My girlfriend has just given birth to our second child. 

The nurse has said, I need to go to the British embassy in bangkok to get my passport translated and certified.

The embassy have said bring a copy of my passport which they will certify, then I need it translated and take it to the ministry of foreign language content.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

With are first child we just went to the local office and they translated it.

 

Many thanks frustrated father.

The problem is the hospital (or the local amphur). One of them, or both, seem to insist on the certified translation.

 

You could try to register the child yourself, with the help of a work permit or the birth certificate of your other child as they already have an official translation of your name.

It's the local amphur who asked for it, but I will call again and ask about using our firsts certificate.

 

thanks

Don't call, too easy to say no over the phone. Just go there at 8:15 in the morning. The mother should do the talking. Go to the information desk and let her tell them what she is there to do and ask to see the supervisor. Don't explain anything at the information. She should probably get the supervisors counter number. When you're at the supervisors desk, just let the mother tell her what to do and hand over the paper work with the old birth certificate on top as reference

 

If you have a work work permit, copy and sign or even a Thai driving license. They are afraid of making mistakes, they require evidence of a certified translation of your name, that is all, not necessarily a certified translation of your passport. I bet you didn't give them anything that would work as that to the hospital.

 

Actually, you don't have to be there at all so you should best not go to the amphur unless you speak good Thai

 

Most TV members argue that a yellow tabien baan is useless and a driving license works just as well but this is of course rubbish. If you can, get a yellow tabien baan and you don't have these problems

My girlfriend and I are expecting a baby shortly. I believe you have to register the baby with the Thai authorities within 30 days or so. I wrote an e-mail to the British Embassy asking them, if i can register our baby at any time after the birth, (because the information on their site is not clear), or is there any time limit as like the 30 days here in Thailand. I got no answer to my question, so would anybody know?

It says you don't need to register your baby in the UK to get them a passport, but not sure about anything else.

When my son was born (in Pattaya) we just got the Thai birth certificate from City Hall, 5 days after his birth (the hospital arranged for it to be issued and I picked it up).  What other registration is required?

 

When he was about 9 months old we got him his UK passport, applying in Bangkok.

Sorry for late reply.

I don't think you have to register your child in the UK, but if you do, it just goes down in writing at the General Register Office. I'm not sure if it enables your child to do anything in the future, but I get the feeling I must do it for some reason. I suppose if there are any legal matters in the future, your child will have more of a case if they are known to the office.

I just don't want something to crop up later, and be told, you should have registered your child at birth.

Anyway, going to the embassy soon, as we will get married before our child arrives..............I will ask while I am there.

 

On 14/09/2016 at 6:18 PM, Marcas said:

Sorry for late reply.

I don't think you have to register your child in the UK, but if you do, it just goes down in writing at the General Register Office. I'm not sure if it enables your child to do anything in the future, but I get the feeling I must do it for some reason. I suppose if there are any legal matters in the future, your child will have more of a case if they are known to the office.

I just don't want something to crop up later, and be told, you should have registered your child at birth.

Anyway, going to the embassy soon, as we will get married before our child arrives..............I will ask while I am there.

 

There is no need to register the birth in the UK.  Just apply for a UK passport.

Sorry for late reply.

I don't think you have to register your child in the UK, but if you do, it just goes down in writing at the General Register Office. I'm not sure if it enables your child to do anything in the future, but I get the feeling I must do it for some reason. I suppose if there are any legal matters in the future, your child will have more of a case if they are known to the office.

I just don't want something to crop up later, and be told, you should have registered your child at birth.

Anyway, going to the embassy soon, as we will get married before our child arrives..............I will ask while I am there.

 

Ok, thanks.

 

On 21/09/2016 at 7:38 PM, Marcas said:

Sorry for late reply.

I don't think you have to register your child in the UK, but if you do, it just goes down in writing at the General Register Office. I'm not sure if it enables your child to do anything in the future, but I get the feeling I must do it for some reason. I suppose if there are any legal matters in the future, your child will have more of a case if they are known to the office.

I just don't want something to crop up later, and be told, you should have registered your child at birth.

Anyway, going to the embassy soon, as we will get married before our child arrives..............I will ask while I am there.

 

Ok, thanks.

 

 

It's really not necessary.  Just get a UK passport for your child.

On 07/09/2016 at 9:10 PM, Marcas said:

My girlfriend and I are expecting a baby shortly. I believe you have to register the baby with the Thai authorities within 30 days or so. I wrote an e-mail to the British Embassy asking them, if i can register our baby at any time after the birth, (because the information on their site is not clear), or is there any time limit as like the 30 days here in Thailand. I got no answer to my question, so would anybody know?

It says you don't need to register your baby in the UK to get them a passport, but not sure about anything else.

 

15 days to register a Thai baby at the district office.

 

You don't have to register a foreign birth with the UK. If you do it will cost you well over 10,000 baht and you will not get a birth certificate. Instead you will get a birth registration, which is similar but it can not be used in place of a birth certificate. So pretty pointless really. 

 

Just apply for the UK passport (which you need the Thai birth certificate for - the UK registration certificate can not be used).