What are the yellow book and blue book in Thailand and how do they help expats?

I have lived here since August 2024.

I wanted a bank account and driver license.

So first l went to immigration and got a paper that allowed me to be written in my girls bluebook.

Then l went to amphoe in my district, they did the translation,the only thing l need to translate was my name to thai for the pink card.

Then a village elder/worker hade to come there and sign l live where we say. Costed 60 baht.

I then got the pink id,yellow book and went to the bank and got an account.

Then l went to the office for driver license and got my Norwegian driver license translated to thai,watched a 1hr movie and took reaction test and light test payed 200 baht and 10min l got the license.

This was 3weeks ago in wangsaphung.

Hope it helps you little.

When you build or buy your house you get blue book and when you register that you moved in you get yellow book👍

My proof of residence receipt and 90 day checks will do me ,a thai licence yes i will need.

The yellow book isn't worth the effort involved.

neither are necessary or useful

The requirements for obtaining your yellow book and pink ID card vary depending on the district (sub district) office you are dealing with and what property you are registering as your home. Can include passport verification at your embassy then translation to Thai and certification by the Thai MFA. Can also include same for birth certificate. Interviews with your neighbours and local headman(men) and meeting at the district office with same. Photographs of same people above at your property. Copies of your visa and(or) extension of stay. Mine took just over a week to accomplish after obtaining the certification from my embassy and I already had papers from my previous marriage requirements. First thing to do is to approach your local district office and check what they want. Having a Thai person (partner) with you simplifies things and be prepared to financially compensate the Thai witnesses and headman(men) for their time to the level of the local daily wages.

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If you own a condo you can get a blue book.

They refer to house registration. Yellow is for foreigners, blue for Thai.