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benlovesnuk · 06-10-2008, 08:25 PM

Will be having my son born in roughly 4 weeks time, and i thought i would open up the topic of passports etc

When he is born, he will get a birth certificate which will be thai, this can be used i presume to get his id card and passport at later dates.

I am british but a male, but subsequently so is my mother etc etc as i understand there is no need to register the birth of your baby what so ever wit the consulate, it is after all very expensive and only serves for a practical use if you child wants less hassle if they go and live for long periods of time in your own country mine being england! However having the benefit of a passport for him will allow easy access into a lot of countries as we do a lot of traveling holidays, is there anything else that should be known apart from what i have understood to be the case as descirbed above??????????????

here is pic of my son to warm the hearts of those that are offended by me posting because im an arse, and to get more help!

melvbot · 06-10-2008, 08:47 PM

It makes it a lot easier to travel between the UK and Thailand for visits, no visa applications for the kid. Out here on the Thai passport into the UK on the English one.

pompeybloke · 06-10-2008, 08:53 PM

Easy-peasy getting a Brit passport. Get a reputable translation of his birth cert. along with 2 passport size photos of the newborn which need to be countersigned on the back by someone who's known you for 5 years and is in a qualified trade (includes TEFL teachers strangely enough). trot down to the Brit embassy, fill in the form, pay about 12k Baht circa and they'll post it to you within a couple of weeks.

buriramboy · 06-10-2008, 08:54 PM

If you are married before the kid is born he/she gets British Nationality automatically, my daughter was born just over 5 years ago and when she was about 4 or 5 months old got her British birth cert. and passport only cost around 5,000 baht if i remember but if you ain't married you can stick another 0 on the end of that and also it is at Home Office discretion whether they issue it or not.

melvbot · 06-10-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by buriramboy

If you are married before the kid is born he/she gets British Nationality automatically, my daughter was born just over 5 years ago and when she was about 4 or 5 months old got her British birth cert. and passport only cost around 5,000 baht if i remember but if you ain't married you can stick another 0 on the end of that and also it is at Home Office discretion whether they issue it or not.

Dont think that applies any more. Mate of mine got his kids passport the other day, hes not married and it cost the same price, about 12,000 book and birth certificate.

DrAndy · 21-03-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by buriramboy

If you are married before the kid is born he/she gets British Nationality automatically, my daughter was born just over 5 years ago and when she was about 4 or 5 months old got her British birth cert. and passport only cost around 5,000 baht if i remember but if you ain't married you can stick another 0 on the end of that and also it is at Home Office discretion whether they issue it or not.

don't think that is true anymore. A mate has just gone through the thing, and he needed to register the birth within a certain time and pay B12K (?)

if he had not done that, I believe they would not have let his kid have British citizenship

melvbot · 21-03-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DrAndy

Quote:

Originally Posted by buriramboy

If you are married before the kid is born he/she gets British Nationality automatically, my daughter was born just over 5 years ago and when she was about 4 or 5 months old got her British birth cert. and passport only cost around 5,000 baht if i remember but if you ain't married you can stick another 0 on the end of that and also it is at Home Office discretion whether they issue it or not.

don't think that is true anymore. A mate has just gone through the thing, and he needed to register the birth within a certain time and pay B12K (?)

if he had not done that, I believe they would not have let his kid have British citizenship

Yes its 12K but Ive never heard of there being a time limit to register the birth, I hope not anyway as the son Im applying for is just over 18 months old now. I doubt they would exclude a whole wealth of 7,000bt payments but Ive been wrong before.

gjbkk · 06-10-2008, 08:59 PM

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I am british but a male, but subsequently so is my mother

WOW!!!!

http://ukinthailand.fco.gov.uk/en/passports/how-apply

pai nai ma · 06-10-2008, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

I am british but a male, but subsequently so is my mother

May your child inherit your wife's brains...

benlovesnuk · 06-10-2008, 09:44 PM

yes yes i know my wording is slightly acrick, hopefully my child gets my wifes good looks and brains and nothing from me!

okay that all sounds good, i know that my birth certificate has to be the one with both my parents signatures, and then just go to the embassy, with fee and pics (countersigned) and the thai birth cert. translated and stamped! cool

Quote:
Originally Posted by benlovesnuk
I am british but a male, but subsequently so is my mother

to be honest when i look at it it pretty damn funny so i will make no excuses!

thanks once again.

you use his british passport going into z country, and checking out, and his thai passport for originally coming out of thailand and coming back in.....?

Dos this cause any discrepancy from immigrations point of view????

gjbkk · 06-10-2008, 09:51 PM

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Dos this cause any discrepancy from immigrations point of view????

No

the only problem will be if your child lives in the UK. he or she will need to obtain a birth certificate for some odd things and a translation of a thai to english in the uk will cost more than a bentley continental

benlovesnuk · 06-10-2008, 10:01 PM

may he grow up to become nothing like former counterparts of the thai farang mix to end up on thai tv drama, may he be excused that awful condition of celebrity!

thank you so much this has come as a pleasant surprise not least to know that my mother is indeed a man.........

momo8 · 06-10-2008, 10:03 PM

^ are you sure you are British?

pai nai ma · 06-10-2008, 10:05 PM

"British but a male", he is. Whatever that means.

momo8 · 06-10-2008, 10:09 PM

British butamale.

benlovesnuk · 06-10-2008, 10:14 PM

well from england actually so that constitutes as british yes!

why cant british men be illiterate?

or in my case writing fast becuase wife was serving food!

gjbkk · 06-10-2008, 10:24 PM

I'm dyslexic so I need to check everything is ok before I press the "post reply" button. but good luck to you and your new family

benlovesnuk · 07-10-2008, 01:26 PM

i think i am slightly dyslexic in my writing, in that i write as if i were speaking, i also tend to rush myself to get down what i write from my brain, (which can sound confused in writing)! i have very good english skills in speaking, and my vocabulary is also good but when writing i seem to collate my thoughts in such a way that it sounds as if im confused about a subject. I think this is because of the detail but sometimes incoherent state in which i write. plus of course im lazy and cant be bothered to press shift for capitals, this makes for some, an incredibly difficult read, so im told!

lets hope master quinn does not equate to my same disastrous written abilities...

The baby is strong and healthy and unfortunately for my wife incredibly big, where as she is incredibly small,...........so i keep joking that when he's born he'll be as big as her, and cuddling her to sleep!

anyway thanks for the support, and the info much appreciated gentlemen!

nidhogg · 07-10-2008, 01:37 PM

Sorry, but I can't work it out from the thread. is the baby's mother Thai or English, and are you legally married - both of these could make a difference.

melvbot · 07-10-2008, 02:35 PM

Not being married to the mother of the child does not affect applying for the childs birth certificate or passport unless the child was born before 1 July 2006.

"For children born on or after 1 July 2006, it is no longer a requirement for the parents of the child to be legally married."

http://ukinthailand.fco.gov.uk/en/he...egister-birth/

For a passport and birth certificate it costs just under 15,000bt.

06-10-2008, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Phra Nakhon Last Online: 21-11-2009 03:08 AM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 476	Baby's Passport Will be having my son born in roughly 4 weeks time, and i thought i would open up the topic of passports etc When he is born, he will get a birth certificate which will be thai, this can be used i presume to get his id card and passport at later dates. I am british but a male, but subsequently so is my mother etc etc as i understand there is no need to register the birth of your baby what so ever wit the consulate, it is after all very expensive and only serves for a practical use if you child wants less hassle if they go and live for long periods of time in your own country mine being england! However having the benefit of a passport for him will allow easy access into a lot of countries as we do a lot of traveling holidays, is there anything else that should be known apart from what i have understood to be the case as descirbed above?????????????? here is pic of my son to warm the hearts of those that are offended by me posting because im an arse, and to get more help! __________________ im hot its so hot today.......milk was a bad choice!

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pai nai ma I am in Jail Last Online: 18-12-2008 08:14 PM Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,038	"British but a male", he is. Whatever that means. Last edited by pai nai ma : 06-10-2008 at 10:12 PM.

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06-10-2008, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:23 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	It makes it a lot easier to travel between the UK and Thailand for visits, no visa applications for the kid. Out here on the Thai passport into the UK on the English one.

06-10-2008, 08:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
pompeybloke Phatthalung Last Online: Yesterday 04:26 PM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: buriram sticks Posts: 655	Easy-peasy getting a Brit passport. Get a reputable translation of his birth cert. along with 2 passport size photos of the newborn which need to be countersigned on the back by someone who's known you for 5 years and is in a qualified trade (includes TEFL teachers strangely enough). trot down to the Brit embassy, fill in the form, pay about 12k Baht circa and they'll post it to you within a couple of weeks.

06-10-2008, 08:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
buriramboy Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 03:24 AM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northwich, Cheshire Posts: 2,365	If you are married before the kid is born he/she gets British Nationality automatically, my daughter was born just over 5 years ago and when she was about 4 or 5 months old got her British birth cert. and passport only cost around 5,000 baht if i remember but if you ain't married you can stick another 0 on the end of that and also it is at Home Office discretion whether they issue it or not.

06-10-2008, 09:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Phra Nakhon Last Online: 21-11-2009 03:08 AM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 476	yes yes i know my wording is slightly acrick, hopefully my child gets my wifes good looks and brains and nothing from me! okay that all sounds good, i know that my birth certificate has to be the one with both my parents signatures, and then just go to the embassy, with fee and pics (countersigned) and the thai birth cert. translated and stamped! cool Quote: Originally Posted by benlovesnuk I am british but a male, but subsequently so is my mother to be honest when i look at it it pretty damn funny so i will make no excuses! thanks once again. you use his british passport going into z country, and checking out, and his thai passport for originally coming out of thailand and coming back in.....? Dos this cause any discrepancy from immigrations point of view????

06-10-2008, 10:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Phra Nakhon Last Online: 21-11-2009 03:08 AM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 476	may he grow up to become nothing like former counterparts of the thai farang mix to end up on thai tv drama, may he be excused that awful condition of celebrity! thank you so much this has come as a pleasant surprise not least to know that my mother is indeed a man.........

06-10-2008, 10:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
momo8 MWAH! Last Online: 25-12-2008 07:47 PM Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: XinTianDi Posts: 3,394	^ are you sure you are British?

06-10-2008, 10:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
momo8 MWAH! Last Online: 25-12-2008 07:47 PM Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: XinTianDi Posts: 3,394	British butamale.

06-10-2008, 10:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Phra Nakhon Last Online: 21-11-2009 03:08 AM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 476	well from england actually so that constitutes as british yes! why cant british men be illiterate? or in my case writing fast becuase wife was serving food!

06-10-2008, 10:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
gjbkk Baa Gaam Member Last Online: Today 12:44 AM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: โรงแรมม่านรูด Posts: 3,753	I'm dyslexic so I need to check everything is ok before I press the "post reply" button. but good luck to you and your new family

07-10-2008, 01:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
benlovesnuk Phra Nakhon Last Online: 21-11-2009 03:08 AM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chiangmai - bangkok Posts: 476	i think i am slightly dyslexic in my writing, in that i write as if i were speaking, i also tend to rush myself to get down what i write from my brain, (which can sound confused in writing)! i have very good english skills in speaking, and my vocabulary is also good but when writing i seem to collate my thoughts in such a way that it sounds as if im confused about a subject. I think this is because of the detail but sometimes incoherent state in which i write. plus of course im lazy and cant be bothered to press shift for capitals, this makes for some, an incredibly difficult read, so im told! lets hope master quinn does not equate to my same disastrous written abilities... The baby is strong and healthy and unfortunately for my wife incredibly big, where as she is incredibly small,...........so i keep joking that when he's born he'll be as big as her, and cuddling her to sleep! anyway thanks for the support, and the info much appreciated gentlemen!

07-10-2008, 01:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
nidhogg Pedantic bastard Last Online: Yesterday 04:44 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,781	Sorry, but I can't work it out from the thread. is the baby's mother Thai or English, and are you legally married - both of these could make a difference.

07-10-2008, 02:35 PM	#20 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 03:23 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,343	Not being married to the mother of the child does not affect applying for the childs birth certificate or passport unless the child was born before 1 July 2006. "For children born on or after 1 July 2006, it is no longer a requirement for the parents of the child to be legally married." http://ukinthailand.fco.gov.uk/en/he...egister-birth/ For a passport and birth certificate it costs just under 15,000bt.

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