Unanswered3 months ago

Can I obtain a pink ID card with a DTV visa and meet the other requirements?

Thai visa rules Pink ID card DTV visa Yellow house book Expat living in Thailand Amphur requirements

Gianmaria ********

asked Jul 17, 2026

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Is it possible to get the pink id card with the dtv visa, having the other requirements?

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The ability to obtain a pink ID card in Thailand with a DTV visa is complicated. Generally, a yellow house book (tabien baan) is required first, which is difficult to obtain without being married to a Thai citizen or owning property. Each Amphur may have different requirements, and integration into the local community may ease the process. Expats shared varied experiences, with some successfully obtaining the pink ID card without being married or a property owner, while others faced refusals. Thus, the process is office-specific and depends on local regulations.

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Elías ********

You can, it's possible, but what for?

3 months ago

Anonymous ******************

May I know what are the benefits of having a pink ID card, somebody told me you can open a Thai bank account if you have a pink ID.

3 months ago

Duncan *******

It would depend on the requirements of your local Amphur/District office. You do have to get a tabien baan/house book first to get the pink card, though.

3 months ago

One ****************

No as you have a tourist visa not a long term visa

3 months ago

Colin **********

Its as

@John *********

says, but don't forget each Amphur will have a different requirements, but the more your integrated like with a Thai wife, in a local community the easier your find it.

3 months ago

John **********

You can't get a pink ID card unless you first get a yellow house book, normally that requires you are either married to a Thai or you own a condo

3 months ago

Duncan *******

@John *********

It only requires the support of the home owner. Source - I got both my tabien baan and pink card this time last year and I'm neither married to a Thai or a condo owner.

3 months ago

Greg ***********

I live in my Girlfriend's house, I am neither married nor do I own a condo. I got the yellow housebook issued after a long discussion between the Amphur official and the nephew of my girlfriend. The Amphur official allowed my name and those of my parents being translated into Thai letters by the principal of a school in the town where I live.

3 months ago

John **********

@Duncan ******

I'm in the same position and got refused because I'm not married to a Thai, albeit a good number of years ago. The home owner was at the amphur with me.

3 months ago

RadiantC********

@John *********

How can you not be married to a Thai but be living along the Cambodian border? That's completely bizarre. You must be married to a Thai, else you wouldn't be living where you do. Secondly, you don't even speak Thai do you?

3 months ago

Duncan *******

KnowledgeableRaccoon5198 I needed two local government officials to get mine. It wasn't hard -I had the deputy village headman and her offsider attend twice at my local Amphur for me to get the yellow book.

3 months ago

Knowledgeabl************

It’s very office specific kind of thing.

I got mine in sumat prakan just picked my pink ID up this week ,

The hardest part about this office is having one government official as a witness / reference to support my application.

Also 2 Thai witness

3 months ago