BackThe Ombudsman's Office issued a written request for a clarification regarding a complaint in which a man's civil status has been disposed, and therefore he is no longer registered in the civil registry and according to his identity card, counts as an immigrant who is officially ineligible to apply for Thai citizenship.
The complainant was born in the Wiang Haeng district, Chiangmai province. His parents are pink ID card holders of which its number begins with “6”. At birth, his birth certificate contained an ID card number beginning with the number “7” which is an eligible group for Thai nationality application per the notification of the Ministry of Interior. Later, his civil registration status has been disposed. He has no longer the civil registration status and his ID card shows the number “0” as the first digit, which refers to the immigrant who migrates into Thailand and is ineligible to Thai nationality application per the notification of the Ministry of Interior.
The complainant has intended to apply for Thai nationality according to the notification of the Ministry of Interior. This is not able to proceed since the notification of the Ministry of Interior excludes the individuals whom their ID card begins with the number “0”. The complainant was suggested by the Foundation that he is eligible to apply for Thai nationality per the notification of the Ministry of Interior; and due to an unclearness of said notification, there is not any officials accepts his application.
Later, the office of the Ombudsman received an email from the complainant informing that he was issued an official Thai ID card. At this moment, the complainant feels like getting a new life and expresses his appreciation to the office of the Ombudsman on their ongoing assistance until he was issued an official Thai ID card.
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Source: Office of the Ombudsman, Thailand
