george Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Govt to slash red tape on Thai naturalization BANGKOK: -- The government is to cut the bureaucracy surrounding requests for Thai citizenship, Interior Minister Bhokin Bhalakula announced today. Requests for naturalization normally fall under one of two categories: people who have always lived in Thailand and speak Thai, and foreigners married to Thai nationals. Mr. Bhokin, who earlier this year was embroiled in a controversy concerning the naturalization of hill tribe residents of Mae Ai district in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Rai, said that the Interior Ministry was now laying down less complicated rules for naturalization. --TNA 2004-12-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Does this mean it will be easier for farangs with Thai wives??? Or will we still have the "salary" hurdle to clear?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khutan Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 and foreigners married to Thai nationals That will be interesting to see how that comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Yes. Thank you George. Good news at last. Lets see................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuky Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 hmm, getting exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingy_ Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 i don't think anytime soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 hmm, getting exciting. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> หมาเห่าเครื่องบิน Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowleopard Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 (edited) Govt to slash red tape on Thai naturalization BANGKOK: -- The government is to cut the bureaucracy surrounding requests for Thai citizenship, Interior Minister Bhokin Bhalakula announced today. Requests for naturalization normally fall under one of two categories: people who have always lived in Thailand and speak Thai, and foreigners married to Thai nationals. Mr. Bhokin, who earlier this year was embroiled in a controversy concerning the naturalization of hill tribe residents of Mae Ai district in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Rai, said that the Interior Ministry was now laying down less complicated rules for naturalization. --TNA 2004-12-22 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great news if it's really true! I'm gonna apply and become a blue-eyed and snowy-blond Thai. อยากจะกลายเป็นคนไทยจริง ๆ ไชโย Snowleopard Edited December 22, 2004 by snowleopard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovenman Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Requests for naturalization normally fall under one of two categories: people who have always lived in Thailand and speak Thai, and foreigners married to Thai nationals. Assuming there is anything to this report and it doesn't turn out to be total b.s. like the five-year visa story, I'll guarantee you that of the two categories of applicants mentioned, this helping hand is aimed at the former group much more than the latter. Quoting myself from the other thread, "In over ten years experience in-and-out of Thailand, I've never once been under the impression that any of the Thai authorities were looking for a way to provide foreigners with a quick and easy alternative to Permanent Residence". This caveat goes double for the powers-that-be potentially offering Thai citizenship to foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Does this mean it will be easier for farangs with Thai wives???Or will we still have the "salary" hurdle to clear?? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To be fair it should be based on the same salary that a typical Thai earns ... so..@ 20bt an hour times say 10 hours a day X again lets say 365 days a year=73,000 baht a year minus tax,hols social security,insurance,bus / tuk-tuk fares,little bit of chop and beer dosh............and ................hey we will ALL qualify. ....and pigs will f.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francois Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 hi' it's well known that all foreigners who could qualify for Thai nationality all write, read and speak fluent Thai, and they can sing the national anthem by heart and all would like to be Thai ... may be good for hilltribes, they can at least get what they need to be legal. francois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukamar Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Did you notice it did noy say anything about easier to get PR.. You have to clear that hurdle befor this would click into effect and changes to PR are not going to happen soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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