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Can I apply for a DTV visa if I have a child with a Thai woman out of wedlock?

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Apr 24, 2025

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YT ********************

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Hello colleagues. I have read that one of the motivations for applying for DTV visa may be having family in Thailand. Can it be a child with a Thai woman, but out of wedlock? Thank you 🙏

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Yes, you can apply for the DTV visa based on your relationship to a child with a Thai woman, even if out of wedlock, provided your name is on the child's birth certificate. You will initially get a 90-day Non-Immigrant O visa, but to secure a one-year extension, legal custody must be established through the courts.

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Kool *******

Nothing about the DTV has anything to do with a Thai relative, or family member.

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Steve *******

Yes but your name must be on the child's Birth Certificate to get the initial 90 days Non Imm O visa and you can't get the 1 year extension of stay unless you've been through the Court and got legal custody of your child. You can apply for the 60 days Thai dependant relatives extension of stay.

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YT ********************

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YT ********************

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I'm asking about DTV visa, sorry.

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John *******

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- With a DTV, if the foreign father has a DTV, they can also apply for DTVs for their foreign children. However, the father doesn’t get a DTV because they have a Thai child

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Steve *******

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DTV is nothing to do with having a half Thai child.

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YT ********************

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Are you sure? I was reading that it can be.

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Helen ********

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no it doesn't. Check where you are getting your info from.

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YT ********************

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thank you. AI probably made wrong with point 3.

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Steve *******

@YT *******************

It's for remote workers or soft power options.

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