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Process of becoming a Thai citizen.

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I just spoke to the Thai embassy, I can't get a passport. But because I am legally Thai due to the birth certificate, I can get a document/certificate that allows me to enter Thailand as a Thai citizen. So no returning to England, visa run etc.

Why you can't get a passport ?

Because I am older than 7 years old. I need to do it in Thailand, first I need to get my name on the house my mum lives in first, get Thai ID after then passport.

I'm surprised how easy it is just to become a Thai citizen purely on ancestry alone with the assistance of my mother. I expected far more hoops to jump through.

Do I need to bring my British passport so I can return to England? Or because I entered Thailand as a Thai national, I can still return as a Thai? Can I just enter Thailand with a single ticket then?

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You are already a Thai citizen by birth. Your birth certificate proves that.

All you need to need to do now is get registered in a house book and get a Thai ID card. What you will need to do that will depend upon the Amphoe you do it at but it should not be that hard.

Once you get your Thai passport you will need to fly out and back to do the passport swap. It cannot be done at a border crossing.

The Thai embassy said I can do a border run. Get a student visa, go to a neighbouring country and return with my Thai passport.

Interesting that the Embassy suggested that tongue.png

Just a side comment regards to the latest immigration crackdowns about visa and wrong reasons of staying...

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You are already a Thai citizen by birth. Your birth certificate proves that.

All you need to need to do now is get registered in a house book and get a Thai ID card. What you will need to do that will depend upon the Amphoe you do it at but it should not be that hard.

Once you get your Thai passport you will need to fly out and back to do the passport swap. It cannot be done at a border crossing.

The Thai embassy said I can do a border run. Get a student visa, go to a neighbouring country and return with my Thai passport.

Interesting that the Embassy suggested that tongue.png

Just a side comment regards to the latest immigration crackdowns about visa and wrong reasons of staying...

No worries about that now, I'm legally Thai now ^^

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