Can a baby born in Thailand to an employed parent obtain a visa for their parent to get a guardian visa?

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May 19, 2022

3 years ago

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If one partner is employed in Thailand when a couple has a baby, can the baby get a visa, and then the other parent get a guardian visa based on the baby's visa?

Or are guardian visas only for parents of children who are enrolled in a school?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The conversation discusses the complexities of obtaining a visa for a child born in Thailand when only one parent is employed there. It clarifies that guardian visas are typically available only to parents of children enrolled in school, and complications arise for same-sex couples due to non-recognition of their marriage in Thailand. While an employed parent on a Non-B visa may facilitate a visa for the child, the other parent may not be able to obtain a guardian visa based solely on the child's visa.

Claire *******

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@Tod ********

so would we need to wait until the child was enrolled at school then? Do you know if there is a minimum age for an ED visa?

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Claire ******

I think you're going to have to come up with your own stand alone visa option for a good number of years

3 years ago

Claire *******

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@Tod ********

🙁 Thanks for your help

3 years ago

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Claire *******

Tod *********

@Claire ******

nope, talk to some schools and see what they say, probably could do it when they enrolled in kindergarten

3 years ago

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Tod *********

Claire *******

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Thanks - we're married but a same-sex couple so it's not recognised either

3 years ago

Stuart *********

If your partner is working and has a long term Non B you (and the child) could get a visa off the back of that. You’d need the cooperation of your partners employer. This is assuming you are married. Civil partnerships are not recognised in Thailand.

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Stuart ********

have you ever seen or heard of same sex marriages (which is not yet recognized in thailand) get 'trailing spouse/family' extensions inside the country?

I know they can buy visas from thai consulates in some countries but I don't ever recall anyone saying they were able to get an extension

3 years ago

Claire *******

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@Tod ********

do you know which embassies have issued them? And how long they last for before extension is needed?

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Claire ******

nope, but I'm pretty sure you would have gotten it in your country before you came here if it was to be gotten.

Start emailing the thai consulates in S/E Asia and asking them, that's about all you can do

3 years ago

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Tod *********

Stuart *********

@Tod ********

Nope I’ve never heard of a case.

3 years ago

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Stuart *********

Tod *********

nope, doesn't work that way.

You couldn't get the "take care of a foreign child" visa/extension if that child has a visa based on the other parent.

I take it by you using the word 'partner' you're not married so you couldn't get trailing spouse visa/extension?

3 years ago

Stuart *********

Guardian visa is for a parent with a child enrolled in a school.

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Stuart *********

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