tstcman Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 So now that I'm married in Thailand to a Thai woman, and I live at her parents family home , I've been hearing hearing about this yellow book. I registered my new address at immigration, what is the yellow book and do I need to get one? Sent from my ASUS_T00J using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyShadow Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Do you own a condo? If not they won't issue you one 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstcman Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Okay I was just curious if I needed oneSent from my ASUS_T00J using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 44 minutes ago, InMyShadow said: Do you own a condo? If not they won't issue you one Not correct. A yellow house book can be issued based upon any blue house book with permission of the house master shown in it. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 44 minutes ago, tstcman said: Okay I was just curious if I needed one There is no requirement for you to have one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstcman Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 So what do I get if I get a yellow book does it help me do stuffSent from my ASUS_T00J using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, tstcman said: So what do I get if I get a yellow book does it help me do stuff Sent from my ASUS_T00J using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app It's not a lot of use really but can be useful sometimes as proof of address. And who knows....in the future it might be more useful than now. Some ampers are difficult to deal with and getting one can be a hassle dealing with a lot of uncooperative officials. In other places, providing you come up with all the proper requirements it can be pretty easy. Got mine a couple of years back without a problem but so far it has never been any use to me. Time will tell. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, tstcman said: So what do I get if I get a yellow book does it help me do stuff They are good for opening bank accounts, getting drivers licenses, registering vehicles and few other other things that require proof of residence. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JackThompson Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, tstcman said: So what do I get if I get a yellow book does it help me do stuff You don't have to apply for / pay for a "Certificate of Residence" (repeatedly) from immigration or your embassy when you need to show proof of address for the things listed above. Whether it is "worth it" depends on the difficulty of obtaining it in your particular Amphur, your frequency of use needed, and/or the cooperation of your landlord if leasing. Edited August 17, 2017 by JackThompson 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post everett kendall Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 I got my Yellow Book last year and then I got my pink Thai style ID card. This simiple card has helped me eith identification at my bank when I didnt have my Passport with me. And I use it as the first proof of ID at hospitals or with the police. It does have an eye opening effect with Thai. They do not see many expats with it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 4 hours ago, ubonjoe said: They are good for opening bank accounts, getting drivers licenses, registering vehicles and few other other things that require proof of residence. Agree with Ubonjoe. I've found it useful in lots of ways and has definitely simplified lots of processes. my pink ID card is also still proving to be useful, not least in entertaining Thai people who've never seen one! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 It's convenient. I have one. I'd rather have it than not have it. Well, unless you enjoy interacting with immigration everytime you need a residency certificate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fairynuff Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, TerryLH said: "Your money is better spent on beer." How much do you think the yellow book and ID card cost? Please Sir...I can answer that. Yellow book cost be 20 baht, ID card cost me 60 baht. Yellow book took around 20 mins, ID card about an hour. yeah tedious and useless....NOT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 A inflammatory post meant to further derail the topic has been removed. Time to end the bickering about the usefulness of the yellow house book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 6 hours ago, InMyShadow said: Do you own a condo? If not they won't issue you one How do you know this? If this is your experience in the district where you live, the OP may well live in another district that follows another policy. I have seen posts by members who or whose wives got a call from the district office to get the yellow house registration book, ie it was forced on them on the basis of a legal requirement that the office started to enforce. I don't remember if there was any mention of condo ownership by these foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Removed a troll post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 86Tiger Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 OP, there are maybe a dozen threads about this and it always turns into the same bickering Bottom line: it is cheap to acquire, easy in most places and is permanent proof of address. Do you "need" it to live in LOS, of course not. Does it serve a purpose, yes. Yes, it does. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbaz Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 How can it be "permanent proof of address" if your premises are leased? Leases in Thailand can be cancelled very easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeab1980 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) What i suspect is mr in Thailand (maybee) Has bought a condo and thinks his blue book for the condo is proof enough coupled with his passport. If i was him i would look in the blue book you may just find its blank were you think your name should be. Or he is a citizen therefore has his name in a Tabien and is just trolling as he seems to do in a lot of threads. I await mr in thailands response ! Edited August 17, 2017 by jeab1980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) Thai people are listed in blue books, foreigners are listed in yellow book. Having the blue book for a property doesnt mean much as you cant be listed in it. You cant use a blue book to get or renew a license, you can use a yellow book because you are in the yellow book. Otherwise its a trip to immigration for a resident cert every-time you need to show your address, I have had a yellow book for a couple of years and its probably saved me 5 trips to immigration and 1,000 baht. And I spent that money on beer. Edited August 17, 2017 by Peterw42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeab1980 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Peterw42 said: Have owned a couple of condos so not clueless and received a blank blue book for each one. I suggest you look at your blue book again, they are not in the name of the developer, the developer doesn't live there. A foreign owned condo, the blue book is blank because you are not Thai. With a yellow book you dont need to ever get a "resident certificate without question" as the yellow book if proof of your address, accepted by Banks, DLT, internet company etc. The main advantage of a yellow book is not needing to keep geting resident certificates. Theres no point he will just keep making things up to suit. No point. Let him carry his passport blue namless tabien and chanote around in his man bag. Edited August 17, 2017 by jeab1980 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Just now, jeab1980 said: Theres no point he will just keep making things up to suit. No point The yellow book is worthless. Yes I know you must have one, but face reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, inThailand said: They don't issue tabien baan books, ie blue books with no name. That's like getting an Id with no name. Rubbish, every blue book for a foreign owned condo is issued blank. Unless they are told otherwise, there are "no" thais living there. A blue book is a list of the people living at a property, if no Thai people live there, the book is blank. here is a photo of a "blank" blue book for my current condo, Edited August 17, 2017 by Peterw42 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spetersen Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 8 hours ago, InMyShadow said: Do you own a condo? If not they won't issue you one That is not true at all they will issue one... don't listen to people that don't have the real facts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Removed troll posts and the replies to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomacht8 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 8 hours ago, ubonjoe said: They are good for opening bank accounts, getting drivers licenses, registering vehicles and few other other things that require proof of residence. Exactly.If you apply for the Yellow Housebook, you can also make mostly the Pink ID card at the same time. For the driving license extension (motorcycle and car) copies of the Yellow Housebook have been enough. Did not have to buy extra from the imigration the two residence certificates. Saved me time and money. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalvin Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I have been thinking of trying to get one, the problem is that I have heard so many different things about it. Trying to find out how and where do get one at in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Kalvin said: I have been thinking of trying to get one, the problem is that I have heard so many different things about it. Trying to find out how and where do get one at in Pattaya. If you possess a passport, blue book and Thai DL your good to go. Nothing else needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomacht8 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 minute ago, inThailand said: If you possess a passport, blue book and Thai DL your good to go. Nothing else needed. Wrong again. For the yellow book you do not need a DL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peterw42 Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Kalvin said: I have been thinking of trying to get one, the problem is that I have heard so many different things about it. Trying to find out how and where do get one at in Pattaya. Here is the list of required documents for Pattaya City Hall. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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