Despite the government’s moves to make the process simpler, Thailand’s citizenship laws, among the most complex in the world, are still a bureaucratic nightmare. No less than 18 types of ID cards exist for various different ethnic groups; applying for one can take years. There are two birth certificates: one legal, the other just a delivery document recording that the mother gave birth. Dauntingly complex, the process fazes even government functionaries, who may be penalized for the slightest administrative mistake. As a result, few officials appear willing to go the extra mile for highlanders.
The government also views the hilltribe people’s citizenship as a national security issue, a problem exacerbated by intermittent flows of tribal groups from the Mekong subdelta region, such as Burma’s Shan or Karen groups fleeing guerilla wars at home.
Despite the government’s moves to make the process simpler, Thailand’s citizenship laws, among the most complex in the world, are still a bureaucratic nightmare. No less than 18 types of ID cards exist for various different ethnic groups; applying for one can take years. There are two birth certificates: one legal, the other just a delivery document recording that the mother gave birth. Dauntingly complex, the process fazes even government functionaries, who may be penalized for the slightest administrative mistake. As a result, few officials appear willing to go the extra mile for highlanders.The government also views the hilltribe people’s citizenship as a national security issue, a problem exacerbated by intermittent flows of tribal groups from the Mekong subdelta region, such as Burma’s Shan or Karen groups fleeing guerilla wars at home.
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