Permanent Residency in Thailand

[Guest]

Hi ....
My Thai Wife and I have submitted my 4th year of the paperwork required to renew my Non-Immigration 'B' Visa.At Tor Mor also refers to it as a Marry Visa.I have lived here for 11 years. We have bought a house and operate a business.
I would like to Know how I can get a permanent Residency Visa to the Kingdom. I am ultimatelylooking for Thai Citizen status.
Help me out if you can .......
Robert Armington
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Edited April 5, 2014 by Guest
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[samran]

If you have unbroken stay if three years plus tax receipts on earnings of 40k upwards then you are eligible to directly apply for citizenship skipping the PR stage by being married to a Thai wife.

[Arkady]

Samran is correct. You mention that you have a business and a non-Imm B visa, which is actually different from an extension based on marriage but that doesn't matter, as long as you also have a work permit. Assuming you have a work permit too and have had that for three continuous years and can produce three years' of notarised salaries tax receipts showing a salary of B40k per month or more for the whole period you may apply already. Among other things you will need a yellow tabien baan and receipts for donations to charitable institutions.

See this thread for more information: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/121353-story-of-my-thai-citizenship-application/

[MeowBundit]

Just to confirm and even more, resident status is almost not useful for married person. You will still need WP and re-entry to have all what you have now. And 100k for residency too. Skip this, apply for citizenship. Good luck!

[khrab]

When you get Thai citizenship, can you also keep your EU citizenship ? (Dual citizenship)

[Mario2008]

When you get Thai citizenship, can you also keep your EU citizenship ? (Dual citizenship)

This thread deals with Permanent Residency, not Thai nationality.

Please ask your question in the correct thread: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Story-Thai-Citizenship-Applicatio-t121353.html

[dighambara]

If you have unbroken stay if three years plus tax receipts on earnings of 40k upwards then you are eligible to directly apply for citizenship skipping the PR stage by being married to a Thai wife.

WRONG - requires evidence of having a job and paying taxes. Under the current rules, those of us who are 'retired' cannot become Thai citizens

[samran]

If you have unbroken stay if three years plus tax receipts on earnings of 40k upwards then you are eligible to directly apply for citizenship skipping the PR stage by being married to a Thai wife.

WRONG - requires evidence of having a job and paying taxes. Under the current rules, those of us who are 'retired' cannot become Thai citizens

Thats what i meant. Re-read the OP - he is working here. My comment was in response to his circumstance only.

[KhnomKhnom]

Thailand does not want you. Proceed from that given. Sounds your best idea is to try to become a citizen, but.........

Rumors say that the Thai citizenship test is in written Thai language and not of the sixth grade level. My one source investigated and concluded he could never master that level of the language. My different source said that he has asked to take the Thai citizenship test and his request had been delayed now for over ten years. Both are Western foreigners.

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[Arkady]

Thailand does not want you. Proceed from that given. Sounds your best idea is to try to become a citizen, but.........

Rumors say that the Thai citizenship test is in written Thai language and not of the sixth grade level. My one source investigated and concluded he could never master that level of the language. My different source said that he has asked to take the Thai citizenship test and his request had been delayed now for over ten years. Both are Western foreigners.

I have done the Thai citizenship language test and it is not difficult. I have also done the Thai Education Ministry's Por6 (6th grade) exam for foreigners. I would say the level of Thai in the written tests is about 6th grade level but it is much easier to pass than the Por6 exam which is a solid 3 hours of rigoruous tests under time pressure. In fact you need to be aware that the written part of the test was only introduced recently and it is not even compulsory to take it because the Nationality Act only requires a knowledge of spoken Thai for those without Thai spouses and doesn't require any knowledge of Thai at all, if you do have a Thai spouse. The catch is that, if you don't have PR which provides quiite a lot of points out of the 50/100 required, you probably can't afford to score nil on the Thai language tests. Nevertheless, it is quite normal for applicants without PR not to take the written tests because they can't read and write well but know they will score at least 50 points. In addition, if you have a Thai spouse you are not required to sing the National and Royal Anthems which are considered part of the Thai language tests. When I did the tests, I was asked to read out aloud a memo from the officer's desk and write something very short. Both of these pieces contained vocab to do with the police and the process of applying for citizenship which I had been reading up, so it was no problem to get full marks. I think the MoI has introduced more formal written tests since then but I doubt that they would be more difficult. I don't consider my Thai to be brilliant at all but I scored 15/15 on the Thai language part including the singing. Your speaking and aural comprehension is usually assessed by the officer on the basis of your conversations with him or her with no need for any formal tests, or was when I did it.

In addition to the Thai language tests, there is also a general knowledge of Thailand test which is multiple choice. There again you need to know some specialised vocab but you have it read aloud to you, if you can't read. Of course, you need to be able to speak and understand spoken Thai well enough to do all the interviews. However, it is perfectly possible to pass without being able to read or write a word of Thai. Just learn a specialised list of vocab in transliteration first.

The tests are conducted by Special Branch and there is no delay. The officers will conduct the tests as soon as you can produce all the required documentation needed for your application. It may take several years to get throught the rest of the process but the initial process conducted by Special Branch is done very efficiently without delay. Your friend must be referring to the rest of the process.