My elderly aunt in the states has been thinking of moving in with us in Thailand, but it is looking like she might just need care back in the states. Does anyone know if my wife going as a temporary care giver is something attainable? I feel like I've heard things suggesting yes and no.

Hello again! Got my husband and daughter approved for their DTV’s as dependents via the Washington DC embassy.

Here is my original post for when I got approved:

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September 6 - submitted their applications

September 23rd - requested my marriage certificate, passports of both mother and father, and flight itinerary with all of our names on it.

I had already submitted our marriage certificate but I guess they missed it so I resubmitted.

I had already submitted my passport but I resubmitted with mine and my husbands.

I had already submitted the flight itinerary so I resubmitted.

Our situation was a little crazy. We are taking our dogs with us and our original flight was Tuesday, September 24th. Dogs got denied boarding (story for a different time), and so we had to rebook our flights to tonight, September 27th.

September 24th - my husbands visa got approved but we didn’t hear back about my daughters visa.

September 25th - request for more info for our daughter. They wanted an updated flight itinerary because they “can’t approve a visa for anyone currently in Thailand” because according to our original itinerary we were already there. I resubmitted our updated itinerary and wrote a kind cover letter explaining what happened and then something to the effect of, “My visa and my husbands visa have been approved already. I appreciate the expedited nature of this application for my daughter so she has no trouble entering with us.”

Hers was approved later that day.

I borrowed money from my mom to have the full $32k in my account for their applications as I wasn’t able to get a clear answer as to if each applicant needed their own 500,000 baht.

For all three of our applications, DC took from 12-16 business days to process.

On our way to the Houston airport to move! ✌️✌️

Hello, hope everyone is well🤗 First of, my apologies if the same question has been asked before.

I will give birth in Phuket very soon and as far as I can understand (CMIIW) with a Thai birth certificate my child can stay here without a visa until he's 15? (again CMIIW pls). my question would be if there's any guardian or medical visa that I can get to stay longer because I’m now on exempt entry visa from border bounce and I believe I could make extension for another 30 days but it would be best for me to stay with my newborn at all times so I’m looking for a longer stay permit.

PS: me and my partner are both foreigners and not married yet so I cannot piggyback on his work visa😅

Thanks in advance🙏🏽

Re-entry permit question: do all parties have to be present for the re-entry permit application, or can 1 family representative go on behalf of wife/kids with all the passports/applications?

Hi, clarification on 90 days reporting, I would like to mention that looked through previous posts and I could not find an answer.

Tomorrow my self and my husband are going to the immigration Division ( Chang Watthana) to process our first 90 days report. Can someone please clarify if the kids also need to be present? Many Thanks

Hello.

I am Thai and my husband is foreigner. He has company in Thailand. He can come under non o and I can apply work permit for him here. But he would like to bring his mother age over 50 years old. Is she able to apply non o dependant visa following person who work in Thailand not retirement visa.

Best regards.

Hello everyone. I am coming with my family (wife and two toddlers) from Canada near the end of September. I have documents in order to secure single entry Non-O for a volunteer position and then the rest of family come in as dependants. Unfortunately, my wife and kids hold Australian passports and I have been told that it will take 1+ month for their visas to be processed by the embassy in Ottawa. As such, I am considering that we simply ever on 45-day visa exemption or on tourist visas. My questions are:

1. Will it be possible to apply for the Non-O (volunteer) after entering Thailand?

2. Is it is possible to secure the Non-O after arriving in Thailand, does it make a difference whether I enter on a visa exemption or tourist visa?

3. Can people offer their opinions of the likelihood of the continuance of COVID extensions beyond December?

Thank you.

Hello everyone, not sure this is the right group for this but figured I'd give it a shot. I recently married my Thai wife. We are looking to move over to Canada in the next few months and I want to get citizenship for her and our baby on the way. Does anyone here have any recommendations for a good immigration lawyer in Thailand, preferably in Pattaya, but perhaps Bangkok as well, who we can consult with? (I know it's probably best to consult with a Canadian immigration lawyer, but they are super expensive and I wanted to see if I could find someone here in Thailand, first). Thanks!

I am looking to go back to Thailand to see my wife and daughter

I would like any advice on the procedure from the U.K. and how long it takes from start to boarding

I do have the Covid insurance at least that’s a start

Thanks for your help

Chian Mai Immigration office related question:

Can one person arrive early to receive a cue number for each family member (presenting individual passports)? This used to be the case. I could then have my wife and children join me closer to the time of processing.

Our last visit, roughly 3 months ago, was different. It yielded me holding one cue number (for arriving early), and my family members rushing in to get theirs (over 20 numbers later) and our paperwork being processed at 2 different times (for my earlier number, and their later numbers). Also, this created a ton of confusion as a lot of the documents are shared with visa holder (myself) and riders (my family).

I didn't know if this was a "fluke" mistake of someone on duty that day (other families faced the same problem).

Or, do I drag everyone in as early as we can get everyone out the door?

Recent related experiences would be helpful. Thank you.