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What are the pros and cons of getting a Thai Pink ID card, and are there any immigration issues?
Any comments on getting a Thai Pink ID card? Pros & Cons. Immigration issues? Thank you? 🙏
Answer summary
The discussion highlights various experiences and opinions regarding the Thai Pink ID card among expatriates. Participants shared that obtaining the Pink ID can make life easier, especially when combined with acquiring a yellow house book, which is often necessary for residency verification. Some users found the ID useful, while others argued it has limited value and raised concerns about the necessity of translations and complications in the application process. Overall, the Pink ID card is perceived as a helpful albeit non-essential document for foreign residents.
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Tod *********
I will weigh in and say that the yellow house book and the snazzy pink i/d card for foreigners here are as worthless as tits on a tomcat. :O
Terary **********
I applied for Vaccine with my Passport. I have been in country 6 years and have never had the Pink ID card. I just go my Thai driver's license, I dont think its pink. So far nothing magical has happened. I think I got the driver's license because my current home country license will expire.
Are tomcats inherently male? Because tits on a mommy tom cat would be useful. I bet there are some lady boy tomcats that appreciate their tits.
This is Thailand -- no wrong ways...
Are tomcats inherently male? Because tits on a mommy tom cat would be useful. I bet there are some lady boy tomcats that appreciate their tits.
This is Thailand -- no wrong ways...
Kev **********
@Tod ********
apparently you need it to apply for vaccine ? Tod *********
@Kev *****************
nope you don't you can use your passport number at every place I've dealt with about the vaccine registration Kev **********
@Tod ********
do u know how I go about it and will me been on a covid extention affect it ?Kev **********
@Tod ********
oh that's good then Tod *********
You wanna get them, get them, it's not brain science or rocket surgery to do so, BUT neither are the magic things they were pawned off on foreigners to being. :P
Bruce *****
Worth it as it goes hand in hand with yellow book hotels accept it as id but parks dont
David ********
I have heard of agents charging thb
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to do yellow book from blue book. Is this the standardGeorge *************
Don't know how much agents charge as did it myself for 0 baht. If it cost that much to get a yellow book I would have done without.
David ********
@George ************
thank you. Well done on your diy solution. I might try that. George *************
@David *******
it's very variable. My particular tessabahn didn't require any translations that were notarized at my embassy or MFA and was able to use name translations that had already been done when I bought my condo (my name into Thai, and the names of my parents, too). Some, maybe most, might require those translations to be official, which can be a pain. Also, mine required two Thai witnesses who knew me and knew where I lived. They were deposed, questions/answers recorded, testimony signed. It was quite the production. 😉 Again, variable by office.
Andreas ***************
useless lost mine never cared to get a new one. it reads on the back! this is not an ID card! so what ?
George *************
I have both. Nice to have. No real immigration issues, though you will likely need to get a Certificate of Residence from immigration to apply for the yellow book.
Eri ************
When I applied Yellow Book at Thonglo District Office in Bangkok, Pink ID came with (2018)
Good to have it.
Good to have it.
Dave **********
Yellow Book in 2004 and Pink Card when it became available and over the years well worth it! Building my second home here in
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the Engineering Firm threw the Yellow Book paperwork in with all the Amphoe paperwork a new home needs so no cost. Build and moved a couple more times and easy to change the Yellow Book at no cost each time
Wayne ********
@Dave *********
how do you get a yellow book, own villa here and have blue book.... 
Tanya **********
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Chris ********
I just got mine recently and definitely worth it. Already has made life a lot easier.
Amphoe I went to said need to get yellow house book before you can get pink I'd card fyi.
Managed to get both at same time.
Amphoe I went to said need to get yellow house book before you can get pink I'd card fyi.
Managed to get both at same time.
Barry **********
@Chris *******
for the yellow book did you have to get everything translated into Thai and have stamped at your embasy?Chris ********
@Barry *********
yes. Fortunately was able to do it all through post due to covid.Chris ********
@Barry *********
Check with your embassy. I was able to post my documents to them and they sent them back to me. Than posted to translator who translated and got the MFA stamp and posted back.Barry **********
@Chris *******
cheers. That's the one thing putting me off. Can't be bothered messing about going to Bangkok when there doesn't seem to be too much of a benefit, if any benefit at all
Angella **********
@Chris *******
when did you get yours???I had applied for yellow book 4 months back and was told to come to pickup after songkran break and then covid shoot ups so now they said they are not making any new books now so wait and watch to open it again 😞
Chris ********
@Angella *********
I just did it this week.Angella **********
@Chris *******
I had done all the documents ready and also submitted to police station office in March . But now they says wait till further information 
Gareth *******
Yes ,if you can get one makes life easier.
Stephan ***********
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Michael ********
Only comment from me is to do it same time as you get your name put on house book its same paperwork same office.
Whether its useful or not i dont know only got it day before i left for Singapore so not used it yet
Whether its useful or not i dont know only got it day before i left for Singapore so not used it yet
George *************
My yellow book was done at the tessabahn office, pink ID card at the amphur office. In Karon, Phuket.
Frédéric ******************
Frédéric ******************
It'll be a different office if you live in a municipality ruled area. House book at the municipality office and ID card at the ampher (district office).
Michael ********
@Frédéric ****************
not sure what you mean. I did in Samat Sakhon and did it all at ampherChris ********
@Frédéric ****************
sorry mixed up my terms. I could have done yellow book at Tesaban and than pink Id at amphoe office...but was able to do both at amphoe.Frédéric ******************
@Chris *******
Ampher is the district office.Chris ********
@Frédéric ****************
I just did mine it was optional. Could do yellow book at district office than pink card at amphoe. Or just do both at amphoe. Potentially different provinces have different rules.Frédéric ******************
@Michael *******
They submitted all document and witnesses interviews to the municipality reeve who was the guy in power to accept or reject my request to get my name on the house booklet.Michael ********
@Frédéric ****************
ok just first time i have heard of them being done in seperate offices, this question has come up in group before.Frédéric ******************
@Michael *******
Maybe it's because I live in a rural area within a city district. Here the local municipality office does the house book registrations, give building authorisations, and the ampher in the city deals with IDs, birth and marriage certificates.Activity
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