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melvbot · 20-04-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by melvbot

I cant remember if they were done and issued on the same day in BKK. Has anyone done one recently?

My experience is, In BKK its always applied for and ready next working day, up country it takes 4 days Min to get receipt.
If you get a declaration for the Amphur office, which the mother needs to sign she doesn't need to be present, or if you have sole custody with a court order.

I'll check out the declaration but theres a good chance she won't be around to sign it. Gonna be tricky if she isnt.

peterpan · 20-04-2009, 12:01 PM

I dunno how you get on in that case Melv, maybe have to go to court to get a custody order.

Marmite the Dog · 20-04-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by melvbot

I'll check out the declaration but theres a good chance she won't be around to sign it. Gonna be tricky if she isnt.

Just get another Thai chick to sign it. All Thai signatures seem to be just their name written in Thai, so it should be easy enough.

melvbot · 20-04-2009, 12:51 PM

Suppose its worth a shot, they can only refuse it.

melvbot · 08-07-2009, 04:50 PM

Does anyone know if the passport offices in Bangkok (pinklao,bang na etc) will be open again this week?

Called already and no answer/no message.

aging one · 08-07-2009, 05:05 PM

They will open up tomorrow.

DrAndy · 08-07-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Smeg

Is there a passport office in central bangkok?

what nationality are you?

melvbot · 08-07-2009, 08:31 PM

Can anyone confirm 100% that you don't need the house registration book?

It could save a wasted trip as the wife doesnt have it with her.

Rural Surin · 09-07-2009, 12:00 PM

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It is not in the shopping centre any more, they moved out to a huge new building on the way to Don Muang and turn left towards Muang Thong Thani.

Please note - there is more than one place that does passports. I know the place you are referring to, but according to the wife, we'll be going to a place on "our" (west) side of the Chao Praya this time around.

And nawty is correct - it is no longer done on the same day. They can mail the passport to you, though - there is no need to go there a second time around.

Yep. 4-5 weeks....

tsicar · 09-07-2009, 08:26 PM

why the hell would anybody want ther kid to obtain a thai passport?
if they are leuk-kreung, and you are the father, you should be able to get a passport from your home country.
if the child flew to your home country on a thai passport, he would most likely need to obtain a visa, so the thai passport is useless to him/her.

melvbot · 09-07-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tsicar

why the hell would anybody want ther kid to obtain a thai passport?
if they are leuk-kreung, and you are the father, you should be able to get a passport from your home country.
if the child flew to your home country on a thai passport, he would most likely need to obtain a visa, so the thai passport is useless to him/her.

My sons have both English and Thai passports, if they just had Thai passports I would need 3 sets of visa's to take the family back to the UK.

Having Thai/UK passports they can exit Thailand on the Thai passports and enter the UK on the UK passports and stay there as long as they want.

Bung · 09-07-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tsicar

why the hell would anybody want ther kid to obtain a thai passport? if they are leuk-kreung, and you are the father, you should be able to get a passport from your home country. if the child flew to your home country on a thai passport, he would most likely need to obtain a visa, so the thai passport is useless to him/her.

And then they would need a visa to come back to Thailand using the british passport

tsicar · 09-07-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tsicar

why the hell would anybody want ther kid to obtain a thai passport? if they are leuk-kreung, and you are the father, you should be able to get a passport from your home country. if the child flew to your home country on a thai passport, he would most likely need to obtain a visa, so the thai passport is useless to him/her.

And then they would need a visa to come back to Thailand using the british passport

i was not aware that one can have a departure stamp and an entry stamp in two different passports.
ok, so you leave england on the thai passport, and get the entry stamp. exit thailand on the british one to return to england and i am bloody sure the thais would want to know how you got into the country in the first place.
my kids had thai passports, but when they expired i did not bother to renew them. i tried to use them in the way you mentioned, but was not allowed to.
in thailand they can just show their thai id if they pick up problems. could have problems with the overstay thing on departure from thailand when they are over 14 yrs old, but how the hell would they be able to charge a thai citizen with overstay?

is there anybody on the forum who could shed some light on this? i.e. anybody who has used this "two passport" system?

melvbot · 10-07-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tsicar

is there anybody on the forum who could shed some light on this? i.e. anybody who has used this "two passport" system?

Errr, yeah, me. I took my son back to the UK using this method. If they ask anything about visa's just show them the other passport.

tsicar · 10-07-2009, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by melvbot

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Originally Posted by tsicar

is there anybody on the forum who could shed some light on this? i.e. anybody who has used this "two passport" system?

Errr, yeah, me. I took my son back to the UK using this method. If they ask anything about visa's just show them the other passport.

ok, thanks.
south african embassy in bangkok told me not to even try it or there would be big shit. they were really pissed that the kids had passports for both countries, sed it was illegal. guess the uk is different.

NickA · 10-07-2009, 03:07 AM

^I've done it 3 or 4 times, no problem

Whiteshiva · 10-07-2009, 11:50 AM

There are several countries in SE Asia where Thais passport holders do not need a visa, but Europeans (and presumably US Citizens, Australians and other riff-raff as well) do, e.g. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam. Also, by the kids holding Thai passports (and citizenship) they obviously don't have to renew (or even hold) visas when they stay here.

My kids exit and enter Thailand using their Thai passports, and enter Europe using their Norwegian passport. No need for visas or other permits whatsoever.

I only wish my wife and I could do the same thing....

melvbot · 10-07-2009, 06:00 PM

Went to the Pinklao office yesterday, so heres a quick report. This is in the Ministry Of Culture building.

When we got to the downstairs bit it looked a bit chaotic, queued up and took a number, filled in the forms and waited 10 mins. The number system hadnt changed or called a number in that time so we decided to get some food as it looked like a long wait was on the cards.

Theres a restaurant on the 9th floor of the building so we jumped in the lift, grabbed some food (half decent selection for a small place Thai and Western food) whic took about 15 mins. Back in the lift downstairs, looked at the nuumber system and sods law it had move along like wildfire, about 15 past our number.

Went in to the main bit where they process the application and waited about 15 mins to get seen, another 15 applying as we had 2 applications then round to pay and out. I think if we had stayed and waited rather than going for food we would have been in and out within 40 mins, not bad for any sort of offical office stuff anywhere.

NickA · 10-07-2009, 06:11 PM

^Thai passport offices are a wonder of efficiency.

They should pay a lot of money to whoever set them up to sort out immigration, labour and amphur offices. (although Saphan Sung amphur is quite nice)

10-07-2009, 11:50 AM	#37 (permalink)
Whiteshiva Thailand Forum Last Online: Yesterday 12:33 AM Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nontaburi Posts: 4,451	There are several countries in SE Asia where Thais passport holders do not need a visa, but Europeans (and presumably US Citizens, Australians and other riff-raff as well) do, e.g. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam. Also, by the kids holding Thai passports (and citizenship) they obviously don't have to renew (or even hold) visas when they stay here. My kids exit and enter Thailand using their Thai passports, and enter Europe using their Norwegian passport. No need for visas or other permits whatsoever. I only wish my wife and I could do the same thing.... __________________ Any error in tact, fact or spelling is purely due to transmissional errors...

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20-04-2009, 12:01 PM	#22 (permalink)
peterpan Limp member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pleasantville Posts: 6,051	I dunno how you get on in that case Melv, maybe have to go to court to get a custody order.

20-04-2009, 12:51 PM	#24 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 04:40 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,341	Suppose its worth a shot, they can only refuse it.

08-07-2009, 04:50 PM	#25 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 04:40 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,341	Does anyone know if the passport offices in Bangkok (pinklao,bang na etc) will be open again this week? Called already and no answer/no message.

08-07-2009, 05:05 PM	#26 (permalink)
aging one Elite Member Last Online: Yesterday 07:28 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,346	They will open up tomorrow.

08-07-2009, 08:31 PM	#28 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 04:40 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,341	Can anyone confirm 100% that you don't need the house registration book? It could save a wasted trip as the wife doesnt have it with her.

09-07-2009, 08:26 PM	#30 (permalink)
tsicar Thailand Expat Last Online: Yesterday 07:28 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: isaan/south africa Posts: 1,569	why the hell would anybody want ther kid to obtain a thai passport? if they are leuk-kreung, and you are the father, you should be able to get a passport from your home country. if the child flew to your home country on a thai passport, he would most likely need to obtain a visa, so the thai passport is useless to him/her.

10-07-2009, 03:07 AM	#36 (permalink)
NickA This is not my avatar Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 11,389	^I've done it 3 or 4 times, no problem

10-07-2009, 06:00 PM	#38 (permalink)
melvbot Gadgetologist Last Online: Today 04:40 AM Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yoo K Posts: 5,341	Went to the Pinklao office yesterday, so heres a quick report. This is in the Ministry Of Culture building. When we got to the downstairs bit it looked a bit chaotic, queued up and took a number, filled in the forms and waited 10 mins. The number system hadnt changed or called a number in that time so we decided to get some food as it looked like a long wait was on the cards. Theres a restaurant on the 9th floor of the building so we jumped in the lift, grabbed some food (half decent selection for a small place Thai and Western food) whic took about 15 mins. Back in the lift downstairs, looked at the nuumber system and sods law it had move along like wildfire, about 15 past our number. Went in to the main bit where they process the application and waited about 15 mins to get seen, another 15 applying as we had 2 applications then round to pay and out. I think if we had stayed and waited rather than going for food we would have been in and out within 40 mins, not bad for any sort of offical office stuff anywhere.

10-07-2009, 06:11 PM	#39 (permalink)
NickA This is not my avatar Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 11,389	^Thai passport offices are a wonder of efficiency. They should pay a lot of money to whoever set them up to sort out immigration, labour and amphur offices. (although Saphan Sung amphur is quite nice)

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