My wife's just been watching Thai news and has told me that I can "become Thai" if I so desire. My name can be changed to her family's - this makes me Thai???? She says there were a number of legal experts discussing it and all that was necessary was a visit to HH police station and then one to some major station in BKK.
I can see that a name change could be feasible, but to expect the authorities to give me a Thai ID card that potentially allows me to work without a Work Permit, pay taxes, benefit from the 30 Baht health scheme and no longer have to get visas or extensions to them, seems unlikely to me, to say the least.
However, she's adamant that it can be done as I'm married to a Thai national. Even if it was possible, I'm not sure I'd want to potentially lose my British citizenship anyway.
I said this would seem a bit strange. Has anyone else heard of anything like this? I think the story had something to do with the Miss Thailand beauty queen becoming Thai, even though she's Canadian. Maybe that's the answer - go for a sex change?
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