NL Embassy consular office hours: Inventory of interest in Khon Kaen
The Dutch embassy in Bangkok is assessing whether there is sufficient interest in organizing consular consultations in Khon Kaen.
Dutch Embassy Bangkok: consular office hours on location in October
The Dutch embassy in Bangkok intends to organize consular office hours on location in mid-October for Dutch citizens who want to apply for a passport or have their life certificate signed. All this subject to change and depending on the Covid-19 situation at that time.
Thailand question: Integration diploma and a Dutch passport
My Thai partner, who lives with me in the Netherlands, obtained her civic integration diploma some time ago. Now she would like to apply for a Dutch passport. The municipality has told me that this is not a problem, but in order to keep her Thai passport, 1 of the 3 rules below must be met.
Together with my Thai wife and son we have been living in Thailand for almost 3 years now. My son was born in the Netherlands and has had a Thai passport for 3 years now. In 1,5 years he will be 18 years old, will he have to choose between his Dutch or Thai passport?
My 16-year-old son has to renew his Dutch passport in a month. In 2018 he also received a Thai passport in The Hague. The passport application form asks for foreign passports and nationalities. My son now has Dutch and Thai nationality.
Reader question: Is my son now automatically a father with legal authority in Thailand and in the Netherlands?
My son (NL) is married in Thailand to a Thai woman, the marriage is not (yet) registered in the Netherlands. They recently gave birth to twins. Born in a hospital in Bangkok. Unfortunately, my son couldn't be here because of the corona. His wife signed for the birth of the children at the hospital.
A passport is a document that must be handled with great care. In addition to being used when traveling abroad, it is also sometimes used as proof of identification. But in all cases it should never be issued.
Reader question: Does a Thai who travels with a Dutch passport have to pay for the quarantine himself?
A Thai friend who has been living in the Netherlands for 17 years would like to visit her family in Thailand. She has a Dutch passport and her Thai passport has expired, so she always travels with her Dutch passport.
Who has experience with bringing a Thai family member to the Netherlands? My Thai girlfriend has been in the Netherlands for almost 5 years now. In 2018, her son (now 11) came to live with us. Now we would like her 23 year old sister to come over for good as well.
Question: End of residence permit
My girlfriend's 2021-year residence permit will expire in March 5. She has now passed the integration process and has a job of 20 hours a week. What now? Apply for a residence permit again Apply for a Dutch passport, but her Thai nationality will not expire.
We, living in Hua Hin, Dutch man and Thai woman married for Thai law, want to apply for a Dutch passport for our daughter of almost 5 years. In the maze of rules, corona adds a shovel to that, we have lost our way.
My Thai girlfriend has been in the Netherlands since February last year with her residence permit for 5 years. She has now received her integration diploma. And at the end of this year we will get married in both the Netherlands and Thailand.
Thailand visa question No. 081/20: Can I get my annual extension back after losing my passport?
I lost my Dutch passport with my visa stamps Non Immigration Re-entry Permit. This visa is valid until April 23, 2021. Now I have applied for and received a new passport in the Netherlands. Now my question is whether my visa stamps that I had in my old passport can be transferred to my new passport by the immigration service in Jomtien Pattaya?
My girlfriend still has a residence permit until the end of March 2021, then the 5 years are over. She passed her integration exams. If all goes well, she can now apply for a Dutch passport, but this would still have a nice price tag if she did that now. I was told around 1000 euros. My questions are actually, will this price stay that high and what are the advantages if she has a passport?
Agenda: Consular Consultation Hour in Pattaya on October 28, 2019
Prior to the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Dutch Association in Pattaya, the Dutch embassy is organizing a consular consultation hour in Pattaya on 28 October.
Reader question: Baby on the way and double passport
Does anyone know what the procedure is for obtaining double passports (Dutch and Thai) for an expected baby, born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Thai mother?
Which passport to use when traveling to Thailand?
My Thai wife currently has 2 passports, one Thai and one Dutch. We do not agree with each other about which passport to use where. My opinion: at Schiphol on departure your Dutch passport, on arrival in Bangkok your Thai passport. Your Thai passport on departure from Thailand in Bangkok and your Dutch passport on arrival in the Netherlands at Schiphol. Is this the right way or is another way better?