Can a foreigner (Farang) obtain Thai citizenship or a passport?

Dec 7, 2024
5 days ago
Michael ******
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Can a Farang get a Thsi citizenship/passport?
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Yes, it is theoretically possible for a foreigner (Farang) to obtain Thai citizenship or a passport, but the process is very difficult and lengthy. Requirements include having a long-term work permit, often needing several years of residency, and proficiency in the Thai language. Many commenters mention that while some individuals have succeeded, there are still considerable challenges and uncertainties, including strict criteria and limited approvals per nationality. Overall, many expats suggest the disadvantages may outweigh any benefits.
Oliver **********
Yeha
Toby ******
Yes
Luigi ***********
All you need is the money.

In the land of compromise, money restores sight to the blind eye 👁.
Max **********
I know one Australian who has Thai citizenship and passport. Never say never.
Jay *****
Yes you can provided you converted to a Thai citizen.
Nongnuch ********
in theory, YES. Regarding practicability, absolute NO
Us *****
Why? There is zero benefit and a crazy amount of headache.
Prashantha ************
When considering with the effort, money and time it is not worth at all. I don't see any special benefits with a Thai passport to live in Thailand and travelling to other countries.
Prashantha ************
@Michael *********
Michael Bramieri, if it is an easy procedure, of course
Michael **********
@Prashantha ***********
u can do every job you want and you can own land... If u like thailand that's they best u can get
Vincent ***************
For starting you need to declare minimum 80 000 baht income on your work permit for 3 years and register a yellow book for your address... There is also a waiting list by nationality and a Thai exams with several meetings with officials.(Just do a Thai children and put lands on his name if that's the purpose)
Kace *******
integrity legal owner did
Otis ******
once was possible if pass thai language test and 10Y ik
Matteo ***********
I would not imagine the reason for doing that. By the way, I'm sure it's not easy
Patrick **********
you can forget about that.

its possible butt very very difficult
Dmb *******
You need to of had a work permit for 5 year's then go through some interviews and be able to read and write fluent Thai, and they only issue a hand full each year, can do but not very easy at all
John ****************
@Dmb ******
100 every year for every country of peoble pass, and you not need work permit and it is a point system today...
Robert ********
Yes
David **********
For most people, there is no advantage or reason to have a Thai passport, especially if they have to give up their original passport. It is possible to do if your whole life is now in Thailand, you have long term job or business and can speak Thai, although the speaking Thai part perhaps is relaxed in some circumstances. After several years in Thailand I am yet to actually meet anyone in person who has done this but have come across a few online.
Alessandro **********
Not in this life I think
กะลาสี *****
Recommend you search for, and join this group "Thai citizenship group." There's a lot of good knowledge and experience in this group on obtaining both permanent residence and citizen status.
Robert ******
Don't know if it's still the case but 20 years ago it was possible but for FEMALES ONLY who married a Thai guys and had Thai children.
Neale *********
Why would you want a Thai passport?
Otto ******
@Neale ********
Own land, etc.
Patrick ********
Forget it
Werner ************
Only legitimate Falang with time invested, work history, language and other qualifications….the majority I would say no
Nick *******
Wasting your time
James *******
No
Alan ********
It's one of the worst voluntary grouos with loads of people with useless information and that's only trumped by questions by some people who need to look at the same questions with the same answers. Switch the lights out and go to bed
Dirk **************
Yes but it is a long process.
Giuseppe **********
What for? Their passoport doesn't allow to go almoast anywhere, keep your passport very tight
Richard ********
@Giuseppe *********
great for not paying 400 baht to get into national parks 😂
Giuseppe **********
@Richard *******
,or to not pay visa once a year
Richard ********
@Giuseppe *********
it would be worth it to have them follow you round all those places with a ridiculous foreigner fee shouting HAVE TO PAY and then see the inevitable confused face when presented with a Thai ID card.
Giuseppe **********
@Richard *******
, didn't get what you mean
Richard ********
@Giuseppe *********
try going to somewhere like Wat Arun and walking straight in and not paying your 200 baht ‘foreigner ticket’ and see how far you get before someone starts shouting at you.
Giuseppe **********
@Richard *******
, it's no sense what you saying. Anyway , if you want you can face me and shut me
Richard ********
@Giuseppe *********
Prova ad andare in un posto come Wat Arun, entra direttamente e non pagare il biglietto da 200 baht per stranieri e vedi fin dove riesci ad arrivare prima che qualcuno inizi a urlare contro di te.
Giuseppe **********
@Richard *******
, listen. My was a sarcasm. What i meany was: yhey want have thai passport to not pay the visa that costs little, one a year? Regarding shooting, mind your words.
Richard ********
@Giuseppe *********
mine was sarcasm too. Go have a lie down. You’re very defensive.
Steve *******
Shortly after hell freezes over
Sergei *********
They don't have specific rules for farangs. Everything is the same like for the other foreigners
Damian *********
3 years wp and 3 years married to thai visa. You need to get 50 points out of 100.

Need yellow book for 5 years also.

If you have a half half child only need to be married 1 year, but still need wp 3 years.
Ivan *******
@Damian ********
what is WP..?
Damian *********
@Ivan ******
work permit.
John ******
Alexandr *****
@Damian ********
what's the yellow book?
Damian *********
@Alexandr ****
looks like this.
Damian *********
@Alexandr ****
I have all 3, there’s a few other items like donations charity. Before you apply 3 years track record of donations to charity mom 5,000 baht a year, is the number. I’m trying to get the wp up. Also no breaks not one day. Otherwise you start again on the 3 years. Once your under application can’t break either.
Rolf *********
@Damian ********
many people fulfil the upset requirements but almost everyone still get a rejection. Even those with an inside track like long time close friendship with chief of immigration or police or military. Best of luck though, but you still have a better chance of winning the lottery.
Alistair **********
@Rolf ********
absolutely not true. It's extremely easy to get citizenship, the process just takes many many years. Go join "Thai Citizenship Group" and you can read about countless people who apply each year.
Damian *********
@Rolf ********
I already know 2 people that have got it. It’s about making sure work permits and visas are renewed on time. 1 day over the time starts again.
Rolf *********
@Damian ********
yes, you know 2 people of a million that was qualified but still got rejected. TiT and there’s no such thing as a sure thing here. Don’t you know that?
John ****************
@Rolf ********
I know 15 who come from same country who have it, maybe you just not fit to have it, and only max 100 from 1 country can have it in a year and remeber you get one person to check with you like a babysitter do he not like how you are you not get it....!! In my country on 170 get it every year from all over the world,,,,, and the goverment ask you to come in to a talk if they not like you or you have post stupid thing online last 10 years you nit get it, so maybe you just not going enough to get it. Already with what you wrote about police you never get it... You too stupid...

So the guy know 2 out of 100 who can get it......
Rolf *********
@John ***************
I wouldn’t even want Thai citizenship. I’m perfectly happy not bothering about that, I have my citizenship and content with that. You don’t sound to smart if you want someone to babysit you, maybe you can’t wipe your own a..
Damian *********
@Rolf ********
off course. However this part of the system can’t be bribed. You have to have the correct paperwork or you don’t qualify. And the longest part is waiting for the king to sign off.
Rolf *********
@Damian ********
absolutely correct. Impossible to bribe for citizenship. I have friends with more money than god and that are close friends with chief of immigration and top military (no names necessary) and even they can’t get citizenship.
Duncan **********
@Alexandr ****
yellow house book
Rolf *********
You have a far better chance of winning the lottery.
John ****************
@Rolf ********
maybe for you
Rolf *********
@John ***************
I wouldn’t like myself either if I was you so I understand you completely 😂😂😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
hahaha do you like your self, losser like you always think they are better, but in the end you cry every night and run from your past life full of dirt... Run my friend. Run.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rolf *********
@John ***************
you’re pathetic 😂😂😂

Sounds like you’re the one running and are used to it 😂😂😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
haha my kid learn to write like you when he 6...looser🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rolf *********
@John ***************
and you still can’t write like me 😂😂😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
fuck i not see it you Swedish... Then I understand...
Rolf *********
@John ***************
and I knew from the start because you’re danish 😂😂😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
no you not new, just brainless 🤣🤣
Rolf *********
@John ***************
you can neither read or write like an adult. You been breastfed with stupidity because your parents spent too much time in Christiania 😂😂😂
Toby ******
@John ***************
can you guys repeat the whole conversation except in Swedish and Danish please? It would be very entertaining and also interesting to language geeks like me 555
Rolf *********
@Toby *****
I could if I was Swedish, but I’m actually Norwegian. 😂😂😂
Toby ******
ah well that would be equally entertaining ;)
John ****************
@Rolf ********
wow do you think I need this to earn millions looser, run run my friend you do all you life... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rolf *********
@John ***************
that’s all you got to say as a come back 😂who’s the loser 😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
what to say more you too stupid to understand anything... 🤣🤣🤣
Rolf *********
@John ***************
low intelligence and loss of words goes hand in hand, resorting to insults says a lot more about you than about me 😂😂😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
yes and you hindig all, you run from somebody 🤣🤣🤣
Rolf *********
@John ***************
stop with the yaba, I heard it’s not good for your health and mind 😂😂😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
your comment say what you are 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rolf *********
@John ***************
your lack of intelligence says who you are, kindergarten comebacks 😂😂😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
🤣🤣🤣🤣 ohh yes, I am but 🤣🤣🤣 at least I not like myself 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rolf *********
@John ***************
and definitively for you 😂
John ****************
@Rolf ********
you like your own post... What a looser. 🤣🤣🤣
Jo **********
Jo **********
yes my close friend did it. Worked in Thailand for 10 years became PR 5 years then citizenship. this is very rare
Erick ********
Yup.
Greg ******
Yes, I have met two guys that have done it.
Gene *******
Mission impossible
John ****************
@Gene ******
maybe for you
Gene *******
@John ***************
maybe for me, maybe for you, nobody knows 🤔
John ****************
@Gene ******
i have apply, and was in it for 2 years but need to come back to my home country because of sickness, so know how it works, not so difficult to do, just remember you need to be a perfect role model, you get one thai to follow your life for a period, so do you have work, good for Thailand, you get it, are you not, you not get it, 15 of friends have it, they also come from Denmark, and remember in my country only 170 get it every year, and can first apply after 10 years, and you need to talk, write, understand Danish and you have to have min 10 years in the country, and have pay tax min. 8 years, have to be married to Danish, have to have earn min 60.000 USD every years in salary, so Thailand is so much more easy then my home country, and remember today it is point system in Thailand and can you not convince the guy who follow you you can speak fluent Thai, understand Thai and also understand some writing.. then you not get it, and all who complain in this post do not...
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