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Govt clarifies controversy: nationality granted to ethnic groups, not foreign migrants
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2025
Around 140,000 individuals are eligible under the policy—all of whom have been officially surveyed and recorded in the civil registry. The measure excludes displaced persons living in temporary shelters.
Only children of long-residing stateless residents eligible for Thai nationality: Interior Ministry
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025
Thailand to grant nationality only to children of long-registered stateless residents, not refugees or undocumented migrants, says Interior Ministry.
Ethnic minorities to gain Thai nationality in just 5 days, starting June 30
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced via her official Facebook page on Saturday that, starting June 30, members of ethnic minority groups in Thailand will be able to obtain Thai nationality within five days.
UNHCR commends Cabinet’s ‘historic’ resolution to end statelessness
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2024
Paving path to citizenship for 484,000 people ‘most dramatic reduction of statelessness the world has ever seen’
36 foreign women receive Thai nationality for marrying Thai men
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2022
The Royal Gazette website on Thursday (March 17) published a Ministry of Interior’s announcement that 36 foreign women have been granted Thai nationality under the Nationality Act of 1965 after they had filed for marriage certificate with Thai national men.
Coach Choi granted Thai nationality after leading Kingdom to taekwondo glory
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2022
Choi Young-seok was granted Thai citizenship on Thursday, seven months after leading Thailand to its historic first taekwondo gold medal at the Olympics.
Thai citizenship applicants must now pass language test
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
Foreign applicants for Thai citizenship must now pass a Thai language test, under new rules approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday. Foreign applicants must take an exam set by the Nationality Application Committee or show proof they are studying at an Education Ministry school.
One stateless schoolgirl on way to US, while second waits for her visa
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019
THE 17-YEAR-OLD stateless schoolgirl Yonladee Phiyatat, who was granted Thai nationality last week and received her passport yesterday, is getting ready to participate in the Genius Olympiad in New York next month.
Yonladee gets Thai passport, pledges to aim high in Genius Olympiad
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019
The 17-year-old Ranong-based schoolgirl Yonladee Phiyatat, who last week received Thai nationality after being a stateless person for all her life, received her first Thai passport on Tuesday as she prepared to attend the Genius Olympiad in the United States.
Thailand, meet your newest citizens
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019
Forty-six stateless children were granted Thai nationality on Monday morning in a ceremony at the Mae Sot District Office in northern Tak province.