Start here
Start here if you’re moving to or visiting Thailand
Whether it’s two weeks with family or the move you’ve been thinking about for years, there’s a practical order to things.
This path starts at the border and goes through the calendar, the house registration and the ID card, to the temple and the festivals.
6 reads, in order. Take them one at a time; they’ll keep.
Dual citizen: which passport do I use for Thailand?
Which passport to show at the border.
Thai public holidays 2027, Buddhist year 2570 and animal
Plan the trip around the holidays and long weekends.
Tabien baan: Thai house registration if you were born abroad
The house registration, and why it matters.
Thai ID card when born abroad: first card and renewal
Getting your Thai ID card.
Thai temple etiquette with family: what to wear, how to krab
Temple manners for the family visit.
Loy Krathong 2026: meaning and how Thai families do it
A festival to time a visit around.
Try a tool
- Buddhist year converter and year animal: Turn any year into the Thai Buddhist Era (พ.ศ.) and back, with its Thai year animal.
- Map of Thailand’s 77 provinces: Tap a province for its Thai name, region, capital and main local language. Find where your family is from.
When you want more
- Visiting family in Thailand: the practical basics
- Landing in Bangkok when your Thai family is waiting
- Going back to the village: an Isan family trip
- Moving to Thailand as a luk khrueng: the first 90 days
- Caring for ageing parents in Thailand from abroad
- Thai embassies and consulates: what they do for families
- Does Thailand allow dual citizenship? Sweden, UK, US
- Thai military service for luk khrueng: what embassies say
- Isan words for visiting family in Northeast Thailand