Registering birth of child at the Tessaban

[angryfarang]

Hi Everyone,

 

My wife gave birth to our boy last week in Nathon Hospital.  The staff there were great and everything went perfectly.

 

They told me I need to go to the Tessaban to register the birth.  

 

Can anyone tell me what I will need to take with me?

 

Thanks.

 

[PoorSucker]

Congratulations. 

 

Hospital in Nathon provided me with all the paperwork.

I brought my passport.

 

Do you have a house-book on Samui, then bring that.

I brought a friend that owns a house here so he could be registered in that Tabien Bahn.

[Rooo]

Can anyone tell me what I will need to take with me?

 

The Baby?

Seriously congratulations, hope Mum & Bub are doing well.

[notmyself]

Congratulations. Now the fun really starts.

[Rooo]

Have you registered the baby as a TV member yet?

[96tehtarp]

I took the wife, Tabian Bahn, ID card, and birth certificate.

 

They will tell you what else is needed if anything.

 

Congratulations daddy.

 

Our local health clinic (Ana Mai) also paid a home visit, or two, or three, and gave us a logbook to keep track of the vaccinations that will come.

[evadgib]

Congratulations:) 

 

Be sure to iron out any mistakes at the point of issue, particularly your own details, or you'll encounter probs when applying for birth cert/passport from your own country.

[angryfarang]

Thanks Guys.  

 

The hospital didn't actually give us anything when we left?

 

We also rent a house here, so don't have a house book.  I have a copy of the tabian baan for the house we rent.

[96tehtarp]

Thanks Guys.  

 

The hospital didn't actually give us anything when we left?

 

We also rent a house here, so don't have a house book.  I have a copy of the tabian baan for the house we rent.

 

"The hospital didn't actually give us anything when we left?"

 

You should have received a birth certificate, or should receive one shortly. If you didn't get one, go back to the hospital's administrators and ask them about it and clarify what documentation they are missing in order to issue you one. 

 

Make certain they spell your name in Thai script on the birth certificate exactly the same as it appears on your Thai marriage certificate. Check each and every squiggle and sqaggle individually. It needs to be exactly the same. 

 

You will need the birth certificate in the future if you should ever want or need to apply for a non-imm "o" visa based on supporting your son.

 

In our case we had to provide a marriage certificate, ID,  and tabian bahn in order to get the birth certificate, (maybe other documents as well). I also had to vigorously insist that my signature went on the birth certificate.

 

"I have a copy of the tabian baan for the house we rent."

 

If your wife is not listed on the house master's tabian bahn of the home you rent that may delay things, (don't panic).

 

Don't let Thai bureaucracy take a second away from enjoying your new baby boy, but do make sure to get all the paperwork done correctly within a reasonable amount of time.

 

Good luck, and congratulations

[notmyself]

The hospital didn't actually give us anything when we left?

Holy Cr@p, What will you do if immigration ask you to bring along the little lad to immigration?

[angryfarang]

Mind you, we were running like crazy while being chased across the car park by a doctor, 2 nurses and security guards when we left...

[angryfarang]

Just checked again with the wife, they gave her mother the documents earlier in the day.

[Rooo]

Mind you, we were running like crazy while being chased across the car park by a doctor, 2 nurses and security guards when we left...

You didn't give them cigars ?

[PoorSucker]

The Baby?

No need.

[PoorSucker]

We also rent a house here, so don't have a house book.  I have a copy of the tabian baan for the house we rent.

You will need an original Thabien Bahn and permission by the owner to put someone there.
We also rent but got a friend with 5 houses, she put my wife and the baby on on of these, they are now officially Samuians.

If you can not fix a local house-book, you will have to put the baby on the same Thabien Bahn as your wife, probably her parents.

[PattayaPhom]

Congrats. 9 years ago my 1st at Nathan was born. Went to a place about 5 km away on the ring road next day. My wife's friend with ID my pp and wife's ID.Make sure you sign birth cert also. Also get it laminated

[evadgib]

Congrats. 9 years ago my 1st at Nathan was born. Went to a place about 5 km away on the ring road next day. My wife's friend with ID my pp and wife's ID.Make sure you sign birth cert also. Also get it laminated

 

Not a good idea as laminating invalidates any official document, especially the ones with embossed stamps.

[angryfarang]

Thanks.  Got it done with no issues.  :)

 

Made a colour scan of his birth certificate.   

 

I think I will register his birth next with the UK Embassy.

[PattayaPhom]

 

Congrats. 9 years ago my 1st at Nathan was born. Went to a place about 5 km away on the ring road next day. My wife's friend with ID my pp and wife's ID.Make sure you sign birth cert also. Also get it laminated

 

Not a good idea as laminating invalidates any official document, especially the ones with embossed stamps.

 

In 9 years of extensions, visas, school registrations and shed loads of other things, the laminated birth certs hav always been accepted....that goes for all 4 kids. I think if it was invaldated at some point that would have been mentioned. Also seeing others with the same as no problem......posssibly in Foreign land it may but certainly not in Thailand.

 

On a side note, when we had the paper DLs, the office always advised get it laminated and actually had someone there providing the service....the OP has done a colour copy so that may suffice anyway

[evadgib]

...including passports in both nationalities?

 

(If the answer is 'YES' it makes a mockery of the published warnings!)

[evadgib]

Laminating a birth certificate

[BigC]

Well done congratulations

You might want to make a dual passport from your own country as quick as possible. The quicker the better

I did my kid as quick as possible


Now have Thai and English passport




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[angryfarang]

Thanks BigC - what's needed for this?  I guess a trip to Bangkok is in order?...   :)

[PoorSucker]

Thanks BigC - what's needed for this?  I guess a trip to Bangkok is in order?...  

First translation of birth certificate and verified by MFA, same as with affiliation to get married.
What more your embassy need, I leave to BigC.

[96tehtarp]

 

Thanks BigC - what's needed for this?  I guess a trip to Bangkok is in order?...  

First translation of birth certificate and verified by MFA, same as with affiliation to get married.

What more your embassy need, I leave to BigC.

 

angryfarang, most embassies have a list of recommended translators. Mine does. Many of these translators can do the translation and the MFA certification for you via Mail/EMS. Mine did. It saved a trip to Bangkok and it took about 10 days.