Does my daughter need a visa if she has a Thai birth certificate, and can I obtain a Non-O visa based on her ED visa?

@Tod ********

rules change so frequently that has me frustrated. If there was one permanent set of rules that would have been convenient. But they seem to think that changing rules every quarter makes life easy for foreigners. IRONIC

well, the rules about extensions of stays based on raising children are pretty clear as far as what's required, who qualifies, etc. It's not too tough, but it is a lot of paperwork :/

@Genene ********

, in that case she'd need an ED visa for you to piggyback on with a Non-O as a caretaker.

@Was***

, the real rule is; children under 15 can't be fined for overstay, and children under 18 can't be banned for overstay.

Here is what would have been a more civilized world, kids below 10 years old shouldnt ever have been asked for visas ... atleast 10 years.

Just because someone has a thai birth certificate doesn't mean they're thai nationals. I know a LOT of kids here born to foreigners here who have thai birth certificates BUT aren't thai :O

@Aa***

, okay your case is a little different because your wife was NOT a thai national :/

Wow crazy - how about Citizen of the bloody world and the god given right to be a citizen. Man these bureaucratic BS ppl get on my tits especially where an innocent child is concerned.

I'm not sure ofnthe original posters situation, but assuming she's western it could be similar.

My missus is sort or displaced person in Thailand, a Shan person. And I'm British, so in the top right corner of the birthday certificate, under nationality, it translates roughly to "born of no nationality". I've heared of poth parents are of some Burmese ethnic minority origin sometimes they won't give out a birth certificate at all. My name is on the certificate 3 times and I signed it, hers only once which ia also odd. He can stay untill he's 7 or he leaves the country with that ticket. Then there is no overstay penalty for under 18s, but then I suppose of he just stayed in Thailand and never applied for British citizenship then they'd have nowhere to deport him anyway 😂. He can't get a Burmese passport because he wasn't born there. And the UK passport agency are being difficult because he has no photo ID to prove who he is!!

I'm assuming I'll be able to sort out some sort of ID for him in Thailand, even if it's the "non-thai citizens ID"............

What a headf***

Really? Why is that? Thats crazy.