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What type of visa can I apply for when traveling to Thailand for 6 months to be with my 16-year-old Thai son?
I would travel to thailand in oktober for 6 months . What visa should i apply for since i have a 16 year old son there , who is thai and has his mom’s name but i have a birthcertificate of him in thai language with me indicated in name on the document . Can i have another visa than a tourist visa ? Thanks for your help . I was not married to his mom .
Answer summary
The user inquires about the appropriate visa for a 6-month stay in Thailand to be with their 16-year-old Thai son. Several users suggest various options including the 90-day Non-O visa as a custodian to a Thai child, a multi-entry tourist visa, or a two separate tourist visa strategy. There are discussions regarding the requirements for a Guardian visa and confirmation that getting a visa for raising a Thai child is possible but may have subjective requirements. The conversation also touches on the complexities of applying for visas through embassies and the misinformation regarding local embassy authority.
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Bart **************
Guardian visa is the straightforward option. But you're also fine using two tourist visa if you stay just 6 months. And the multiple entry tourist visa is an option, although that one is more cumbersome and more expensive.
KO ********
@Bart *************
you can not get a Guardian visa for a Thai child. A Guardian visa needs the child to be on an Ed visa (for a foreign child). I have just attempted that and failed.Bart **************
@KO *******
maybe the naming is different but you can 100% get a visa for raising a Thai child.Bart **************
@KO *******
like what requirements?KO ********
@Bart *************
I’ll let you know how my Custodian visa goes. All I’ll say is that it seems a little subjective based on the list of requirements I was given recently.
Jean **********************
OP@Bart *************
what do you mean with a two tourist visa ? I apply for 2 separate visàs ?Jean **********************
OPCan i apply for a visa in the thai embassy in pnomh penh ?
Bart **************
@Jean *********************
yes. You use one tourist visa, extend it, go abroad, and then apply for another tourist visa. That one you then also extend.Sabrina ************
@Bart *************
what are the requirements for a guardian visa? I don’t fond any info about itSabrina ************
ok thanks
Sabrina ************
@Bart *************
my local embassy (FR) says they are not in charge of, and has no authority over, visa issues for French nationals wishing to visit/stay in Thailand and that only the Thai authorities are authorized to answer such questions 🙄 I could get a telephone appointment at the end of May with the Thai embassy... it's late, so I'm asking this group, thanks
Sabrina ************
ok thanks
Graham ******
@Sabrina ***********
local Embassy means the Thai Embassy serving your locality not your EmbassyBart **************
@Sabrina ***********
you're now hijacking somebody else's topic and you ask one specific person. That's barely the same as asking the group.I don't know the exact requirements.
Bart **************
@Sabrina ***********
check with your local embassy.
John **********
Simplest for you is probably a multi entry tourist visa
Christopher *************
No problem been using non -imm for years myself for now she is 22 I get a Non -Imm O Family, same rules apply. Money etc.
Jan ******************
Yes you can apply for a 90 days Non O visa as a custodian to a thai child until he’s twenty years old. The requirements are the same as married to a thai, -funds equal to 400K thai baht or monthly income/pension equal to 40K thai baht.
Jean **********************
OP@Jan *****************
90 days i can have with a tourist visaJan ******************
@Jean *********************
Yes, but you can apply for a one year extension of stay in Thailand on the same requirements as married to a thai. And if you buy a re-entry permit, you can just come and go as you wish.Jean **********************
OP@Jan *****************
thanks for the infoActivity
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