@Graham *****

that is fine , you are still wrong.

@Eyal **********

please supply ANY government reference material.

Immigration act, ANYWHERE that states anything like this.

The Revenue Dept Considers anyone over 180 days a tax resident.

Other than that please backup your assertion with fact.

Entries into Thailand are unlimited, UNTIL the officer you are standing in front of determines you are not a Tourist but trying to live in Thailand on tourist Entries.

That's when the trouble begins.

@Graham *****

married doesn't matter, named on the birth certificate does.

@Graham *****

that is not correct.

IF he is named on the birth certificate he would be able to get a 90 day non-o from an embassy and then get a 60 day visit Thai family.

He would not be able to get an 90 day non-o or an extension in country without a custody order and it doesn't matter if they were ever married.

@Eyal **********

no such rule or law.

@Brandon ***********

could apply at the end of the 90 day non-o for visit Thai family/child 60 days.

BUT cannot get it if they enter as a tourist now.

Most offices will be looking for a long-term rental.

Some may accept 3-4 months lease agreement, especially for the 90 day visa.

If you come in on the 90 day visa and then are doing the first extension you may get away with just having an up to date tm30 but they are within their rules to ask for proof of stay.

You will need to contact the local immigration office and find out what they require.

Many items like the TM30 will be office specific.

She would have her own visa and doesn't matter what you do once she has it.

She can come and go as she pleases.

Yes you could be the dependant also but irrelevant.

Elite Visa is great if you have the deep pockets for it.

For the average person the DTV is inexpensive.

@Tom ******

the evisa site has nothing to do with Visa exempt entries.

The evisa site and embassies are Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thai immigration is Ministry of the Interior.