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[yabaaaa]

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Embassy to get your birth certificate authenticated [/u](if you are a Brit that will cost about 2,100 baht), get the birth certificate and authentication letter translated (300 baht) and trudge up to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get the translated version legalised (800 baht). A lot of money unless you can be sure it is worthwhile.

Maybe if you see the need for multiple uses of a certificate of residence as being necessary it could be worth it, but nobody has yet given a good account of the Yellow Book having saved them money or time.

I didnt???????

[MJo]

hyperdimension, on 2010-05-01 02:22:15, said:

I spent all of last week trying to open bank accounts and have no doubt that the Tabien Baan is a document that adds weight, especially if you don't have a work permit. The bank officers took much more than just a glance at the color copies of the first couple of pages of my Tabien Baan, and some even requested that I bring the original.

Now I still have a problem with getting internet banking access with Bangkok Bank, even though their web site states that the requirement is that you either need a work permit or be a resident, and my Tabien Baan is proof of the latter. I think the problem is that I still use Tourist Visas to stay in Thailand, so the account type that was given to me was a non-resident one, and the branch insisted that I must have a work permit to get internet banking. Maybe I need to get my account type changed.

Would a Tabien Baan allow me to get a better visa than a Tourist Visa? It seems that I am still being treated as a tourist by Bangkok Bank because of my visa, even though I have proof that I reside Thailand.

Yellow tabien baan is not proof of residency, it is proof of your address in thailand. Only proof of residency i know of is PR meaning permanent resident status with the various books you get with it. Or Thai ID card which most of us can not have.

So the yellow book just replaces the embassy/immigration address letter required everywhere. Like car purchase or local DL, you still need to have non-immigrant visa and the proof of address. Granted in many places you get better treatment and maybe bit more relaxed requirements when they see the yellow book. And yes, before they jump on me, in some cases it is possible to register car in your name or get a DL without non-imm visa as the rules are not followed everywhere but that does not change the fact that it is a requirement.

For the  banks try somewhere else, the reports here indicate that some banks or branch offices have more relaxed rules for foreigners. Just keep trying until you find one that will do it for you. Having any kind of visa other than tourist visa will help also.

[MJo]

yabaaaa, on 2010-05-03 20:27:33, said:

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Embassy to get your birth certificate authenticated [/u](if you are a Brit that will cost about 2,100 baht), get the birth certificate and authentication letter translated (300 baht) and trudge up to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get the translated version legalised (800 baht). A lot of money unless you can be sure it is worthwhile.

Maybe if you see the need for multiple uses of a certificate of residence as being necessary it could be worth it, but nobody has yet given a good account of the Yellow Book having saved them money or time.

I didnt???????

For me it was easier and took less time to get the yellow book than getting the address letter from my embassy. Since we had new ambassador and new consular staff it has not been easy to deal with them as they are just too busy re-inventing the wheel once again...

Now when i have it there is no more frequent trips to embassy which always take half a day and costs couple of thousands baht per letter. I just can go direct to LTD to renew my DL armed with the yellow book. Sold a bike few weeks ago again without the need to visit the embassy and pay for the letter. Same will apply once i buy new one shortly.

So for me it saves time and money.

Someone who is just renting an apartment, taking money from the ATM's and using prepaid sim cards it does not make any difference but the moment you start to set yourself up here it comes handy and saves lot of time and some money as well.