Malcolm Whitlock Hi I understand the baseline but how come when we wander around many place for example, MBK center near Siam, there are so many Indian types as sellers everywhere, they barely speak Thai. Just curiousity.
Does your US-Thai son have a "Thai birth certificate" ? Normally the Thai parent can make it at Thai Embassy in that country. Be careful to do this while Thai mom is still alive, because when the Thai mom passes, no one can claim that even your son himself.
For your son to be Thai,
1 : Thai birth certificate
2 : get his name registered in Tabian Baan, (His mom needs to do it, and to check with her hometown's what they require as documents. It could be complicated if certain officers need more documents, and even DNA test, especially for a half-thai born is adult.
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