What should I do about visa extensions for my son with a passport expiring earlier than ours?

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I have a Work extension, and my non-Thai wife and son piggyback on this.  It expires on 30 November 2024.  I am just preparing the paperwork for our annual Immigration visit, and noticed that my 9-year-old son's UK passport expires on 27 October 2025.  I don't have time to renew his passport before we go to Immigration.

My understanding is that he will only be given an Extension until 27 October 2025 (his passport expiry date).  I will get his new passport in January and get the Extension date transferred.

My question is what will happen next year when we need to extend again in November?  Will Immigration overlook a 34-day overstay for my son (28/10/2025-30/11/2025) as children can't be fined, and give him an Extension that matches ours?

Or, when we go to Immigration next month, should we all apply for Extensions up to 27 October 2025 instead of 30 November, to keep everything in sync?

Ask Thailand · Answer

The user is seeking advice about extending their son's visa, which is linked to his UK passport that expires on October 27, 2025. Since the son's visa extension will only be valid until the passport expiration date, the user is concerned about the implications of needing to extend again in November 2025 and whether Immigration will penalize the child for the potential overstaying. The advice received suggests applying for visa extensions for the whole family up to the son's passport expiration date to keep everything aligned.

Henry ********* · Answer

Thanks.  My work HR has advised just getting all our extensions to 27 Oct instead of 30 Nov.  Makes sense, and at least it's only a month less. My fault for not noticing his passport expiry date!

Tod ********* · Answer

Your understanding is correct, he'll get until his passport expires.

Got no idea how they will handle "out of sync" extensions next year (they certainly aren't gonna overlook the time difference) .

Talk to them when you go for your extensions this year and see what they say about getting the extensions back "in sync" with your expiration date,

BUT

I think that new date is gonna be his expiration date going forward and I don't believe you can get a "short extension" to match his when you apply this year

All you can do is ask immigrations when you're there.

What should I do about visa extensions for my son with a passport expiring earlier than ours?

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