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trick   0

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My wife, who was previously a citizen of Thailand, recently became a U. S. citizen and is in the process of getting a U. S. passport. We recently learned that a civil judgment was obtained in Thailand against my wife for a debt. The judgment is in her maiden name which she changed when we married. We have been told that if she travels to Thailand under her Thai passport she will be not be allowed to leave Thailand until her debt is resolved. If she travels to Thailand under her U. S. passport will she still be prevented from leaving the country because of the debt?

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NArocks   13

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Why risk it pay the debt if it is indeed owed.

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My wife, who was previously a citizen of Thailand, recently became a U. S. citizen and is in the process of getting a U. S. passport. We recently learned that a civil judgment was obtained in Thailand against my wife for a debt. The judgment is in her maiden name which she changed when we married. We have been told that if she travels to Thailand under her Thai passport she will be not be allowed to leave Thailand until her debt is resolved. If she travels to Thailand under her U. S. passport will she still be prevented from leaving the country because of the debt?

If your wife goes to visit her family, news will get out to the lender that she's back in Thailand. So, she will probably get some grief even if she travels under her US passport.

Is your wife still considered a Thai citizen under Thai laws? Thailand can do whatever they want with her if she is still a Thai citizen. If she is no longer a Thai citizen, she is not entitled to use her Thai passport.

When traveling in another country, US citizens are subject to all local laws (no matter how unreasonable to us). The only thing the foreign government is obligated to do when it detains a US citizen is to inform the US embassy that the person is being held by local authorities.

It may be wiser to arrange to pay the debt before traveling to Thailand. Why risk it when $ is all it takes to clear up the matter.

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thongd4me   69

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When traveling in another country, US citizens are subject to all local laws (no matter how unreasonable to us). The only thing the foreign government is obligated to do when it detains a US citizen is to inform the US embassy that the person is being held by local authorities.

I would heed the advice that the jig will be up if she visits her family.

Thailand won't care that she is a US citizen, because they won't consider the debt that

she incurred as a Thai to be contingent on her Thai citizenship.

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