Pescator Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Hi Dreamer, I did a poll in the poll section on this subject a couple of months ago. And none of the participants in the poll had thai citizenship. I was not surprised, I sure wouldn`t want one either. Cheers Hua Nguu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Interesting results. Recent political trends accepted, I thought citizenship might have been an interesting for retired / semi retired folk allowing them to dispense with visa runs and own their own homes. The guy I met who had one fully intends to live out his retirement in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams167 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 I believe that a major requirement to apply for Thai citizenship is that one must show tax returns for at least 3 years - hence a Work Permit is essential and I do not think a retired person could apply. I arrived here in 1971 when Lifetime Residence and Work Permits were still being issued - I have both. I did apply for - and receive - Thai citizenship several years ago - the main reason I decided to do that was because at that time, if one was working in Thailand, a Tax Clearance Certificate was required before leaving the Country; this was a major irritant since I objected to being interviewed about my lifestyle and spending habits by someone just out of University! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabii Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Interesting and worthwhile discussion. Thanks, guys. Grabii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soongmak Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 AFAIK, dutch people can hold two citizenships. There are some politicians out there who want to ban it, but I think this subject is not up for serious discussion in the next years. cheers, soongmak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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