The Prisoner: see also prisoner's application requirements
   1) Submits the pardon request to the DIRECTOR OF OF THE PRISON ...
      ... through a designated Dept of Corrections officer in each building.
      Parts of the pardon must be submitted in ROYAL THAI (which?).
      The pardon must be addressed to the King of Thailand ... "Your Majesty ... "
      Rates for legal translation vary from Bt.50 to Bt.500 per page.

   2) Submits a brief copy to their nearest Embassy, requesting them to prepare 
      the Transit Guarantee papers. The papers should be  sent to the prisoner.
      ( alternatively the Embassy could send them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.)
 
   3) After receiving the PARDON APPLICATION NUMBER, the prisoner may 
      ask the Ministry of the Interior about the status of the pardon.
      The process moves slowly, it is important to keep asking about progress.
      When the pardon is granted, the prisoner must accept the pardon.

The Prison Director:
   4) The Director accepts the pardon application from the prisoner's representative. 
      He may request or require additional data and/or finger-prints from the prisoner.
      The Director forwards the prisoner's application to the Ministry of the Interior.
      ( the director may also report progress directly to the prisoner ).

The Prisoner's nearest Embassy :
   5) The prisoner's Embassy receives the prisoner's Transit Guarantee request
      ( and possibly a summary of the Pardon Application ).
      DO NOT SEND THE APPLICATION TO THE EMBASSY (they have no duties to manage it)!
      The Embassy usually will issue the Transit Guarantee papers directly to the prisoner.
      ( there may be other arrangements.(i.e. sent to  Ministry of Foreign Affairs.)
      ( the Embassy should report their plans to the prisoner ).

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MOFA ) :
   6) Accepts the Pardon application and Transit Guarantee from the Prisoner.
      The MOFA gives it to the Ministry of the Interior.

The Thai Ministry of the Interior ( MOI ):
   7) Accepts the Pardon application from the Prison Director and/or the MOFA.
   8) Accepts the Transit Guarantee from the prisoner (or their Embassy).
   9) When these are completed, they send the Pardon Application to the King.

The King of Thailand :
   10) Reviews all petitions.
       Favorable dates for pardons are : 
            December 5 : His Majesties Birthday ... and ...
            July    28 : The Prince's  Birthday (Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn)
   
The Thai Ministry of the Interior:
   11) receives the approved or denied pardon. They notifies the MOFA.

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MOFA ):
   12) Notifies the Director of the prison, the prisoner and the Embassy of the decision.

   13) The prisoner (or their family) can write an official letter addressed to:
           The Director General, Department of Corrections, 1 Nonthaburi Road
           Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand. 
        Give the prisoner's name, pardon-numbr, nationality and name of prison. 
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