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Can expats still obtain a Retirement Visa as a dependent of an adult Thai child?
Mar 17, 2026
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Peter *********
ORIGINAL POSTEROnce upon a time, I was allowed a Retirement Visa based on being a dependent of an adult Thai daughter. I wonder if this option still exists.
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The question focuses on whether expats can still obtain a Retirement Visa while being a dependent of an adult Thai daughter. Comments clarify the confusion between Retirement Visa and dependent visas, highlighting that once a Thai child reaches the age of 20, the possibility of obtaining a dependent visa is limited, and there may have been changes in visa policies concerning such arrangements.
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Peter *********
ORIGINAL POSTERI can't recall what visa it was but I got it as an elderly expat supported by an adult Thai daughter at that time. Then they suddenly stopped that option and I was asking it was ever re-instated as a visa type.
John **********
You sound a bit mixed up. A retirement visa and a dependent visa are not the same thing. I've not heard of anyone getting a dependent visa based on having a Thai child once the child hits the age of 20.
Colin **********
This is a thai child depend visa ext, its not a retirement visa. There is a limit on the age, I think 20.
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