Is military service required after naturalization in Thailand?

Although Thailand has always been an out-and-out non-immigrant country.

But despite this, there are still a small number of foreigners who become Thai nationals and become Thai citizens every year. This decision will take a lot of energy and various thresholds in the process, and the difficulty is relatively high.

At the same time, many foreigners who intermarry with Thai citizens, although they have not acquired Thai nationality, their next generation is likely to be Thai nationality, such as being born in Thailand, growing up in Thailand, or holding a Thai passport, but studying or studying overseas. Life.

Today's article will introduce in detail the Thai military service system and whether military service is required.

1. Marry a Thai citizen and become a Thai citizen.

The age requirement for military service in Thailand is 18-30 years old, and serve for 2 years.

If you want to become a Thai citizen but do not want to serve in the military, you may wish to join the Thai nationality after the age of 30. Of course, this creates a sense of exploitation for Thai citizens who have already served in the military.

2. Your next generation is Thai, and the level of Thai is not good

Maybe your next generation grows up in various international schools and speaks very pure English and Chinese, but the level of Thai is really average.

A low level of Thai language proficiency does not necessarily result in an exemption from military service, which is a civic duty and mandatory in Thailand. Therefore, it is unknown whether the low level of Thai language will be exempted from military service. But I believe that there is a high probability that the military will still let you go, if you win the first prize (whether to serve in the military is a lottery)

3. See through life, escape into Buddhism, convert to my Buddha and become a monk. Can I be exempted from military service?

Yes, if you are really proficient in Dharma and have a heart to Buddha (acquired senior monk certification), the relevant departments must support you.

But if it's just a way to evade military service, it might not be too bad to be exempt. (especially for the next generation of expatriates)

4. Health problems, height problems

You are exempt from military service if you are under 160 cm tall, or if you have an illness or disability that precludes military service.

Of course, you need to go to one of the 20 army hospitals in Thailand for testing and get relevant certificates.

5. Army Cadet Program

In some international schools, there is a course called Ror Dor in Thai.

Therefore, if you have money, you can be willful. If you participate in such courses in international schools, you can be exempted from military service if you meet certain conditions.

And those who have no money to study in international schools can only pray for the blessing of the goddess of luck in the lottery, and don't win the first prize! ! !

6. Dual nationals

There is no way for dual nationals to go to Thailand for exemption from military service.

Because, you always have the hot status of Thai citizenship.

Unless, you plan to return to Thailand to live and live after the age of 30.

Of course, if you return to live in Thailand after the age of 30, you need to report and pay relevant fines.

In addition, if you have served in the military in other countries, the military service obligations in Thailand may be different, maybe the time may be less than 2 years, or you may be exempted directly. Of course, there are a series of complicated processes and conversations.

For example, you are a dual citizen of Singapore and Thailand.

You have served 2 years of military service in Singapore, then you may have different military service obligations when you return to Thailand before the age of 30.