What do I need to know about obtaining a volunteer visa for Thailand with a baby?

Volunteer Visa Non-O Visa Immigration Advice

Feb 1, 2020

5 years ago

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Pat Gru is looking for recommendations.

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Hello. I’m planning to come on a volunteer visa - but I have a baby.

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Pat Gru is seeking advice on obtaining a volunteer visa for Thailand while traveling with a baby. The community discusses the necessity of a visa for the baby, the importance of obtaining relevant documentation from a volunteering organization, and potential challenges with visa applications while in Thailand.

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Robert *******

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And for yourself: Get the document from the organisation before you make your way into Thailand. Get the Non Immigrant O visa based on being a volunteer, on entry get 90 days of stay stamped in your passport. Pick up your Work Permit and with this in your pocket you can start to do your volunteer job, after 60 days you can with help of the organisation apply for the 1 year Extension of Stay.

5 years ago

Robert *******

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Be careful, not many NGO are that big to apply for conversion of Visa Exempt Entry or Tourist Visa inside Thailand. Most volunteers make their way to Thailand, pick up some documents and leave to a neighbor country to apply for the visa.

It seems difficult to send document by post or courier to new volunteers.

5 years ago

Gru *****

@Robert ******

thanks for the advice. They said I need to do

It when I’m in bkk. Unfortunately

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Benjamin ******

Just to confirm, you do have a Non-O volunteer visa before coming here, and you aren't planning on whinging it with a baby?

5 years ago

Robert *******

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You baby needs officially a visa to be inside Thailand.

But as in Thailand children until 15 years of age can not be financially fined, the baby will not get a fine for being in overstay.

That is why many parents just do not bother about a visa till the kid gets close to 15 years.

5 years ago

Robert *******

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Sorry

@Pat ****

, but we do not mention Visa agents on this page and we do not ask for a good visa agent to carry the documents for you.

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