Seeking advice about visas for a child born in Thailand and returning to Thailand from Australia.
Our baby is now around 6 months old. Me and my husband are on Ed visa and studying Thai. Currently we don’t have a visa for our baby, and our school says we can’t add her as a dependent until we renew our Ed visa (around June). We’ve heard that the Thai immigration doesn’t mind if Children overstay, so we are thinking about just getting a tourist visa for our baby then overstaying. But we’re worried about what risks might be involved, especially if this is frowned upon by third counties… or if this reflects badly on the parents at Thai immigration. Does anyone have any experience?
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An expat couple with a 6-month-old baby, born in Thailand, is seeking advice on visa options as they plan to return to Thailand from Australia. Currently on Ed visas for Thai language study, they are unable to add their baby as a dependent until their visas are renewed in June. They are considering obtaining a tourist visa for their child and allowing her to overstay, despite concerns about potential repercussions from Thai immigration or implications for themselves. Responses suggest that children under 15 typically face no fines for overstaying, but caution was also noted regarding increasing scrutiny on Ed visas, particularly for language schools.