Quote Originally Posted by superman
The letter from the Embassy is to confirm your passport is genuine and then it can be translated into Thai and authenticated at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Hmmm! I'm not sure why there is a real necessity for this. My passport has pages full of visa stamps issued at Thai immigration at border control points and a consulate in the UK. It has already been tracked/checked and my presence/permanent residence here recorded many times over.

The British Embassy staff, as we know, wish us long term brits to register with them, and i suspect that this red tape is merely a manner in which they can achieve this.


Quote Originally Posted by superman
You have to weigh up the odds as to whether it's financially beneficial to you at the end of the day
More of a convenience factor really. Being the proud owner of a Thai driving licence seems to open a few doors now and again so i'll stick with that for the time being.