What is a Yellow Book?

• Government-issued document, Thor Ror 14
• Called a Tabien Baan (literally ‘House Registration’ in Thai)
• Lists all foreign individuals holding a ‘Temporary Stay’ or a ‘Long Stay’ visa/visa exemption who live at the condo or house address specified in the house registration book
• This often allows you to get the Pink ID Card which is often known as The Thai ID card for foreigners

Where to get it?

To apply for a yellow house book, pop into the or, more commonly, the amphoe office which is responsible for administering civil registrations for the municipality or district in which the condo or house is located.

Requirements?

• Passport (containing a valid Thai stay permit)
• Work permit - if any
• Marriage certificate - if any- together with your Thai spouse’s national ID card and own blue house book
• Lease agreement - if any - along with copy of your landlord’s ID and own blue Tabien Baan
• Existing blue house book - if exchanging

Name	Info
Your Passport	Passport
Copy of applicant’s passport's photo page	Passport Photo Page
Copy of Work Permit	Work Permit
Copy of applicant’s passport's current Thai visa page	Thai Visa
Copy of applicant’s passport's current entry stamp	Passport Entry Stamp
Copy of applicant’s passport's current Thai visa extension page	Thai Visa Extension Stamp
Marriage
Copy of Registration of Marriage (kor-ror-3)	Registration of Marriage (kor-ror-3)
Copy of spouse's ID card	ID Card
House
Copy of Lease Agreement	Lease Agreement
Copy of Land Lord's ID card	ID Card
Copy of Land Lord's Blue Book	Tabian Baan (House Papers)       Address Page Person Page Must be made into one A4 page with Address Page on top and Person Page at the bottom. Must be signed in the middle.

In originals and signed copies.

Eventual Requirements?

• It is not extraordinary for a district or local registration office to request a notarised copy of the personal information page of the applicant’s passport translated into Thai in addition to a number of passport style photographs.
• And, more than likely, you will need to be accompanied by one or two Thai witnesses (each with their own blue house book and national ID card) who will be asked to attest to your identity and your residential status throught an informal interview.

Information to appear in a yellow house book?

• Presents the information entirely in Thai
• The opening page bears the full address of the property as well as the residence type (either a condominium or a house).
• The second page features the full name, nationality, unique 13 digit citizen ID number and date of birth of the ‘Householder’ (who may or may not be the owner of the property)
• while each of the remaining pages shows the particulars of every other non-resident foreign occupant (‘Dependent’) who lives at the same address.

Benefits

• Unlike the blue house book for Thai nationals, holding a yellow Tabien Baan does not bestow any additional rights (such as that to vote) for foreigners.
• It is, though, widely accepted nationwide whenever your address in Thailand needs to be verified; for example, when registering a Thai pre-paid SIM card, arranging a home broadband service, obtaining a Thai driver’s licence, enrolling as a patient at a hospital or clinic, purchasing a vehicle, transferring ownership of real estate, checking into a hotel or for an internal flight, opening a Thai bank account, or setting up a mains electricity or water supply
• Plus, it offers the holder the opportunity to secure the Thai price at venues (like National Parks) which inflict two-tier admission rates,
• makes them eligible to receive a Pink ID Card for foreigners
• not to mention affording a sense of being more a part of Thai society.
• And, any foreigner contemplating putting in for Thai citizenship must have their own yellow house book…or remain forever an ‘alien’ in the Kingdom!