I've got an interesting issue that I don't think has come up in this group. I've been in Surin for 12 years with a foundation visa. I'm American and married to an American. We have four American kids as well.
-We came to the States in May to drop off our oldest child at college. In August, my wife and second daughter went to England. *They were robbed in Birmingham and lost their belongings and PASSPORTS.*
-They had to get emergency passports in London and will be applying for permanent American passports soon. We are scheduled to return to Thailand in January.
-My wife and kids are "followers" and their visas and re-entry stamps were in the stolen passports. We don't have copies of the old passports and re-entry stamps.
Does anybody have any suggestions for the process to get their visas again? When they show up at Suvarnabhumi, they will just be given tourist visas. Should I try to apply for a non-O visa at the Thai consulate in Chicago and then convert that visa into a follower visa? My visa (and my two sons) expires March 9, 2020
I'd love to avoid flying into Thailand and then leaving for Laos or PP.
TLDR : Answer Summary
An expat in Thailand shares their dilemma about losing their family's passports, which contained important visa stamps, during a robbery in the UK. They are seeking advice on how to handle the situation upon returning to Thailand, including whether to apply for new Non-O visas or attempt to recover their previous visa extensions.
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