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Can I apply for a DTV visa if I have a child with a Thai woman out of wedlock?
Apr 24, 2025
a year ago
YT ********************
ORIGINAL POSTERHello 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.
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.
YT ********************
ORIGINAL POSTER@John ******
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ORIGINAL POSTER@Steve ******
I'm asking about DTV visa, sorry.John *******
@YT *******************
- 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 childSteve *******
@YT *******************
DTV is nothing to do with having a half Thai child.YT ********************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Steve ******
Are you sure? I was reading that it can be.Helen ********
@YT *******************
no it doesn't. Check where you are getting your info from.YT ********************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Helen *******
thank you. AI probably made wrong with point 3.Steve *******
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It's for remote workers or soft power options.Reply to
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