surinexpat

Thanks for the response Thaimo. However I may have found the problem. I just read the following (below in bold) with regards to thailand dual citizenships. It seems that my wife could have lost her Thailand citizenship when she became a Canadian citizen 5 years ago? This could be a real problem as we have a house and multiple farm lands in Surin under her name. Also we want to retire in Thailand in about 15 years time. Any ideas anyone? I can't consult a Thailand immigration lawyer since I'm not with her in Thailand. DUAL CITIZENSHIP: NOT RECOGNIZED. Exceptions: Child born abroad to Thai parents, who obtains the citizenship of the foreign country of birth, may retain dual citizenship until reaching the age of majority (18). At this point, person must choose which citizenship to retain. A Thai woman who marries a foreign national and acquires her husband's citizenship has technically lost her Thai citizenship. Should the marriage end in death or divorce, the Thai national woman could regain her Thai citizenship. This is an unofficial dual citizenship designed to protect female Thai nationals. LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP: VOLUNTARY: Voluntary renunciation of citizenship is permitted by Thai law. Contact the Embassy for details and proper paperwork. If a person of Thai nationality who was born of an alien father and has acquired the nationality of their father desires to retain the other nationality, they must renounce Thai nationality within one year after attaining the age of twenty years. INVOLUNTARY: The following are grounds for involuntary loss of Thai citizenship: Person voluntarily acquires foreign citizenship. When there exist circumstances suitable for maintaining the security or interests of the State, the government is empowered to revoke Thai nationality of a person who had acquired Thai nationality through naturalization. http://www.multiplecitizenship.com/wscl/ws_THAILAND.html

Need your opinion folks on this weird request from Thailand Immigration. My thai wife flew back to Thailand last week from Canada to stay for 6 months. My thai wife is also a dual citizen in Canada. Upon arrival at Suvarnabhum she gave her Thailand passport to the immigration officer. The officer told her that she needs a 1 year visa to stay in Thailand. The reason is because she used her Canadian passport when entering Canada and that her Thai passport had no stamps of proof of travel (which is a brand new thai passport renewed last year). He gave her a 30 day visa stamp on her Canadian passwort and told her to go to a visa office to apply for a 1 year visa. During the riots the Bang Na office was closed and she escaped back to Surin. Now she needs to travel to the Khorat visa office which is a hassle (time and money). Does this seem weird? How or why would you even use a Thai password to enter Canada when you're a Canadian citizen? Is this a pointless money grab by thai immigration? For the expats here, does any of your spouses have dual citizenship? If so which passports do they use when travelling? Thanks for any opinions is appreciated.