REQUIRED FOR THE APPLICATION:

1) The prisoner MUST have completed the final appeal.
   ( this may be two or more years after the initial arrest ).
   ( it is best if the prisoner has an "excellent" behavior rating ).

2) Some parts of the Application MUST be submitted in ROYAL THAI.
   ( this is different from regular Thai )( which , I do not know !! )
 
3) The pardon MUST inlude:
   a) Full Name ( as shown in the prison records )
   b) Nationaity ( country of current identifiation )
   c) Identification ( birth certificate, passport or other documents)
   d) Copy of the "Official Case history" including all court records:
      ( this could be more than 500 pages )
   e) Prison "behavior" status : ( exellent class or .. ? )
   f) Corrections Department interview results and finger-prints:
      ( the interview and finger-prints are taken after the pardon request
        is initially submitted to the prison director )
   g) cover letter :
       i) with a brief case summary  
      ii) why a pardon should be granted

4) Prisoner's EMBASSY support:
   a) "transit guarantee"  ( assuring transportation to the home country )
   b) "pardon recommendation letter"  ( the prisoner is ready for pardon )
HIGHLY DESIREABLE TO INCLUDE WITH THE APPLICATION:

5) Documents sent from the prisoner's HOME country:
   a) Police report from home country ( hope for no prior arrests !!! )
   b) marriage cetificate
   c) children's birth certificates 
   d) doctor's statement about parent's health
   e) supporting letters from family, friends, promised work .. +++ ?
6) What was learned in prison ( language, business skills ..  others ?)
7) educational improvements ( classes taken .. subjects and dates )
8) a "professional" binding for the application

9) Additional supporting letters ( sent by family and friends )
   a) ( these would be sent th the Thai Ministry of the Interior, 
        AFTER the pardon has been given an Identifiation number ),

   b) These may be in Royal Thai (best), Thai or English.
      Letters in the national language may be difficult (or impossible) to translate.
  
   NOTE : Do not send any supporting letters, until the prisoner's pardon
          application number has been assigned .. ( it could be lost ).


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