Dual citizenship

Is it possible for a minor to have a thai citizenship and a another one?

If possible, will the minor need a visa to visit Thailand? (My son has two passports at the moment. In my country it is allowed to have dual citizenship).

Cant answer you query but there is another thread on dual nationality here

http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/v ... .php?t=714

Brian

If your son has a Thai passport then of course he will not need a visa to visit here.
General rule is - when in Thailand use your Thai passport only and when in your other country (Sweden?) use the Swedish passport only.
Thailand too allows dual nationality and a passport holder is a passport holder regardless of age.
The only sticky point I can see is if the parent accompanying the child to Thailand did not also have a Thai passport (the mother?) because then the parent would be subject to time restrictions but the child would not.

Perhaps I have to bring both his passports when we travel, because he does not have a swedish VISA in his Thai passport (and will never get oneดcasuse his a swedish citizen). Thinking about the stamps for entering and leaving Thailand. One passport for entering and one for leaving. Perhaps not so good idea after all.

Do they charge overstay from minors? He is only three years old.

Enter and leave Thailand on the Thai passport,no problem.Done it many a time.

i was born in sattahip, thailand, in 1972. my father was in the american air force and my mother is a thai citizen. after i was born, i brought back to the united states and have lived here all my life. do i qualify for a dual citizen status? if i do, does anyone know how long it takes to acquire one, and what does it entail?

thaiguysabu wrote:i was born in sattahip, thailand, in 1972. my father was in the american air force and my mother is a thai citizen. after i was born, i brought back to the united states and have lived here all my life. do i qualify for a dual citizen status? if i do, does anyone know how long it takes to acquire one, and what does it entail?

As you are an adult, I'm not sure what the procedure is, but for starters you'll need a Thai birth certificate. You may want to contact a Thai Embassy or Consulate for more information. You may also try doing a search on Thaivisa.com
I remember reading a post of similar circumstances and provided better details.

Good luck...

thaiguysabu, hopefully your parents registered your birth in Bangkok, otherwise you will need proof of your birth. Also you will need proof of your mother was a Thai citizen....going back to where she was born and having the family there dig up all the records of her birth.

If dual citizenship....enter and leave Thailand on a Thai passport, enter and leave the other country on that passport...just like Paul said and it's being done.

Pop's

My daughter and I have a dual citizenship (Thai and American). We live in the US. When my daughter was born, my husband and I took her to the Thai Consulate in Los Angeles with her US birth certificate. The rule is as long as one or both of the parents are Thai, you can obtain a dual citizenship of your son or daughter. You must do this before your child becomes 18.
1. First of all, you need to obtain a Thai birth certificate for your child at the nearest Thai consulate. Both of the parents must be present with the child's US birth certificate and your marriage license.
2. When you get the Thai birth certificate for your child, then you can apply for a Thai passport.
3. After you get a Thai birth certificate and Thai passport for your child, you have to go back to Thailand to register your child onto a house book.
4. After your child has been registered onto a house book then you can apply for a Thai Identification Card for her or him.
5. Now your child also has a Thai Citizenship too. That's all folks.

Good info here, thanks guys. I just adopted my wife's 2 boys and was wondering about taking them to the US for Citizenship purposes but don't want to lose their Thai citizenship (as would happen to me if I were to change to a Thai citizen).

Pakawala wrote:was wondering about taking them to the US for Citizenship purposes but don't want to lose their Thai citizenship.

If you find out how to do this on the US side, let me know.

Pakawala wrote:Good info here, thanks guys. I just adopted my wife's 2 boys and was wondering about taking them to the US for Citizenship purposes but don't want to lose their Thai citizenship (as would happen to me if I were to change to a Thai citizen).

Congratulations Papa!I would be interested in the detail steps ,time and effort spent,etc.etc.about the adoption process that you went through!

Royal Orchids wrote:My daughter and I have a dual citizenship (Thai and American). We live in the US. When my daughter was born, my husband and I took her to the Thai Consulate in Los Angeles with her US birth certificate. The rule is as long as one or both of the parents are Thai, you can obtain a dual citizenship of your son or daughter. You must do this before your child becomes 18.
1. First of all, you need to obtain a Thai birth certificate for your child at the nearest Thai consulate. Both of the parents must be present with the child's US birth certificate and your marriage license.
2. When you get the Thai birth certificate for your child, then you can apply for a Thai passport.
3. After you get a Thai birth certificate and Thai passport for your child, you have to go back to Thailand to register your child onto a house book.
4. After your child has been registered onto a house book then you can apply for a Thai Identification Card for her or him.
5. Now your child also has a Thai Citizenship too. That's all folks.

Very good info,but I was wondering if you or the child actually have to go back to Thailand to register on a ''house book''?Do yu actually have to be there or just the appropiate paperwork submitted by someone already there?

Pakawala wrote:Good info here, thanks guys. I just adopted my wife's 2 boys and was wondering about taking them to the US for Citizenship purposes but don't want to lose their Thai citizenship (as would happen to me if I were to change to a Thai citizen).

Congrats Brian

also Brian put in for social security on them you will get extra money now since they are your legal children don't quote me but I think it 40 or 50 % of your S/S for each child it worth looking in to
good luck and also I want to ad my Congratulation also