Neeranam Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, david143 said: Congratulations Brother. Good luck Thanks David ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david143 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Neeranam said: Thanks David ???? i will check with case officer tomorrow if my name is there or not. thanks for letting us know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post saakura Posted July 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Neeranam said: For the Oath, I've been told just to take my Passport, Yellow Housebook and copies. 6 photos(suit and tie) with a blue background. Anything else I am missing? What about flowers, what type should they be? Congratulations, hope the rest of the process goes smoothly and quickly. I have just started the process and hope to be there in a few years. Cheers! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabbaGabbaHey Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Neeranam said: For the Oath, I've been told just to take my Passport, Yellow Housebook and copies. 6 photos(suit and tie) with a blue background. Anything else I am missing? What about flowers, what type should they be? You should make a copy of the main page of your passport. As for the flowers mine were a bunch of yellow flowers and a small flower garland (phuang malai). My wife went to buy them so I am not sure of the exact requirement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, GabbaGabbaHey said: You should make a copy of the main page of your passport. As for the flowers mine were a bunch of yellow flowers and a small flower garland (phuang malai). My wife went to buy them so I am not sure of the exact requirement. Thanks. My wife suggested the phuang malai too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kst Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Hi Neeranam, When was your MOI interview? Just figuring how many batches more till mine (mine was in Jan'20). Congrats btw..! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 57 minutes ago, kst said: Hi Neeranam, When was your MOI interview? Just figuring how many batches more till mine (mine was in Jan'20). Congrats btw..! September 2019. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david143 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 11 hours ago, Neeranam said: September 2019. Just checked with Case officer, FYI right now SEP and OCT names are in List for OATH . December 2019 Candidates ** list of names not yet received by SB. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualtrough Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Congrats to those who made it! Regarding flowers, be very careful. There flower/flower combinations that Thais regard as inauspicious, so you would not want to show up with one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khongaeng Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 11 hours ago, david143 said: Just checked with Case officer, FYI right now SEP and OCT names are in List for OATH . December 2019 Candidates ** list of names not yet received by SB. There was a group in November too, if I remember correctly. Do you know if they are also being called for oaths now too, or are they grouped together with the December MOI interviewees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david143 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 9 hours ago, khongaeng said: There was a group in November too, if I remember correctly. Do you know if they are also being called for oaths now too, or are they grouped together with the December MOI interviewees? Yesterday when i talked to case officer i asked him my name appear for Oath ? he said Mai krub right now sep and oct. i will follow up with him again . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Does anyone have a copy of the actual oath. I can't find it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Neeranam said: Does anyone have a copy of the actual oath. I can't find it online. I read somewhere the police say it one word at a time so probably not needed. That said id like a copy too, ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, yankee99 said: I read somewhere the police say it one word at a time so probably not needed. That said id like a copy too, ???? They say some of the words one at a time but not all. They said สิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (sing sak sit)a few times(if the Buddhist way). Also พลเมือง(pon la muang). There were a couple of words I never understood so would like to see an official transcript. Wish I'd recorded it but was a bit too excited to remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david143 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Neeranam said: They say some of the words one at a time but not all. They said สิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (sing sak sit)a few times(if the Buddhist way). Also พลเมือง(pon la muang). There were a couple of words I never understood so would like to see an official transcript. Wish I'd recorded it but was a bit too excited to remember. Congrag with your Oath. so you are Thai now, and you are done with your Oath. how was the experience ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 21 hours ago, yankee99 said: I read somewhere the police say it one word at a time so probably not needed. That said id like a copy too, ???? Here are some people talking the oath. Maybe they're different versions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neeranam Posted August 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2020 20 hours ago, david143 said: Congrag with your Oath. so you are Thai now, and you are done with your Oath. how was the experience ???? Thanks man ???? I guess I am Thai now but won't really feel it until I get the ID in my hand. It was happy, proud experience. It was surprisingly fast, just took about 10 min to sign a couple of forms, go into the boss's office, get instructions to bow and repeat what he said. I chose the Buddhist version. One of the officers took photos and shared them with me. They said to wait for 3 months to pick up the naturalization certificate. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david143 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Lovely Just lovely, Chokdee na Pi Hope we will called for Oath too. as i was December 2019 . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Sorry i know this must have been discussed somewhere on this long thread but could not find it reading the last 30 pages. I have been asked to reserve a Thai name & surname at my local khet. The surname should not be one that is already in use. So i wrote down the surnames of many thai friends and then jumbling up the vowels, made a list of 20 surnames to take to the khet on Monday. I would like to ask the purpose of this exercise and whether the reserved name is ever used in any document or other ceremony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khongaeng Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, saakura said: Sorry i know this must have been discussed somewhere on this long thread but could not find it reading the last 30 pages. I have been asked to reserve a Thai name & surname at my local khet. The surname should not be one that is already in use. So i wrote down the surnames of many thai friends and then jumbling up the vowels, made a list of 20 surnames to take to the khet on Monday. I would like to ask the purpose of this exercise and whether the reserved name is ever used in any document or other ceremony? The name will never be used unless you choose to “activate” your new name after getting citizenship. The default is that you keep your original name. When I got my new name, the office I got my name from told me to let them know if I chose not to use this name so that it can be “released” for others to use in the future. Basically they put a hold on the name and reserve it for you if you choose to use it when you get citizenship. It does not show up on any official paperwork, royal gazette publishing or anything else. It is just a formality and throwback to 100 years ago when it was required for naturalized Thai citizens to take a Thai name. By the way I had a list of 5 names, and they were all taken. I ended up coming up with a name on the spot in front of the name officer at the local Khet office. You tell the officer your requested name and spelling and they will check their database, if someone already has the name, you have to pick another one. Some have said that the officer makes the process difficult and asks you to tell them what the name means before they will register it for you. I did not have that experience. It was a quick in and out experience. Make sure to make a copy of the form they give you because SB will take the original. The Thai name is more a source of amusement to Thai colleagues when I tell them my “Thai” name. Edited August 1, 2020 by khongaeng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, khongaeng said: The name will never be used unless you choose to “activate” your new name after getting citizenship. The default is that you keep your original name. When I got my new name, the office I got my name from told me to let them know if I chose not to use this name so that it can be “released” for others to use in the future. Basically they put a hold on the name and reserve it for you if you choose to use it when you get citizenship. It does not show up on any official paperwork, royal gazette publishing or anything else. It is just a formality and throwback to 100 years ago when it was required for naturalized Thai citizens to take a Thai name. By the way I had a list of 5 names, and they were all taken. I ended up coming up with a name on the spot in front of the name officer at the local Khet office. You tell the officer your requested name and spelling and they will check their database, if someone already has the name, you have to pick another one. Some have said that the officer makes the process difficult and asks you to tell them what the name means before they will register it for you. I did not have that experience. It was a quick in and out experience. Make sure to make a copy of the form they give you because SB will take the original. The Thai name is more a source of amusement to Thai colleagues when I tell them my “Thai” name. Thanks for the information, i now have to sit down tomorrow to give some meaning to the surnames i made up! The khet lady also asked me to bring 7000 Baht for this name reserving, which sounds way too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 minute ago, saakura said: Thanks for the information, i now have to sit down tomorrow to give some meaning to the surnames i made up! The khet lady also asked me to bring 7000 Baht for this name reserving, which sounds way too much. I dont think there was a charge for my name. Where i went the staff helped find a name which took about 30 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, yankee99 said: I dont think there was a charge for my name. Where i went the staff helped find a name which took about 30 minutes No charge for me either. The family name (Buapailin = Sapphire blue lotus), which I made up myself, was available so all very smooth. Never used it so it would probably be available again now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) There's a website to choose from but I can't find it now. Surprised they never allowed Neeranam 'นิรนาม' Edited August 1, 2020 by Neeranam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, GarryP said: No charge for me either. The family name (Buapailin = Sapphire blue lotus), which I made up myself, was available so all very smooth. Never used it so it would probably be available again now. Buapailin, sounds nice. I will add to my list, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthemoon Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 14 hours ago, yankee99 said: I dont think there was a charge for my name. Where i went the staff helped find a name which took about 30 minutes Same here: No charge. Very fast. The name I wanted was accepted immediately (after the officer checked in the database that the family name does not exist yet). I wasn't asked what it means but I had discussed with Thai friends in advance whether they think it really sounds good. Maybe if you make up a name that sounds kind of weird to Thai ears they will ask what that means. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khongaeng Posted August 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2020 16 hours ago, saakura said: Thanks for the information, i now have to sit down tomorrow to give some meaning to the surnames i made up! The khet lady also asked me to bring 7000 Baht for this name reserving, which sounds way too much. There is no charge for this service. I would not pay a single baht. You can tell them that special branch said there is no charge for this service, and that you should not be expected to pay anything. This might scare them away from being crooks for something like this. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualtrough Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 7:23 PM, saakura said: Thanks for the information, i now have to sit down tomorrow to give some meaning to the surnames i made up! The khet lady also asked me to bring 7000 Baht for this name reserving, which sounds way too much. If there was a charge when I did it about a year ago it was something inconsequential, like 100 baht. If she really told you to bring 7000 baht something is seriously wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david143 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 i paid nothing to get the Thai name certificates. despite there is no Fee for this service i confirmed with Amphur, they said there is no any Fees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david143 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Special Branch Envelop letter already mentioned they need only Verification of House book Yellow** and Thai name , which is requested from Thai Govt system not from Us, so don't pay anything like 7K , i should not pay either because this is not my demand this is SB demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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