Hi, I am Italian citizen (I was born in Thailand and i started the process to get my local ID card as i never got one, going slow the burocracy), coming to Thailand with my girlfriend (not married yet but planning to) and our daugther, both Spanish citizen. We are coming first with a tourist visa of 60days and will make extension of other 30days. We want to settle down there, planning to run a business as small resort or a café/restaurant. What would you suggest as the best way at the beginning till i will obtain my national ID to stay and work legally in Thailand? Should we open a company? As Thai names I can have my mother and other friends as well that I can surely trust.

Thanks in advance for any informations or recommendations.

Hi everyone. As background, my wife (Thai) and I retired in Thailand (Jomtien) starting in May of this year. Prior to that my wife had lived in the US for 30 years. So her idea of many Thai government requirements and procedures is based on how things were done 30-40 years ago rather than today.

My questions pertain to House Registration Books. She is originally from Yasothon, though she has had no property or ties to there for decades. She did make a trip there over 25 years ago to register our marriage that was done in the US.

When we arrived in Thailand this year her national ID card had expired, so we went to Pattaya City Hall and got a new one. At the time we were still living in a hotel waiting to move into a condo. We did that the next month. One other piece of info: she and her adult son own a house in Chachoengsao that we bought 20 years ago. She never actually lived there and never will.

So with all that in mind, my reading indicates that Thai House Registration books are used to report and provide proof of where you actual reside, not whether you are the ownerof the property or not. So it seems to me that she would need to get a new book with our condo address in Jomtien as the registered address. She however is under the impression that she either needs tophysically go to Yasothon to fix this or to Chachoengsao since she is half owner of a house there.

Ive also read that now all the district offices share info by internet and there is no need tophysically go to those other locations but could do whatever we need to do here in Chonburi district office.

So my main question is, does a Thai citizen who lives in a rental property need a new House Registration book that reflects that address and needs a new book each time the rental address changes? And would that be done at the district office of the rental location?

And lastly, I have seen references to a yellow house registration book for foreigners. I am here on a 10 year visa and intend to stay for my remaining years. Is that registration required, or optional, and is there value in getting it?

Thanks.

I am getting my things ready for an annual extension based on marriage to Thai national in Bangkok.

My condo is actually owned by a company and my landlord and I are not sure if I will just use a copy of his Thai ID or if a company certificate is required as proof of residence. Anyone know what the right course of action is?

Hello everybody, I need some help.

I came to Bangkok with a NON-IMM ED visa for a curricular internship which expires on November 23rd. I tried to ask my internship and the university for a document so I can extend my visa, however they gave me wrong documents and it takes them FOREVER to issue a new one, therefore I was turned away at the immigration office. Is it possible that I can go to the immigration next week and apply for Covid extension based on this reason, and do you think it will help me better if I also show them that I am also Thai national as well (I have a Thai national ID)? I came with my Swedish passport (I have dual citizenships) as I haven't renewed my Thai passport since I moved to Sweden in 2000.

I want to stay in Thailand until the end of December, can I give the reason of wanting to visit my relatives as a good reason? Also, if I do the Covid extension, will my NON-IMM ED visa be cancelled?

Thank you if you can give me some advice. It has been super stressful and emotional today at the immigration office at Cheang Wattana.

Hi have been trying to apply for 60 day tourist visa on e Visa go everything fine until get to a section that asks me to upload ID of thai national who invited me to Thailand will not let me continue until this is completed surely I dont need this on a tourist visa am I doing something wrong?

Is a copy of Thai national ID card of the Employer enough to the Embassy to get internship-Visa? (ED) Or does it must to be a copy of passport?

Thanks in advance for your help

Asking for a friend who is a Thai national (female) married to an American citizen and living in the USA but does not have a registered Thai marriage. She still has her Thai I.D in her maiden name.

If they wanted to move here permanently, can he apply for a non imm O visa based on marriage at a Thai consulate in America or do they have to visit Thailand and get a registered marriage here first.