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Does my baby need a visa if she is under two years old in Thailand?

Dec 6, 2025
2 days ago
Hello I have a question and I hope you guys can enlighten me.

I’m currently in the process of getting my DTV (if approved) and I then would like to sponsor my wife and baby daughter. But I was told by many people that my 11 months old baby do not need a visa until she turns 2. I would just like to confirm whether that’s true, because if that’s the case I would only need to get my wife a dependent visa and I guess it’ll make the process even much easier. Thank you for the help.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The question seeks clarification on whether an 11-month-old baby requires a visa in Thailand, given that the user plans to sponsor their wife for a dependent visa while obtaining their own DTV. Community responses indicate that it is advisable to secure a visa for the baby to avoid complications during travel and interactions with immigration.
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Robert *******
Every foreigner visiting Thailand need a legal stay which they get based on passport at immigration checkpoint.

This could be the short time tourist entries, like Visa on Arrival, Visa Exempt Entry, Tourist Visa or the long term visa, like Non Immigrant or DTV.

There is NO minimum age or even maximum age.

The story that some parents love to hear, is that by Thai law, children (Thai and foreign) can not get a fine until the age of 15 years, that is why you see children doing exercise after being stopped at traffic stops. NO FINE but exercise.

Some people advice you to ignore the law as no fine means you are allowed to break the law, your insurance company sees it different and same as schools.
Anonymous ******************
No you should get your baby a visa. Our under two year old also has a DTV (dependant). You'll be travelling in and out of Thailand possibly several times a year and having the visa saves a lot of questions.