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Instructions for Thai Nationals Living Abroad
About the Overseas Election
1. Qualifications of Overseas Voters
| 1.1 | Being of Thai nationality; provided that a person has acquired Thai nationality by naturalization must hold the Thai nationality for not less than 5 years; |
| 1.2 | Being not less than 18 years of age on 1 January of the year of the election; |
| 1.3 | Being listed in the house registration of an electoral area not less than 90 days before the election date. |
| 1.4 | Having a residence in foreign countries and registered for overseas election. |
2. How to register for the Overseas Election?
| 2.1 | Register by yourself at the nearest Royal Thai Embassies/ Royal Thai Consulates-General (in case of overseas registration) OR contact District Registration Centres/ Local Registration Centres (registration in Thailand) |
| 2.2 | Get the registration form from Royal Thai Embassies/ Royal Thai Consulates-General/ District Registration Centres/ Local Registration Centres or download the form from www.consular.go.th. Send the filled form to your nearest Royal Thai Embassies/ Royal Thai Consulates-General (in case of India; Royal Thai Embassy at New Delhi, Royal Thai Consulates-General at Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai) by post or by facsimile or by writing a letter of power of attorney for a person to register for you. Please attach a photocopy of your personal ID (listed in No.3) alongwith the filled form. |
3. How to vote?
A qualified voter must show one of the following personal IDs or its photocopy on the day of election at Royal Thai Embassies/ Royal Thai Consulates-General;
| (1) | Thai ID card OR |
| (2) | Thai Passport OR |
| (3) | Photograph ID (which shows 13-digit Thai citizen number) issued by Thai Government/ Thai Public Companies/ Thai Independent’s Authorities |
Remarks : Please provide clear and correct postal address to ensure that the voting ballots and related documents can reach you, in case Royal Thai Embassies/ Royal Thai Consulates-General have to send them to you to vote by post.
For any inquiries, please contact the Royal Thai Embassy, 56-N, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021,
Tel. (91-11) 2611-5678/ 2611-8103-4 ext. 301,
Fax. (91-11) 2688-3235, 2687-2029
E-mail thaidel@mfa.go.th
OR the Overseas Election Coordination Centre, Department of Consular Affairs, MFA. Tel. (66) 2575 1039-44
 Instructions for Thai Nationals Living Abroad
About the Overseas Election
Form for The Overseas Election
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