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How can I obtain a Non-O dependent visa for my child born in Thailand without leaving the country?

Non-O Visa Dependent Visa Visa Rules Thailand Immigration Thailand Children's Visa Visa Application Process

Ines *****

asked Mar 10, 2025

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Looking for advice or info on how to get your child’s (born in Thailand but European) non o dependant visa without having to leave the country. Tia! 🙏

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To obtain a Non-O dependent visa for a child born in Thailand to European parents without leaving the country, the consensus among community members is that it is not possible. The child must first exit Thailand and re-enter to receive a free 60-day visa exemption stamp. After re-entry, the visa can then be converted to a Non-O visa based on the work status of the parents. Children under 15 years old cannot be fined for overstaying, making it feasible for them to remain in the country for an extended period without a visa.

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Ellie *******

Depends on what your real intention of getting a visa for the child is.

As

@T**

already mentioned, a Thailand-born foreign child cannot get an actual visa or extension until getting an entry stamp after leaving Thailand once.

What difference between Thailand-born foreign children (with the correct ID/passport and Thailand birth certificate) and visiting foreign children is, that former can stay in Thailand legally indefinitely until leaving Thailand for the first time or hitting 15 y/o (or maybe 10 y/o, that is I don't know exactly) while latter will be overstaying once pass the date on entry/extension stamp (regardless of being fined or not).

You need to check the details about this with your local immigration office though.

2 years ago

Kuu *****

What is the status of the parents? Thai foreigner or foreigner - foreigner? But as Tod Daniel replied, you dont have to worryvmuchbif the kids are in tgosevage range

2 years ago

Tod *********

Short answer is you can't. 😮

There's no way to get a visa issued inside thailand for a foreign born child until you exit/re-enter and get them on a free 60 day visa exempt entry stamp.

Once they have that, then it can be changed to a Non-O based on a parent working here legally,

but

'no-stamp' children (born here who haven't left) can't get visas issued.

There is no real rush to get them on a visa, because children under 15 y/o can't be fined for overstay and children under 18 can't be banned,

Having them stay here without an entry stamp or visa/extension isn't gonna be a problem for years (depending on how old they are now)

2 years ago

Ines *****

@Tod ********

I should have specified, we already left during christmas. So she has the stamps she needs. They're now saying we need to get out of the country to change it to a non-O based on a parent working here legally.

2 years ago

Ines *****

I think that’s it. It’s just a shame my husbands company didn’t inform us of all this earlier. They made it seem like getting out of the country was the only option. Had we known sooner, we would’ve been able to stay. Thanks!!

2 years ago

Tod *********

@Ines ****

I think there's a "lost in communications" about what needs to happen

At MOST offices you need a minimum of 15 days left on a current free entry stamp or 30 day extension from that stamp to apply for an in country Non-Imm visa (Chiang Mai is 21 days)

If she got a 60 day free entry stamp when she re-entered around Christmas that stamp would have run out end of Feb. Even with a 30 day extension that you could have gotten her at the immigration office for 1900baht the stamp would still run out end of this month.

I don't think there's enough TIME left on the current stamp to apply for the in country Non-O visa. NOT that she has to leave the country to get one

2 years ago