{"id":242,"date":"2023-11-02T13:02:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T06:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/?p=242"},"modified":"2023-12-14T21:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:00:43","slug":"residence-certificate-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/residence-certificate-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Your Residence Certificate in Thailand (TM. 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Residence Certificate (TM. 16) is a document that says you live in Thailand. It&#8217;s like a piece of paper that tells everyone, &#8220;Yes, I live here!&#8221; It&#8217;s given by the Thai government and shows your address in Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Do You Need One?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re from another country and living in Thailand, there are times when you&#8217;ll need to show proof of where you live. For example, if you want to get a driving license, buy a car, or open a bank account, applying for a work permit, applying for a Thailand house registration book for foreigners (yellow tabien baan or Yellow House Book), and various other legal processes, you might need a Residence Certificate to show that you live in Thailand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to apply<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can go to an immigration office or a local police station to apply for a Residence Certificate. They have the forms and know how to help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents Required<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you go to apply, bring your passport, visa, something that shows your address (like a bill or an official letter or rental contract), some recent passphotos of yourself, and the application form. It&#8217;s like packing a bag for a trip &#8211; you need to make sure you have everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Passport with valid visa and TM6 Departure Card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address proof<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 x Passport-sized Photos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application form (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Application-Form-Residence-Certificate-in-Thailand.pdf\">download PDF here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In general it&#8217;s a good idea to carry 1 or 2 copies of all documents (including pages in your passport). Sometimes a given office might ask you to supply copies that other offices won&#8217;t require, and in some cases even at the same office one officer might ask for copies that another officer won&#8217;t. We&#8217;ve seen this too many times, and if the office you&#8217;re applying it as not one you&#8217;re familiar with, it&#8217;s better to have one too many copies than one too few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Certificate of Residence costs 200 Baht to issue (although pricing is subject to change).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Validity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Certificate of Residence is typically valid for 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Residence Certificate (TM. 16) is a document that says you live in Thailand. It&#8217;s like a piece of paper that tells everyone, &#8220;Yes, I live here!&#8221; It&#8217;s given by the Thai government and shows your address in Thailand. Why Do You Need One? If you&#8217;re from another country and living in Thailand, there are &#8230; <a title=\"How to Get Your Residence Certificate in Thailand (TM. 16)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/residence-certificate-thailand\/\" aria-label=\"Mehr Informationen \u00fcber How to Get Your Residence Certificate in Thailand (TM. 16)\">Weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailtd.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}