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34 minutes ago, greenchair said:
Your wife can be with you throughout the process and she can translate.
Relax. It'll be fun.
He's not married !
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3 minutes ago, skippy121 said:
I understand that and understand that if not married, you get less points for certain things,
what I am asking is that can my wife act as a translater for me even if I do not get any extra points for being married.
Easier to wait 3 years than go the alternative route, which is getting Permanent Residency first.
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1 hour ago, skippy121 said:
ok so this is the question,
I understand that if married under 3 years, I cannot qualify for more points for lower salary etc
but can my wife still be in the interviews with me to help with translation, am sure I could take 10 points from knowledge of thailand with a translater
You have to wait until you have been married for 3 years before you can apply. Otherwise, many people would get married just to become a citizen, then get divorced.
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31 minutes ago, skippy121 said:
same as back home,
you have certificate = 1 year , diploma = 2 years , BA = 3 years
question is does a 1 year certificate count as graduated from a thai establishment
What is a "certificate"?
BTW, you would get 10 points for your age.
Also 5 points for personality!
learn to read Thai and you'd get 8 points pretty easily for the multiple choice test.
Point for length of stay in Thailand, you're sorted.
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In the grounds of Parusakavan Palace is the NIA interview
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On 5/30/2017 at 6:34 AM, sathuluv said:
Hi All
Been at Lum Luk La, DOPA/BORA @8:35am. Signed the form to mark the attendance.
1. Thai husband application is group 1. So, they had the Morning session.
2. Thai wife application is group 2. Also they keep the Q as per the serial number on the letter.
3. The co-ordinator lady had given the summary of next steps and timelines. Will will be approval by moi 2-3months, then send to HM King, then oath, then the documents to be collected from SB. Between each process 2-3 months. Again it depends on circumstances.
4. My turn came, entered the room they were reading my profile in Thai to all once it's done they allowed me to enter in.
a) around 15 persons in the meeting room in the desk and 6 of them on the chairs away from desks.
one mic provided introduced myself in Thai and then about work. There was a gentleman facing straight to me was administering the session with questions. I was but nervous as this was my 1st experience to speak Thai at this level. Understood the question and mixed thai with English though.
c) general questions like, where did you met, when the wedding happened, which country you would like to live in(of course Thailand), what's the plans for next 5 years. Finally, asked my daughter to speak and she said her name and that was the end of the interview.
Total time approx: 10mins.
They have not asked any documents to check, no national anthem.
Just been myself and replied to their questions in Thai and little English.
Hope I did well. Let's see what's next.Does one have to take their children to the MOI interview? I am expecting mine soon but would rather just go with my wife.
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On 7/2/2016 at 9:20 PM, sathuluv said:
Congrats and kudos to all who acquired Thai Nationality. Good luck those who submitted and waiting for the next steps.
This thread had given me insights and direct experience shared by the OP, I would like to share my experience for other new applicants.
I have just submitted my application in SB, BKK 2 weeks ago. Based on Thai Wife, having WP 3+ years, married registration 4+ yrs and daughter 2+ yrs. Tax 3yrs, Yellow Book, BKK.
1. Tue, 28.06.16 SB Police called me for a formal interview with the Chief (3rd floor). There were 3 application including me on the day.
Casual general questions on whereabouts, education and our wedding. After the conversation of about 20 mins the Chief mentioned your application will be processed and next round of committee meeting I will be joining too. Signed couple of papers in front of us. He did mentioned, please be patience to receive Thai Nationality will take ~2 years. Wife & me smiled and left his room. Mind voice: though, the reality might be 4-5 years from now...... based on Oasis - 6+yrs, GarryP - 3+yrs and even my friend who applied in 2009 received just this Feb'16.
2. Came back to the SB Police office and gave my finger prints
3. Officer handed over 3 seal envelopes i) My embassy ii) District office for Thai name registration and iii) District office for our marriage registration confirmation
4. Before we leave officer mentioned please don't travel outside the country for 2 weeks SB police will call you for the next meeting. I guess this should be the McD meeting with the NIA.
5. Officer was very friendly and she became friends with my wife and started chatting on Line already
Will keep all posted on the next meetings and progress.
Cheers
Under 2 years from application to Thai ID- wonderful - congratulations.
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2 hours ago, sathuluv said:
Received my Thai ID went well before time of the appointment time 9am. The officer called my missus mobile and asked to come if we are in and went to see her at 8:50am and few documents were like marriage certificate and my daughter birth certificate. Few more documents which the officer prepared in the Amphur office we both signed. Officer said it might take till noon to move from yellow to Blue book. Have to get the approval from Chief of Amphur.
Post lunch can do your ID card.
Luckily there was no many people and our documents were straight forward and we had all on hand(I know this is something over doing) but having all original documents and 2 copies comes handy to move the process faster.
Later the Chief invited me and my missus. Asked our history etc. After a while she signed our documents and sent to ID section. 8:50-10:40 entry to Blue book. 10:40-11:15 received my ID card.
Next week planned to go to Passport office in Bangna.
One question do I need to cancel my NON-O visa now or let it expire? Same for work permit as well. Then I could complete this formality to close the records in Thai system that I’m not an Alien anymore.
Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile appWhat date did you actually submit your application to SB?
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- They didn't asked me for passport, WP or any document
Because you don't need one, you are Thai!
Congratulations!
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6 hours ago, paulsingle said:
Got 2 licences today. 1 for motorbike and 1 for car. Valid for 2 years after which some minor formalities will secure 5 year licences and after that more minor formalities to secure indefinite licences.
I believe this is the standard route for Thai nationals as well. It is for my Thai wife anyway.
They stopped the indefinite DL about 20 years ago. I was lucky, I got in before then,
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2 hours ago, Christopherabhadra said:
Hi all, i got one question regarding taxes, since i know the the threshold is 40k which is exactly what i get, i was wondering, if i file taxes for 40 k but i apply for various tax returns which would make my tax seem like as if i had lessor income will that make me not eligible for that particular year? or the 40k threshold is for taxes submitted initially and not for the tax minus the tax return which i get every year. I wont file for my return if thats the case. also due to several double taxation agreements and my profession for being a teacher , my tax is exempt in the first two years so i am sure i will get all of my previous two years paid tax back , will those years qualify for the threshold?
I assume you mean tax allowances, which would mean on a salary of 40k a month, you'd pay practically no tax, if you have kids at school, wife, retired parent-in-law, mortgage, insurance, etc.
All that matters is the 40k - you are paying the tax due on this.
Why are you exempt from paying tax for 2 years? Then you have nothing to get back???
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3 hours ago, MrPatrickThai said:
Thanks to all. I've just checked my visa and it has my occupation and place of work written on top of it, which leads me to believe that my visa is dependent on my work. Checked again with my new work and they said there is no way they have ever been allowed to continue a WP on the same visa.
It is an awkward situation, as Gary says above.
Another option is to resign but keep my visa and WP until the MOI interview, which should be within the time, but that could cause lots of complications down the line! Maybe better, just hang on for a few months and hope my new employer can wait.
If you are married, you could change your visa to non-imm based on marriage, without leaving the country. You can work on a non imm o visa.
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Get her pregnant first!!!
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On 5/28/2018 at 9:45 AM, scorecard said:
interesting point, once an individual person has been approved to be granted PR (not that easy to achieve) perhaps some years back
What makes it so hard?
I remember when I was looking into it, it was about 9,000 and then Taksin raised it to something ridiculous which made it not worth it, IMHO.
Citizenship is the way for me, which I estimate will cost a total of no more than 15,000 baht.
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6 hours ago, Arkady said:
But for me the priority when these incidents take place is protecting my rights as a Thai and my dignity as a human being. I agree with the missus that the mistakes are understandable but see them as caused by doltishness and racism and thus not deserving of my sympathy.
Absolutely, well said and thanks for being part of the fight for equal rights!
I've just found out that my bank has not being paying me interest for years. When explaining the law to a woman there, she said she would change it immediately but not to ask for back payments(I wonder why?). Not sure what action to take on this as it is about 30,000 baht that is due to me, and probably much more from other foreigners.
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13 hours ago, sathuluv said:
Thanks SWW for sharing this bit of information. Then as per the process I am Thai.
Congratulations but you can't do anything like get a passport, or buy land.
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8 hours ago, khongaeng said:
I hope that your application goes smoothly as your officer has indicated. For me, in the end, I just want to get past the MOI hurdle before the lifelong politicians get voted back into office.
I don't think it is a hurdle, quite easy I heard.
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How can the DoL give a WP for longer than your visa? Or is it up until the end of your visa.
If they asked for a bribe, call the national corruption hotline. the government is coming down hard on immigration and all other police.
In one immigration centre in Isarn, they made all the corrupt staff sit outside in April!
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9 hours ago, GabbaGabbaHey said:
Congratulations Sathuluv! not that many steps left and just few months to the ID... From what I have read SB should issue the letter shortly, others can confirm. Unless you're in a hurry, waiting for 2-3 weeks and calling if nothing has happened seems relevant to me.
Well done, so are you now a Thai citizen?
How long did that take from submission of application?
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10 hours ago, Kwarium said:
+24.3 months, received a phone call on a Thursday to be at MOI interview on Monday. A doc was sent to me on Line App.
Wow, 2 years for the MoI to get an interview for you. That seems very long compared to other people.
Can you contact them to ask what the delay is?
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On 01/05/2018 at 1:39 PM, mogandave said:
So the pit bull got through your fence to attack your poodles?An animal capable of killing kids was let outside to run around loose. Why are you trying to blame me, or my dog for this act?
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19 hours ago, wildewillie89 said:
Responsibility of the Local Health Officer (as one of the early replies stated). Would be helpful to get your dogs in line (behind gates) before complaining. And, yes, farang have a right to complain (many on here for some reason believe they do not).
My dogs are rarely outside my gated property. There's a big difference between a poodle type dog and a killer pitbull terrier. Anyway, it's the noise at night which is most annoying.
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22 hours ago, ubonr1971 said:
another reason proving its better to rent not buy
If I had rented instead of getting a mortgage, I'd still be paying 15k a month. Now I pay nothing and have major asset, which I'll have for life, then my kids will have it.
Definitely buy. As for the dog, it has gone. Not sure where though.
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23 minutes ago, giddyup said:
No, I don't think they should have been killed, but if the pitbull runs free would have thought it made sense to keep your dogs in your yard. What would have happened if they'd been run over, it would be the drivers fault? Perhaps take some responsibility yourself.
You make me laugh with your nonsense.
I have 2 little poodle sized dogs that have been running around our dead end soi for a 3 years. Some <deleted> comes and leaves a killer alone for 2 days at a time, then lets it out in a soi where there are other dogs and kids, and you say I'm being irresponsible.
You need some lessons in rational thinking.
I assure you, if my kids were young, that dog would be dead already.
Ever taken two nearly dead dogs to the vet, with multiple holes in them?
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one mic provided introduced myself in Thai and then about work. There was a gentleman facing straight to me was administering the session with questions. I was but nervous as this was my 1st experience to speak Thai at this level. Understood the question and mixed thai with English though.
Story Of My Thai Citizenship Application
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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Doesn't take Einstein to be able to interpret this as meaning he is not married yet.