Re: Requirements for Thai citizenship

"Sandy Cruden" wrote ...
Sandy Cruden wrote:
From The Phuket Gazette
Thailand: Monday, July 17, 2006>
Thai citizenship procedure
I'm thinking of applying for Thai citizenship and I have read that it is
theoretically possible. But I've also heard from a couple of people that
applications are never approved, so it is in fact
impossible to get Thai citizenship. Is that so?

<snipped list of several items <g> >

A document verifying donations to charity. These should total not less
than 5,000 baht and the money must have been donated a long time ago- not
just a time to support the citizenship application.

The Interior Minister is the final authority for the decision. There is
no exact timetable for consideration - it depends on the length of the
checking process.
Last year 48 people applied for Thai nationality. Ten received approval
from the Minister of Interior. "

Thursday, October 28, 2004 Pol Lt Col Somdej Khanthawong, Special
Branch, Royal Thai Police, Bangkok
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This is a strange one!!
"A document verifying donations to charity. These should total not less
than 5,000 baht and the money must have been donated a long time ago not
just a time to support the citizenship application".

It's only a wee fraction of the other financial requirements, and if 'a long
time ago' can be considered as early on in the continuous five years
residency required, seems a minor addition for the 'to do' list of those
aspiring to citizenship.
I suppose there might be some who'd seek to obtain back-dated receipts from
charities?

BTW They forgot these two requirements:
With your application you also must also lodge a dodo's egg with your name
engraved on it and to show your civic mindedness you must do good works in
Lumpini park by bringing a pickup truck load of rocking horse dung and
spread it around the trees there.

Don't think I'll bother :-)
Sandy
Huay Khwaang

Good heavens, Khun Sandy!
You've left such a strong imprsssion that you were 'going native,' and
little things like dealing with crusty old birds and preposterous ***
spreading puts you off?
Have you somehow never dealt with any bureaucracies? ;~)
-maxwell


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