Kiwithai32 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I am a Thai New Zealander and am currently living/working here as a Thai national. my baby is not due till February, but I need advice now. I want to claim on my social security, but will this be possible if I listed myself as a New Zealander on the birth certificate? And if I am listed as a Thai national, can my child still have New Zealand citizenship by decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thainet Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Yes if you were born in NZ then your child can be automatically' a citizen by descent' but if you are a NZ citizen by descent then it is not automatic and must be approved. Your best bet is to go home and have the baby and that way it will be a New Zealander automatically. Hope that helps. Go to the NZ Immigration website...it is very comprehensive and helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryLH Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Yes, you can use your Thai Social Security. SS is for covered employees. You don't have to be Thai to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi1 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Am a Kiwi long term expat happily living in Thailand. Needs expert opinion, but my strong hunch is that unless very difficult to arrange, have your baby in New Zealand. Go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 If you decide to fly back to NZ - decide quickly!! Once the pregnancy gets to 6 Months (varies with each Airline), you may have complications in being allowed to fly. This happened to the now-ex back in 1995. We ended up getting onto a Singapore Airlines flight, which had the most flexibility wrt pregnancy-and-flying, as she was over the limit for any other airline at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwiken Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I would check with the NZ Embassy in Bangkok. Otherwise as others have said go back to NZ have the baby there and it will have dual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Catton Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 The New Zealand Embassy Bangkok, Thailand Street Address M Thai Tower, 14th floor, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Postal Address PO Box 2719, Bangkok 10500 Telephone +66 2 254 2530 Fax +66 2 253 9045 Email [email protected] Web Site http://www.mfat.govt.nz/thailand Hours Mon-Fri 0800-1200, 1300-1630 hrs Had to contact the Embassy via email a few years ago re-visa for father-in-law, they were extremely efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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