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I want to get my son his Thai passport over the next month or so as my wifes is also due to expire. When I got my eldests passport we went to that place in Bangkok in a car park in some godawful shopping centre as I recall.
As we live outside of BKK now I was wondering if there are any other places where I could get the passports done in the north of the country like Chiang Mai or Khon Kaen for example, or is Bangkok the only place they get issued.
You can get in done in Chiang Mai also (at the main Govt. Administrative building; the one off Canal Rd.).
Peice of piss it is too. Took us about 30min (for two) and they were delievered to us 3 or 4 days later.
Bladdy internets been of most of the day.
I cant remember if they were done and issued on the same day in BKK. Has anyone done one recently?
If not Im up for a trip to Chiang Mai as Ive never been there before.
We did our sons back in 2005 in Nontaburi, and it was done on the spot. You need not go to Bangkok. According to the wife, you can call the ministry (or whatever it is) at 02-981-7171 in Bangkok, and they should be able to tell you the nearest location to where you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by melvbot
Just did my daughters couple months ago. Not same day anymore...I think it used to be.
But very easy to do here and efficient....first time for everything I guess.
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.
I think it is ready 5 days later. make sure your name is spelt correct on all docs with 2 kids...make sure spelt same on each page of the house book for each child.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nawty
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.
Is there a passport office in central bangkok?
We got our boys.. at a place beside central pink lao mall , big tall office block.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smeg
Looks like theres on in Khon Kaen as well, a bit closer than Chiang Mai.
Anyone used the Khon Kaen one recently?
Not personally but my gf did get one from the Khon Kaen office last week. Went in on Monday and it arrived via EMS post on the Friday. She is Thai. I dont have any experience of going to that office myself, sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by melvbot
Just over a thousand baht she paid, i think.
Office location in KK Here
Wonder why theyre called temporary passport offices? Temporary passports or temporary offices?
I'll get the wifey to call up and ask, she was under the impression that you had to go to Bangkok, then the crazy farang said there must be more than one issuing office. Sure you can guess the rest.
OK - just back from getting a passport for my youngest one. This time around we went to the Thanalongkorn (?) building on Pink Lao, just opposite Central Pink Lao. Office opens at 8.30. The building itself has a huge sign saying "Ministry of Culture" (in English) on top. Passport office was on the 15th floor. They required that we show the following:
1) Birth certificate
2) My passport
3) Wife's ID card
All originals - no copies allowed or required. The little rascal was photographed and fingerprinted, and both of us had to sign the application form. Then the wife went to pay, and I went downstairs with junior for a coffee.
The whole process from we arrived to we both left the office took less than 20 minutes! It is rare that Thais impress me with their efficiency, but I was well and truely gobsmacked.
Oh yeah - pass port is ready for pick-up on Wednesday next week, although they can deliver by courier as well, I believe for a small charge.
Pretty much exactly same experience and impressions I had. Did take us a wee bit longer as we were doing both boys at once but still. I was even more impressed when the passports themselves arrived by EMS at our house only a few days later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteshiva
Contrast that with the process for getting my boys New Zealand passports, it has been 4mths so far (and counting). Although to be fair that also involves citizenship applications.
Whiteshiva
Was the child born in Thailand?
If born outside as mine were they were required to be on a tabien baan before they could renew.
Born here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobcock
Im off to BKK to finally do my nippers Thai book. If anyones been and knows of any updates I'd be happy to hear them. Im planning on going to the Pinklao place unless anyone knows any different.
Well I went to the Embassy today to apply, I havent had to go for a few years and I still have the memories of getting there before it opens to queue with a load of Chang vest top and sandal wearing scum trying to drag some Pattaya slapper back to the UK to shag for a week then get cleaned out for a lifetime.
On the Embassy website it says it opens at 0830 so I turned into Wireless road at 0800 expecting the Chang vests to be out in force, not one. I suddenly remembered that all the scum are now applying for visa's at the VFS office, lovely I thought, I'll just have to wait for 30 mins until it opens. Up to the new (to me) entrance bit and she said go straight in, aah I thought, the scum must be inside. Nope, there were only 2 other people in the queue in front of me, not a Chang vest in sight.
Theres a sign up inside saying it now opens at 0800, no idea how new this is but it was very welcome.
I dont think theres a time limit on registering a birth, I'll find out in 10 days when they EMS me out the passport I guess.
On the whole Ive got to say I wish every time I went there it was like that, all in all a pleasant and refreshing experience, unless they deny me anything Ivr paid for then theyre all cnuts.
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Now Songkrans done and dusted I need to get the Thai passport for my youngest.
Does anyone know if or how you can get the Thai passport with the mother being absent?
My experience is, In BKK its always applied for and ready next working day, up country it takes 4 days Min to get receipt.Quote:
Originally Posted by melvbot
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by peterpanMy experience is, In BKK its always applied for and ready next working day, up country it takes 4 days Min to get receipt.Quote:
Originally Posted by melvbot
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 dunno how you get on in that case Melv, maybe have to go to court to get a custody order.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by melvbot
Suppose its worth a shot, they can only refuse it.
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.
They will open up tomorrow.
what nationality are you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Smeg
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.
Yep. 4-5 weeks....Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteshivaPlease 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nawty
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by tsicar
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.
And then they would need a visa to come back to Thailand using the british passportQuote:
Originally Posted by tsicar
i was not aware that one can have a departure stamp and an entry stamp in two different passports.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bung
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?
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by tsicar
ok, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by melvbotErrr, 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by tsicar
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.
^I've done it 3 or 4 times, no problem
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....:(
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.
^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)