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Thai documents for people born or raised abroad: what exists, where to start, and which office to ask.

Every guide here links its official sources and shows the date we last checked them. Rules change and every case is different, so always confirm the details with your Thai embassy or consulate before you act.

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The guides

Each guide will name its official sources and show the date we last checked them. Until a guide is published, your Thai embassy or consulate is the right place to ask.

  1. Caring for ageing parents in Thailand from abroad

    When a Thai parent or grandparent gets older or ill and you live abroad: the gold card, hospitals, the old-age allowance, paperwork and sharing care.

  2. Inheriting land in Thailand from a Thai parent: the basics

    Who inherits a Thai parent's land, what happens with no will, the court order and Land Office, and what foreign and Thai-national heirs can generally hold.

  3. Thai birth certificate for a child born abroad: how to apply

    Getting a Thai birth certificate for a child born abroad: who qualifies, documents, legalisation, fees and how Stockholm, London, DC and Canberra differ.

  4. Renew a Thai passport abroad: US, UK and Sweden steps

    How to renew a Thai passport in the US, UK or Sweden: booking, in-person biometrics, documents, fees and timing from each embassy, plus rules for minors.

  5. Sending money home to Thailand: what families should know

    How money reaches family in Thailand, what a transfer really costs, what the receiver needs, Thai rules and tax basics, and scams to watch for.

  6. Thai citizenship by descent: through your mother or father

    Can you be Thai through a Thai mum or dad? What the Nationality Act and Thai embassies say about descent, unmarried fathers and births before 1992.

  7. Thai embassies and consulates: what they do for families

    Which Thai embassy or consulate covers you in the US, UK, Sweden and Australia, and what each lists for families: births, passports, ID cards, documents.

  8. Thai ID card when born abroad: first card and renewal

    Born abroad to a Thai parent? Your first ID card is made only in Thailand. What it takes, why adults need it for a passport, and how embassies renew it.

  9. Thai public holidays 2027, Buddhist year 2570 and animal

    All Thai public holidays for 2027 with substitute days, why Thailand calls it 2570, and your year animal (ปีมะแม, the goat). Sourced and dated.

  10. Dual citizen: which passport do I use for Thailand?

    Two passports, one trip to see family. What Thai embassies say about entering and leaving Thailand as a dual citizen, and why the same passport matters.

  11. Should I get my Thai passport? A luk khrueng guide

    Who can apply, what documents are usually asked for, and where to start.

  12. Tabien baan: Thai house registration if you were born abroad

    House registration and the national ID card, step by step.

  13. Does Thailand allow dual citizenship? Sweden, UK, US

    What the official sources say, and the questions to ask your embassy.

  14. Thai military service for luk khrueng: what embassies say

    Registration, deferral and exemptions, with links to the official sources.