What is the process of obtaining a yellow book for a retirement visa in Thailand?

Pink card cost 75thb. Yellow book is free. You go to your local empire with documents of your house /condo. All take 3 to 5.days depending where you live at.

the office that issues yellow book can give you a list of what you need to provide

most banks accept driving licence though

A yellow book is for what and the blue book is for what

if you have the yellow book like me you can get the purple card and by cars and motorbikes in your name

I guess it's best to go to your local amphur and check the requirements

Yellow book for what?

I have flown internally just using my pink card my dentist used to charge me thai price I just showed her my pink card and used to get discount on one of the ferries with my pink card I use it for everything was issued it in 2016 cost 200 baht and due to my age at the time it is for life no need to renew it

You own your condo ?

You might find this article interesting as a guideline. But each Amphoe does tend to have a slight variation on requirements so also best to go and ask the one you plan to register with for a list of requirements

You own your condo ?

All I can say is that having the yellow house book does make life easier. Driving licences, sale, purchase and transfer of vehicles. Anything to do with immigration. You need no rental contracts. I've also used my ID card to gain entry to national parks at the better rate however this isn't the case with all of them.

Sounds like Bangkok bank not want an account

Why dont people giv all info when asking a question?

All I can say is that having the yellow house book does make life easier. Driving licences, sale, purchase and transfer of vehicles. Anything to do with immigration. You need no rental contracts. I've also used my ID card to gain entry to national parks at the better rate however this isn't the case with all of them.

I lived in rented accommodation for years, and never needed a yellow house book for my retirement visa.

Proof of address... Yes, definitely, but not a yellow book.

What retirement visa are you getting,?

Are you doing it yourself?

Who told you that you have to have a yellow book?

getting a yellow house book cost me about 900baht

Every office is different (Thailand 101) and so you will have to go and ask your local amphur. Ideally get it in writing as it can change day to day on whim.

Some hand them out almost for asking, my first one came just with a rental contract and my house owners tabien baan.. Others make you jump through many hoops, withnesses and the phu yai baan etc.. And some simply wont issue them inventing never ending new things until you give up. One story I heard was after repeatedly getting them what they demanded, including documents certified by the MFA in bangkok etc, they then demanded thier (long dead and never visited Thailand) parents original birth certificates 😂

I've been here almost 25 years in the first year here I bought a condo. Spoke with the lawyer that did the paperwork on the condo and he explained to me that there would be nothing I would ever need the yellow book or pink card for. And he was correct in 25 years I have never had to have it for anything I've bought motorbikes condo opened up bank accounts never once did I need it everything was always done with my passport. It'd be nice if all the rules were the same everywhere and then people would know how to prepare themselves unfortunately it seems like every village is different

I only know of one thing that the yellow book can provide that cannot be had any other way. That's exemption from the annual property tax. Given that my annual tax bill is under 500B it could take me decades to earn back the cost of getting the book which can be extremely tedious and onerous to obtain in some places.

I’ve leased a house had a bank account and owned vehicles in Thailand for 20 years and I have never needed one but since they are finally accepting Apostle certification in late February 2027, I am going to get our California marriage certificate certified, bring it to Phuket, get it officially translated and certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, take it with two Thai witnesses to swear we are married at the Muang Phuket Amphur’s office. While I am there with my witnesses, I want to bring my landlord and lease to apply for a Yellow Card. I believe that it has to be a three year lease. But then again, I may not bother. But we want to register our marriage of 13 years. Phuket Immigration used to accept our marriage certificate until after COVID. The Thai consulate still does. Immigration used to be a lot easier than it is now.

Why do you think you need one? I've lived here 10 years without one.

Many amphurs won't give you one unless your married or own a condo

You need to find the local requirements from your local amphur office. They can differ from each one. Eg when I last asked, they wanted a translated copy of my birth certificate along with the usual paperwork. So you really need to go ask them, what they want from you.

Whats your situation? Own a condo? Living with Thai family?