The resident certificate is a temporary registration in Phuket that I need in order to get a driver's license. It is essential because I rented a condo through Airbnb.

Where do you need to go to get it?

There are two places where you can apply:
• The immigration office near Central Phuket, located at 482 Phuket Road, Taladyai, Muang, Phuket.
• The office in Patong, located in Tambon Patong, Amphoe Kathu, Chang Wat Phuket.

I received a certificate at the central office near Central Phuket.

This whole procedure unfortunately took me 4 days because I had to do it on non-working days, and also because it was difficult to explain to my landlord which specific documents I needed. In general, everything can be done in 1 day, but I am usually a perfectionist in all matters.

Come to the office and ask what kind of docks are needed.

I don't know why in the central office, pretty French people work, but they are all so darlings. Just tell them, "what documents do I need to get my resident certificate."

The employee will give you a printout of the necessary docks, and it is best to show it to the dudes where you are staying. I had a very complex, intricate scheme with the owner, who has a bunch of managers, and each of them had to be explained what I needed. In short, hell, but this printout helped me a lot.
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• What docks are needed:
• Copy of the owner's passport (signed);
• A copy of the registration of ownership of devices/home;
• Copy of the lease agreement;
• Copy of your passport (copy to sign);
• A letter with a power of attorney with two seals (they cost about 5-10 baht, you need 2 pieces, they are sold in shops with drinks near the office).

Wherever I read the info, it was said about the Blue Book. From my experience, I can say that few people understand what it is, including me; my dudes didn't know anything either. And in the docks from the immigration office, there is no mention of this document. In short, with this pack, we approach the employees on the first floor; they look at the docks and give a number in line. We are waiting for our turn; we transfer the port package to a new employee.

Before you go to the immigration office, warn the owner/dude with whom you are communicating about household questions in case he is in touch. You can call him and pass the phone to the one who spoke to Tai (this helped me too). They were friends there, explaining something to a friend, and everything fell apart.

After they took me to the docks, they asked me to wait. After 20-30 minutes, they called me again and redirected me to another window with a new piece of paper. I explained again why I needed a resident certificate (for a driver's license); I was asked to make a copy of my passport, visa, a new piece of paper document, and one more photo. I quickly made new copies and returned to the window without a queue. I thought that this would undoubtedly be the end of everything, but it was not there that I was asked to come the next day.

The next day, I came expecting nothing at all, as if anything could happen. But surprisingly, after I turned to the girl, she immediately took my passport and asked me to wait (again!). I dutifully sat down for half an hour and, oh, a miracle! They called me to the window and gave me the ill-fated certificate! You won't believe how surprised I was that I didn't even have to pay anything, although they write in blogs that the certificate costs around 300-600 baht. In short, inexplicably, but a fact I have a reference, applause, and praise in the comments, haha.

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