Where do I start?

If this is happening now, in Thailand:

  • 191, police.
  • 1155, tourist police, who speak English.
  • 1669, ambulance.

Written by Greg Berryman. Sources last checked 4 September 2026.

Which page to start on Four answers to what has happened in Thailand: they are alive in hospital, they cannot decide for themselves, nothing has happened yet, or someone has died. If someone died, two further questions follow: are you in Thailand, and were they living here or visiting. Every outcome box is a link to the page that answers it.What has happened in Thailand?In hospitalCannot decideThey are alive,in hospitalConsent, money,and who decidesThey cannot decidefor themselvesNot in hospital.Who can act for themNothing yetI am planningaheadWhat your partnerwould faceDiedAre you in Thailand?NoI am not in ThailandArranging it fromanother countryYesWere they living in Thailand?No, visitingYesThey were visitingThailandInsurance, andthe flight homeThey were livingin ThailandThe first hours,and who to call

Every box with an underlined heading opens the page that explains it.

What do you need to know right now?

Who is allowed to act The death certificate Registering the death The embassy letter The frozen bank account What it costs to send them home

If it has just happened

What to do now Someone is in hospital I am not in Thailand They were on holiday

The process and the paperwork

What happens, step by step Registering the death The death certificate The embassy release letter The passport and belongings What it costs to send them home

Who is allowed to act

Who can legally act What happens to my partner The frozen bank account An administrator's duties Wills, and whose law applies Chanote and Thai land titles Staying in the house

Your government

Any nationality British American Australian Canadian New Zealand Irish

If you lose capacity rather than die

If you lose capacity Power of attorney Living wills Guardianship and curatorship

The two packs

The guide, for planning ahead After a Death in Thailand

This site

About Contact

Sources

  • Thailand's Tourist Assistance Contact Numbers, Government Public Relations Department, Thailand. Source of 191 for the Emergency Call Center of the Royal Thai Police, 1155 for the Tourist Police Bureau and 1669 for the Medical Emergency Call Center. Published 25 November 2025, checked 4 September 2026.
  • Everything else on this page is a link to another page of this site, and each of those carries its own sources.