Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: PolarAttack on May 13, 2019, 07:44:21 AM
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I?m planning on getting my Thai drivers licenses. Right now my IDP for the bike and car will expire in October. I am living at a temporary home until the construction is complete on our new place. Date unknown but possibly before Oct.
My question is this - If I get a Thai license at this current address is it a lot of trouble, confusion, headache to change the address on it in the future? My gf said ?just wait and see what happens? but I am more proactive than that.
I did read though the "Apply for Drivers License" area on this forum but did not find anything current to my question.
Thanks,
Wayne
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I moved from Chonburi to Buriram and I only changed the address on the license when the license was up for renewal.
Got stopped many times and no problems with the BiB, as long as your license is valid.
So don't bother changing the address !
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What does IDP mean?
What does BiB mean?
Regards
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What does IDP mean?
What does BiB mean?
Regards
IDP = International Driving Permit (International Driving License)
BIB = Boys in Black (The Thai Police ;) )
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Same here : my first Thai driver's license was issued 16 october 2006, lived at 4 different adresses (properly registered), never mentioned it to no one ... and no hassle ... everything you say can and will be used against you ... so just shut up !!! Don't mention the war ... just you have to go back to the centre that delivered it every 5 years ... what I consider a trip in memory lane ...
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Thanks everyone and great advice.
I see this being even less an issue as the home being built is just a few blocks away from where I am currently living so the house address is basically the same. Same same but different.
Now the tough part. Convincing my girlfriend it was her idea for me to get my license at this time.
Follow up question: Thai ID Cards for Aliens. With having a Thai drivers license would it still be beneficial to get the ID card? I?m just looking at getting everything done at once or within the first year and then not worrying about those things - except for renewals and expiries. Well, and of course rule changes.
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Re: Thai ID Cards for Aliens
AFAIK, you only can get if you Have a Yellow Housebook.
And as (I believe) you are building a house, wait till the house is finished before getting a Yellow House Book.
I never bothered to get the ID Card, I have the letter to go and get one still somewhere, but I never could be bothered. The Thai Driving license is the one I use, for check-in at Hotels, Airport (Domestic flights) etc
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What does IDP mean?
What does BiB mean?
Regards
IDP = International Driving Permit (International Driving License)
BIB = Boys in Black (The Thai Police ;) )
Boys in Black????
Surely it's Boys in Brown.
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What does IDP mean?
What does BiB mean?
Regards
IDP = International Driving Permit (International Driving License)
BIB = Boys in Black (The Thai Police ;) )
Boys in Black????
Surely it's Boys in Brown.
Hahahah you are right, it could depend on which country you are in ;)
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Re: Thai ID Cards for Aliens
AFAIK, you only can get if you Have a Yellow Housebook.
And as (I believe) you are building a house, wait till the house is finished before getting a Yellow House Book.
I never bothered to get the ID Card, I have the letter to go and get one still somewhere, but I never could be bothered. The Thai Driving license is the one I use, for check-in at Hotels, Airport (Domestic flights) etc
Thanks for that good advice.
I won?t rush on the Thai ID card until the house is complete.
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My two bobs worth.. I tried to get a fellang ID card two times...Yellow card... The local Ampher did not want to know about it as I was not married... On the second try I went in with info from the Thai legislation/criteria which states you do not have to be married.. if you are a fellang and request one they are obliged to give one...simple as that going by the Thai legislation! I gave up applying.. I was not hot headed and the missus really had no idea what the card was anyway... For what it is worth the card really does not help you anywhere... If I stay at a motel I just give my passport. I could show my Thai Drivers license and explain it has my Passport details written on it but at the end of the day a Passport does the same as a Yellow Card... Not worth the hassle of getting one... What is the benefit of having one???
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My two bobs worth.. I tried to get a fellang ID card two times...Yellow card... The local Ampher did not want to know about it as I was not married... On the second try I went in with info from the Thai legislation/criteria which states you do not have to be married.. if you are a fellang and request one they are obliged to give one...simple as that going by the Thai legislation! I gave up applying.. I was not hot headed and the missus really had no idea what the card was anyway... For what it is worth the card really does not help you anywhere... If I stay at a motel I just give my passport. I could show my Thai Drivers license and explain it has my Passport details written on it but at the end of the day a Passport does the same as a Yellow Card... Not worth the hassle of getting one... What is the benefit of having one???
I think you are getting confused. An ID card for a non Thai, often called "Farang", is pink. The house registration book is yellow.
There seem to be different rules at different offices. As an example, I know that both Muang and Prakhonchai districts require the translation of your passport to be certified by the MFA in Bangkok. Lamplaimat and Ban Dan districts do not have this requirement.
I believe a BE member had the problem of not being married but was eventually issued with a yellow book.
The benefits???? The only obvious one is when registering a vehicle. With a yellow book it is easy to register in your own name.
Personally I have never even attempted to get one. All of our vehicles are registered in my wife's name and I am happy with that situation. Until there are other benefits, or if the book and ID become compulsory, I shall not bother to get one.
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Thanks Fishy & Starman for the additional information thumbup
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Benefits:
Yellow House Book, I used when renewing my Driving License, it was duly accepted without having to go to Immigration to get a Letter of Residence !
Id Card: No idea yet of the Benefits, but a friend of mine uses it all the time to identify himself at Banks ? I use my passport ;)
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Benefits:
Yellow House Book, I used when renewing my Driving License, it was duly accepted without having to go to Immigration to get a Letter of Residence !
Id Card: No idea yet of the Benefits, but a friend of mine uses it all the time to identify himself at Banks ? I use my passport ;)
If you use the office in Buriram to renew your licence you do not need to go to immigration. A 10 minute trip to the police station to get a letter of residence is sufficient.
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Benefits:
Yellow House Book, I used when renewing my Driving License, it was duly accepted without having to go to Immigration to get a Letter of Residence !
Id Card: No idea yet of the Benefits, but a friend of mine uses it all the time to identify himself at Banks ? I use my passport ;)
If you use the office in Buriram to renew your licence you do not need to go to immigration. A 10 minute trip to the police station to get a letter of residence is sufficient.
Didn't know, I just showed up with my Yellow House Book at the DLT and it was oke, nothing else required.
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Benefits:
Yellow House Book, I used when renewing my Driving License, it was duly accepted without having to go to Immigration to get a Letter of Residence !
Id Card: No idea yet of the Benefits, but a friend of mine uses it all the time to identify himself at Banks ? I use my passport ;)
If you use the office in Buriram to renew your licence you do not need to go to immigration. A 10 minute trip to the police station to get a letter of residence is sufficient.
Didn't know, I just showed up with my Yellow House Book at the DLT and it was oke, nothing else required.
Did you get your yellow book from Krasang District? What are the requirements?
Muang district is a pain. That is why I haven't bothered.
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Yep Krasang.
I posted those requirements A LONG TIME AGO (will try to find the Post)
It was a pain, and you only could get if you were married.
Found it:
- Original Wedding Certificate and 2-3 copies
- Wifes Tabien Baan and Id card and copies
- Original Passport with 2-3 copies
- 3 witnesses (No Family), I brought Village Chief, Obotor and a Friend from Krasang.
- All witnesses need to bring their Tabien Baan and Id card with 2-3 copies
- 2 (or 3) can't remember 2" Pictures of yourself (important is that they use a white background when taking the picture and also the size (2") is important).
- a Picture which must have the related family and the Witnesses all in one shot.
- The Full name of both Your Father and Mother translated into Thai (this was done by my Niece and it was accepted (no questions asked (Phew that saved me a trip to BKK ;))
- Your Full Name in Thai but that is no problem as it's already on your Wedding Certificate and Ledger (KR 2 and KR 3)
- All witnesses, and your wife have to fill in a form (2 sides) which states something like that Mr ..... Age .... Nationality...... etc etc is really living at that address etc etc
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Yep Krasang.
I posted those requirements A LONG TIME AGO (will try to find the Post)
It was a pain, and you only could get if you were married.
Found it:
- Original Wedding Certificate and 2-3 copies
- Wifes Tabien Baan and Id card and copies
- Original Passport with 2-3 copies
- 3 witnesses (No Family), I brought Village Chief, Obotor and a Friend from Krasang.
- All witnesses need to bring their Tabien Baan and Id card with 2-3 copies
- 2 (or 3) can't remember 2" Pictures of yourself (important is that they use a white background when taking the picture and also the size (2") is important).
- a Picture which must have the related family and the Witnesses all in one shot.
- The Full name of both Your Father and Mother translated into Thai (this was done by my Niece and it was accepted (no questions asked (Phew that saved me a trip to BKK ;))
- Your Full Name in Thai but that is no problem as it's already on your Wedding Certificate and Ledger (KR 2 and KR 3)
- All witnesses, and your wife have to fill in a form (2 sides) which states something like that Mr ..... Age .... Nationality...... etc etc is really living at that address etc etc
Quite a long list. As a reference, you would not need to take a trip to BKK to get translations. There are at least two members on here that provide such a service.
As I mentioned before, Muang district and some others are also now insisting that the passport translation is certified by the MFA. That does mean a trip to BKK.
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This is from 3-4 years ago when I done it (when I moved from Pattaya to Buriram)
No idea if this list is still accurate
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The list may well have been stream lined now. When I first moved here ( Lam Plaimat) and enquired about a Yellow book and ID the list was Rey long and required a trip to Bangkok.
When I tried again a year or so ago it was relatively simple and all done pretty muc( based on m6 passport and the village head man attending.
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If you think my list was long, in Pattaya back then you even had to tell them what Blood Type you have ;)
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When I send Mr. Bob to the Thai Post Office to send a package, or when he mails a document to the United States, he has a choice to show his US Passport, his US Passport CARD or his pink Thai alien ID card. Same THREE OPTIONS when he buys a SIM card at many phone dealers in Buriram. If you have taken the effort to successfully obtain the yellow house book, then 60 baht is a worthwhile expense for a pink Thai ID card. If the expat is over the age of 60 then it is a onetime 60 baht expensive.
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My pink card was free,
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Oh there is the answer in your last sentence , it was because im old, Doh!