First try for yellow book

[petewan]

Hi . Next tues or wednesday i am going to try for a yellow house book. I have renewed retire for another year, got a confermation of address , Fith one this year, at 300 bht a time. Got my passport translated, 5 photo, Birth certificate, wife with blue book and copies .Wifes id and copy Marrige Certificae and copies and two more witness with house book Blue and id cards and copies .So its off i go in pattaya and hope i have everything i need. Anyone know if i have missed something that i will need Pete in patts....

[Pragmatic]

got a confermation of address , Fith one this year, at 300 bht a time.

Why confirmation of address x5 in one year?

[Pragmatic]

Why get the 'Yellow Book' it counts for fcuk all these days?

[petewan]

got a confermation of address , Fith one this year, at 300 bht a time.

Why confirmation of address x5 in one year?

I got one when i sold my honda city One when i bought a nisan march one when i sold the march after nine month as i never was happy with it ,one when i bought my suzuki swift which i am happy with and now one for house book Thats five within 12 month.

[Boon Mee]

Why get the 'Yellow Book' it counts for fcuk all these days?

Wrong.

You can open contracts for telephone service, get your vehicles in your name only - talking here about those w/out work permits. And the biggie is ability to get the Thai Government Hospital 'Gold Card' to get in that system.

[Boon Mee]

Hi . Next tues or wednesday i am going to try for a yellow house book. I have renewed retire for another year, got a confermation of address , Fith one this year, at 300 bht a time. Got my passport translated, 5 photo, Birth certificate, wife with blue book and copies .Wifes id and copy Marrige Certificae and copies and two more witness with house book Blue and id cards and copies .So its off i go in pattaya and hope i have everything i need. Anyone know if i have missed something that i will need Pete in patts....

It might help too to bring your Pooyyai Baan along to the Amphur to sit in with the Palaat (Deputy Sheriff) during your interview.

[petewan]

Pooyyai baan, Thats a new one on me .What is it .?

[Boon Mee]

Pooyyai baan, Thats a new one on me .What is it .?

The Village Headman.

Every Mooban in Thailand has one. Ask your Amphur Office (City Hall) who is yours in the area you live in and introduce yourself to him/her.

[Marmite the Dog]

It might help too to bring your Pooyyai Baan along to the Amphur to sit in with the Palaat (Deputy Sheriff) during your interview.

Agreed, though I'm not sure how important it would be seeing as he's in Sodom.

[petewan]

I live in one of twenty houses by the 7 motorway 22KL out of pattaya all thai residents bar two . If we have a head man i cant think who it could be . pete

[adzt1]

^ must be hard without a pooyai baan.
ive know ours since the day I landed , very handy very helpful!

[Pragmatic]

And the biggie is ability to get the Thai Government Hospital 'Gold Card' to get in that system.

It's now been stopped. You can have your name in the wife's Blue Book if you have children.

[Boon Mee]

And the biggie is ability to get the Thai Government Hospital 'Gold Card' to get in that system.

It's now been stopped. You can have your name in the wife's Blue Book if you have children.

I believe you'll find that situation is much like the 'rules' enforced by the Immigration folks which change depending on which office you do business.

[Gerbil]

The Village Headman.

Every Mooban in Thailand has one.

Incorrect.

Most new 'estate builds' in Thailand do not fall into the 'headman' system - They do not have 'moo baan' status , but instead fall directly under Amphur control.

In such cases, the owners can vote to elect a headman to represent them if they want to, many do not as there are advantages in being able to deal with the Amphur directly when normally you would have been told to fuck off and tell your Pooyai about your problems

[Boon Mee]

The Village Headman.

Every Mooban in Thailand has one.

Incorrect.

Most new 'estate builds' in Thailand do not fall into the 'headman' system - They do not have 'moo baan' status , but instead fall directly under Amphur control.

In such cases, the owners can vote to elect a headman to represent them if they want to, many do not as there are advantages in being able to deal with the Amphur directly when normally you would have been told to fuck off and tell your Pooyai about your problems

Appreciate being corrected on that point.

The lack of the Headman system in an estate might be one less bit of bureaucratic red tape although it is very useful to be able to go to the Pooyai Baan directly with your minor grievances rather than City Hall.

[Marmite the Dog]

And the biggie is ability to get the Thai Government Hospital 'Gold Card' to get in that system.

It's now been stopped. You can have your name in the wife's Blue Book if you have children.

Better still, you can go to your local government hospital and buy health insurance for 2,800 baht if you have a yellow book.

More here

[Bettyboo]

^that seems good. If I have a car in my name, and I list meself under the wife's house - will I be able to get a yellow book and health insurance too; is it just at the local hospital or any in Thaiand?

[Gerbil]

The lack of the Headman system in an estate might be one less bit of bureaucratic red tape although it is very useful to be able to go to the Pooyai Baan directly with your minor grievances rather than City Hall.

Double edged sword. If your pooyai is a drunken old cnut voted into the position for life (although that has now changed), who will only do anything if there is money in it for him.... you are screwed.

There are a number of good ones out there, but from hearsay, there are a significant number of complete wankers.

[Marmite the Dog]

If I have a car in my name, and I list meself under the wife's house - will I be able to get a yellow book and health insurance too

Up to the official if they grant you one or not.

is it just at the local hospital or any in Thaiand?

Any government hospital in Thailand - private rooms are extra (400B in Udon).

[Bettyboo]

If I have a car in my name, and I list meself under the wife's house - will I be able to get a yellow book and health insurance too

Up to the official if they grant you one or not.

is it just at the local hospital or any in Thaiand?

Any government hospital in Thailand - private rooms are extra (400B in Udon).

Sounds good - I hope to sort that out in the future; maybe a year or so when I get back; I think the finance on the Honda Fabulous is completed by then...

[Pragmatic]

I believe you'll find that situation is much like the 'rules' enforced by the Immigration folks which change depending on which office you do business.

I don't believe so. But I've been told that they will honour all cards issued previously.

[Boon Mee]

The lack of the Headman system in an estate might be one less bit of bureaucratic red tape although it is very useful to be able to go to the Pooyai Baan directly with your minor grievances rather than City Hall.

Double edged sword. If your pooyai is a drunken old cnut voted into the position for life (although that has now changed), who will only do anything if there is money in it for him.... you are screwed.

There are a number of good ones out there, but from hearsay, there are a significant number of complete wankers.

I'm lucky in that mine is efficient and professional although she (semi-babe material here) wasn't at all familiar with the Tabian Baan Leung and it took a bit of explaining to get her to see the value in it for the Farang. She accompanied me to the Amphur and vouched for my 'good name'. The Palaat was reluctant at first to issue me that Yellow Book but when the Pooyai told her "You want to let this poor Farang have everything in the wife's name", the Palaat relented.

Mine was the first Yellow Book this Amphur had ever issued so the Palaat was afraid a messing it up. Actually takes a fair bit of paperwork to get it generated but no more so than for a Thai to obtain their Blue House Book.

[petewan]

Well I wnt today tuesday armed with all the paperwork and 2 witnesses to get the yellow book . I left it to the wife to talk to the official .The 2 witness sighned the copies of id and house book . Then the wife said now go. When we got outside she told me that the boss girl that deals with house books had gone to the hospital with a bad headace and we would get a phone call if the boss girl was back and we could go tomorow TIT. pete in patts...

[Pragmatic]

Better still, you can go to your local government hospital and buy health insurance for 2,800 baht if you have a yellow book. More here

According to another forum this insurance only applies to immigrant workers in Thailand. Farangs don't count. So the forum sez.

[Boon Mee]

Well I wnt today tuesday armed with all the paperwork and 2 witnesses to get the yellow book . I left it to the wife to talk to the official .The 2 witness sighned the copies of id and house book . Then the wife said now go. When we got outside she told me that the boss girl that deals with house books had gone to the hospital with a bad headace and we would get a phone call if the boss girl was back and we could go tomorow TIT. pete in patts...

Believe you'll find that the "Boss Girl" is titled 'Pallaat' or Khun Pallaat if you want to address her correctly. That translates to English as a Deputy Sheriff.

Good luck!