Identity & Records

Civil registration, ID cards and official certificates.


Civil-registration documents — birth certificates, house registration, marriage records and the national ID card — underpin access to almost every other right in Thailand, from opening a bank account to enrolling in school to using public healthcare.

Many of these services have moved to the ThaID app and the Department of Provincial Administration’s online systems, but some still require an in-person visit to a district office. This category tells you in advance which is which.