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Will my daughter automatically be granted a visa if I am approved for a retirement visa in Thailand?

Retirement Visa Visa Rules for Children Thailand Immigration Visa Extensions Underage Visa Regulations

Mar 15, 2023

2 years ago

Bill ********

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I am from Australia and I believe I have ticked all the boxes to qualify for a retirement Visa. My 12 year old Australian daughter is with me.

When I last applied for a 30 day visa extension my daughter was automatically granted the extension because she is under 15

Her passport was not stamped because of her age

If I am granted a retirement visa will my daughter also fall under the umbrella of the visa or is the situation more complex than I am hoping

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user inquires whether their daughter, who is 12 years old, will automatically receive a visa if they are granted a retirement visa in Thailand. They mention that their daughter was granted a 30-day visa extension due to her age. Comments clarify that while children under 15 do not face penalties for overstays and were not initially stamped for visa extensions, they must still obtain a separate visa for the daughter or continue overstaying without penalties.

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Ante ********

Does your daughter go to school here? I believe she can get a visa based on that. Correct me if I'm wrong 😊

2 years ago

Tod *********

well spotted

@Ante *******

totally correct (y)

They could indeed get an ED visa to attend a school in thailand.

Sadly they cannot apply for an ED visa while on overstay though, so they would have to come in on a clean entry stamp and then start the process,

BUT

there should be no issue with that

2 years ago

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Tod *********

𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱

Your daughter was not "automatically granted an extension" 😮 They just didn't give her one, because children under 15 are not fined for overstay and children under 18 are not banned for overstay. She just overstayed, and when she left the country they put an overstay stamp in her passport but didn't fine her

𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮

Nope, she won't get anything, you either get a visa for her or you just let her overstay like before. There is no financial penalty for it until she turns 15, and no banning until she is 18.

2 years ago

Tod *********

Will Macadam it's a limited skill set 😛 😉

2 years ago

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