Can I get a 1-year extension of stay with a Non-O visa based on having a Thai child who is not my spouse?

@Tod ********

Okay gotcha, I heard in Penang though, they initially give you an SE Non-o (despite applying for the ME) then after an extension and return trip back they will issue you with a year long valid Non-o. So looks like I'm going to have to do that. Or might I not have to if I already have had a year long Non-O already issued based on marriage from another consulate, would they grant me a ME initially?

Thanks but not quite sure what you mean when you say "no seasoning is required"

@Mark *****

You can obtain it in Ho Chi Minh, which is quite an easy place to go to, no queues, no waiting around, no questions. Here is the information:

-Non-Immigrant-Visa-%22O%22---Accompanying-Th.html

@Mark *****

You don't need money in the bank, just the tambien baan and birth cert. But bring supporting docs just in case. You only get 90 days with this, not multi entry.

@Robert ******

But it says it's valid in the case of a foreigner parent supporting his/her Thai child...

@Robert ******

Harsh, but I complied with your rule. I just wanted to show the information about it. It's called a Guardian visa but yeah it's actually just an extension one can get as it states that a Non o is required to get this kind of extension which was my enquirey:

"Along with the student visa of the child, the initial visa can be extended into a Guardian visa 21 days before its expiration and once all the requirements have been met. This is done at the Thai Immigration office."

The applicant has to be established the following:

Birth certificate of the child as a proof of relationship to the child.

Admission Letter and Enrollment Form as proof of the child’s enrolment in a school in Thailand

Deposit of THB 500,000 in a Thai bank account so you would have to set up your Thai bank account.

So all I'd need to get this kind of extension is a birth certificate to show my relationship and a letter from her school. It doesn't say anything about family courts and legalisation of parent responsibility...

@Darren ********

My daughter is three and a half and calls me Dad. Is that not enough?

I see, well I'm truly screwed then as my wife has just left me, leaving my daughter in my care. So I either go to Ho Chi Minh or Pnomh Penh every 3 months and pay for a new non o visa or survive for as long as I can on as many SETV I can get with extensions. Greaaaat.

Married after birth.