THAI PASSPORT i think.

how long do they take? what do i need to get one? ect and how much are they do you know??

I don't think they cost much. It's not the passport itself really, they are just travel documents. What you need to do is to contact the Thai embassy in London and ask them how to go about claiming your Thai citizenship. They will need things like your birth certificate, documents to prove your mother's Thai citzenship etc. ect.

They will be able to tell you exactly what's required.

How are your Thai language skills? It might be an idea to have mum handy when you call them. http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/

Another thing to bear in mind, if you are intending to move there permanently, and you are male, is national service. You can be conscripted into the army for two years after the age of 20. Which sounds quite severe, but the money is better than working in a bar

My nephew has recently started his stint and is enjoying his new M16, the boots, not so much!

Thank You! What would they need on my mam's behalf do you know??

and thanks again.

I Don't know any Thai so best my mam spoke! haha!

Thats why Pattaya, as there is alot of English speaking and alot of the bars are run by English!

well i want to move and do like a 6Month stint each year in Thailand, would i still have to do service? and is it hard??

and ohh good luck to him!!

Because your mother is Thai, you are also Thai, as well as being British

So, you can claim your Thai citizenship through the Thai embassy in the UK and be issued with a Thai passport enabling you to enter Thailand without any immigration restrictions at all.

If you didn't want to do that just yet, wanted to travel to Thailand on your British passport, and stay for more than the 30 days you will be allowed without a visa, you should apply for a tourist visa from the Thai embassy.

A single entry will give you 60 days. A double entry will give you 2x60 days (you will have to cross a border and come back again to activate the second 60 day entry) and a triple entry will give you one more of those opportunities. They are currently £25 per entry I believe.

Right Thank You.

The best idea would be to get a FULL THAI PASSPORT i think.

how long do they take? what do i need to get one? ect and how much are they do you know??

I don't think they cost much. It's not the passport itself really, they are just travel documents. What you need to do is to contact the Thai embassy in London and ask them how to go about claiming your Thai citizenship. They will need things like your birth certificate, documents to prove your mother's Thai citzenship etc. ect.

They will be able to tell you exactly what's required.

How are your Thai language skills? It might be an idea to have mum handy when you call them. http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/

Another thing to bear in mind, if you are intending to move there permanently, and you are male, is national service. You can be conscripted into the army for two years after the age of 20. Which sounds quite severe, but the money is better than working in a bar

My nephew has recently started his stint and is enjoying his new M16, the boots, not so much!

Thank You! What would they need on my mam's behalf do you know??

and thanks again.

I Don't know any Thai so best my mam spoke! haha!

Thats why Pattaya, as there is alot of English speaking and alot of the bars are run by English!

well i want to move and do like a 6Month stint each year in Thailand, would i still have to do service? and is it hard??

and ohh good luck to him!!

I'm not sure exactly what they would need from your mum, but it would be something that proves her Thai citizenship, like her ID card, or passport (even if it's expired) get her to give them a call. They will speak English, so you can do it too, but they might start talking about Thai documentation which mum would know about but you might not, so maybe best to have her nearby There will be paperwork. The Thai authorities love paperwork! photocopies of things, signatures etc.etc.

Unless you're moving there permanently, there's no need to worry too much about the army stuff, I imagine it does involve being shouted at quite a bit, and probably messing about in the woods, climbing up things, and mud. Armies like mud.And shouting.

Thanks for the good luck wishes, he's doing fine. He must like being shouted at, I'll give it a try when I see him next

Ahh Thank You! I'll make sure i get in touch with them soon! im not wanting to go till like the end of summer, maybe october, if at all at the moment all relies on a Job, i think (Unless plans change!)

Ahh thank you, my mam shouts alot so im use to it! hahah!

and good, glad he's doing well!! have you been Thailand before!?!

You will first need to register your birth at the embassy. You can apply for the passport at the same time which can take as much as 2 months to get. See: http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/191

If you don't want to wait that long you could get a single entry non immigrant O visa as a returning Thai national. You would just need to show your birth certificate and proof that you mother is Thai. Then if you wanted to stay longer than the 90 entry the visa allows you could apply for a one year extension of stay at immigration with the same proof you showed for the visa.

You are probably considered a "dual national" because of your Thai mother.

Therefore you are eligible for a Thai passport.

It does not matter if you were born in Thailand or not, having one parent that is Thai now (for some years actually) means you are considered a Thai national.

There are a number of "dual nationals" on this forum that sometimes post on this forum.

Hopefully one of them will answer your post and can give you detailed information on exactly what you need to get your Thai passport.

The advantage of a Thai passport to enter into Thailand is that as a Thai you do not need a visa to enter Thailand.

The usual procedure is for a dual national to enter Thailand on his or her Thai passport, and to enter the U.K. on their "British" passport.

That means you need to have and carry both passports.

It is also possible to enter on your U.K. passport with a visa for Thailand.

Then you can go to the passport office in Thailand, verify your Thai nationality, from your Thai mother's records, and then you can be issued a Thai passport here in Thailand.

If you enter on your U.K. passport, then get a Thai passport here, you will need to exit Thailand on that same U.K. passport you entered on.

Then you reenter using your new Thai passport as any Thai would.

From then on you use your Thai passport to enter and exit Thailand .... no more visas required.

First I would contact the Thai embassy or a Thai consulate in the U.K. and explain the situation to them.

You may be able to get a Thai passport there, before you leave the U.K.

I don't know the procedure, but I understand there may be some documents you may need from Thailand to do that.

Your relatives in Thailand may be able to help you with those.

Then you can go to the passport office in Thailand, verify your Thai nationality, from your Thai mother's records, and then you can be issued a Thai passport here in Thailand.

First I would contact the Thai embassy or a Thai consulate in the U.K. and explain the situation to them.

You may be able to get a Thai passport there, before you leave the U.K.

It is not possible to go to a passport office and apply without first obtaining a Thai birth birth certificate then getting a Thai ID card and being listed on a house book.

The consulates in UK are all honorary consulates and cannot help with getting a birth certificate or a passport,

Only the embassy can do it. Correct info has already been posted about the procedure.