Was he born to a Thai parent? If not he is not a Thai citizen I have heard. If he is a Thai citizen but hasn't lived there most of his life he might be able to renounce his citizenship. I was born in Germany to a German mother and renounced my citizenship when I was called up. I was already in the US and ready for college.
On another note, if I just wanted to get the regular retirement visa, assuming I have all the paperwork, does the landlord or owner of the residence I am staying at need to go with me too or can I just take a copy of their housebook?
You should register it. It is the law. You also get some insurance included in the fee so it's a good deal. You cannot register it, many do, but why tempt fate. Also, it's not expensive. And ask yourself, do you really want to break the law in a foreign country. This was really a stupid question. You already knew the correct answer. You just wanted to be a lazy, cheap Charlie.
my friend got a tourist visa for his wife in less than 6 mos last year but she was well qualified. Why does everyone always exaggerate how hard it is to get a US Tourist visa! Be qualified and you'll get it!!! It's the stupid people who keep trying to push a square peg through a round hole that always fail. Oh, and a US tourist visa costs $185. I don't know where you are getting your numbers from and your from the US!
Thais can get a 10 year multi entry tourist visa to the US if qualified and can stay up to 6 mos at a time with no other cost or paperwork for $185. Let's see the Thai government do that for foreigners. Oh, wait, they do that but charge you thousands of dollars and still make it a pain in the ars.
it's not serious and because this is the second time this person has asked a stupid question you can find on the Internet . Many articles discussing Thai food can be found on the Internet .