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All this sounds great for short term visa holders. But what boat am I in? I have a non B and I've already done all my extensions. What will I need to do to extend further? I got the Non B in July 2019...now I can't leave the country to get a new one. 
Does anyone know if they will be offering extensions for Non Bs?

Thanks for any info. I really can't go back to the States. I don't wanna leave my (laos)family here and have to stay in the infected US of A.

Hello,

The facts:

My son holds an American passport.

His mother is Laotian.

We want to send him to a public kindergarten in Thailand.

What are the requirements?

Thanks.

If you have a child out of wedlock with a Laotian lady, you have to pay the government about 1000 baht before you can apply for a marriage license.

I'm in the same exact boat, my friend. Literally, the same damn boat. I sent you a private message. Please check your inbox.

The company my girlfriend uses (she's Laotian) said there would be no problem. They do about 3,000 people each weekend. The only difference is she will leave the house at 5am rather than 2am. She just got off the phone with them.

So, THAT's a relief! Whew!

Does anyone know how the current situation of the coup will affect visa runs?

This is an Onion article, RIGHT?

In most of my classes in Surin, at a decent government school, I had well over 50 students in several classes.

Racism in Thailand and in America are two completely different things.

I thought everyone passes. Weird.

I've been teaching in Thailand for 3 years. One thing that really gets my goat is how no kid EVER fails. They all move along no matter how good or bad they do. I've seen the Thai assistants change grades just to compensate. There is no sense of shame provided for these kids. They just go on their merry way.

Only 5 out of 50 kids per class (maybe) are actually interested in learning anything.

You have legitimised the child under US law, but not under Thai law. As far as Thailand is concerned you are not the father. In case of a split, you will have no rights.

With his US passport you should not have a problem. Apply for a non-O visa for him and you show proof of having a non-B visa yourself.

In Thailand you can apply for extensions of stay, simply based on your extensions of stay.

(all presuming you have the same last name)

I disagree. The fact that the child is not Thai and is an American citizen, how could they say he isn't?

So, I think an O-Visa is out of the question. I will have to do more research, but I think it really depends on what province I go to teach. I've learned that different offices have different rules....non of them seem to be on the same page.

You are free to disagree, but the child is born in Thailand and as such should be legitimized under Thai law. US law determines if the child is a US citizen, Thai law determines if the child is legitimized or not.

The O visa is for "other reasons", such as being married to a Thai or being the child or wife of a person working in Thailand. But you don't apply for the category, you only state the reason for the visa and the consulate determines the category.

My child was born in Thailand, but not to a Thai woman. I have the Thai birth certificate stating I'm the father and who the mother is.

So, basically you are saying when I go to the US, I should apply for an O-Visa so he can come with me? I don't know about O-Visas...do they require border runs and such?

Who said anything about he or the mother being Thai?

Exactly.

You have legitimised the child under US law, but not under Thai law. As far as Thailand is concerned you are not the father. In case of a split, you will have no rights.

With his US passport you should not have a problem. Apply for a non-O visa for him and you show proof of having a non-B visa yourself.

In Thailand you can apply for extensions of stay, simply based on your extensions of stay.

(all presuming you have the same last name)

I disagree. The fact that the child is not Thai and is an American citizen, how could they say he isn't?

So, I think an O-Visa is out of the question. I will have to do more research, but I think it really depends on what province I go to teach. I've learned that different offices have different rules....non of them seem to be on the same page.

Ever thought about getting him a Thai passport?

Yes. It's not possible. Even though he was born in Thailand, he is not eligible for a Thai passport. They changed that law several years ago...

You talk about girl friend, so you are not married. That means that you need to legitimise the child first to become the father. The procedure for that depends on the country where the child was born. I suspect Thailand, which means you will have to go to court to become the legal father.

Especially when the child doesn't have your last name, you will need permission from the mother to take the child out of the country (or is she going with you?).

When leaving the country, you need to show the Thai birth certificate. That explains why there are no immigration records of the child and after the paperwork for that has been sorted she can leave. (A small delay only)

Returning to Thailand the child will need a visa of its own, including extensions of stay. If the child has not been legiimised it will be a dependent of the mother, not you.

I am the father of the baby. He has a consular certificate from America as well as a passport from which I obtained from the American Embassy. He is an American Citizen.

I guess my question is, what kind of visa will I have to get for the baby when I return here to Thailand? Will I have to take him on 15 and/or 30 day border runs or will I be able to be somehow connect him to my Non-B Visa and Work Permit?

My foreign girlfriend and I had a baby 5 mo's ago. I want to bring the boy to America to introduce him to my family. When I return with him, what kind of Visa hurdles will I have when I start teaching again?

Thanks for your input.

Burn a few black candles around the place, and leave them when you move out.

Tell her you have been cursing the room, and making bad luck for the next occupants.

My personal fav is some chanting then cutting a chicken head off over a statue of Kali, Buddha Kali likes blood.

But not everyone is prepared to go as far as me.

That should counter any good prayer rubbish.

LOL! The evil side of me was trying to think of what I could do to them to really piss them off. Naturally, though, that's not my style. But, when I was angry at the prospect of having to find a new place all of the sudden after feeling all nice and settled in, I was thinking...."Is there some way I could curse this house???" I would never do anything like that...but, your reply was funny as hell...hahahahaha

Glad to hear you've got everything sorted.

I don't think the owner is imposing their superstitions on the rest of the world though. These are their beliefs, and they are entitled to believe whatever the like, just as you are. If you don't agree with them then you need to question owners about their beliefs before you rent. They are not asking you to have the same beliefs. You are in Thailand, so don't expect everyone to follow your Western beliefs. This isn't the West. It sounds like you have moved here with your Western beliefs and expected everyone to fit in with them. You'll be in for a hard time with an attitude like that. Try to go with the flow.

Of course they are imposing their beliefs on the rest of the world. Uprooting a family because they believe in ghosts? Surely, that is an imposition. Also, buddhism is accepted in certain forms of buddhism, so classifying it as only a western belief is wrong. Yes, I could have grilled them upon their belief system before moving in but I usually just go with the flow. Now if they were crazy christians, that'd be a different story. I'd never have rented from them in the first place. As an atheist, though, I give buddhists the benefit of the doubt. I just pointed my atheism out as an ironic fact. An atheist gets kicked out of their house due to a religious belief in ghosts....it's quite comical in one sense and was kind of ridiculous in another. I've lived in Thailand for several years now and I fit in quite nicely. My girl is buddhist (barely) and my son will be raised to choose whatever his critical mind chooses for him. But, thanks for your sage advice.

So, thanks to everyone for responding. I usually only write these kinds of posts/questions out of frustration or just wanting to know <deleted>, ya know? It turns out the father who lives in a house attached to the property is getting sick. They gave us two reasons why they wanted us to leave. They want their daughter to have the room so she can be close to take care of her grandfather. (She actually only lives a stones throw away anyway) and second, they said "Heung Chui." Which is a chinese buddhist thing having to do with luck and ghosts and such.

Since then they've offered us another room just a few doors down that has no air-con. Today they said they would put air-con in the room and we can move in after the other people they are kicking out move out. They are even giving us the new room for 3500 baht which includes the fridge and the internet and we pay for electric and water separately.

Not that it matters and this is just a side note...but I'm an atheist and it's this kind of BS that really gets me. People imposing their superstitions on the rest of the world because of their belief in the supernatural. What happened to reason? What happened to human solidarity? What happened to common sense?

We found another place today that is really nice, brand new, but missing a few things. It's 4000 baht, no fridge and no internet....but quite beautiful and, like I said, new.

So there it is.

Again, thanks for everyone's reply and to those of you who were kind enough to lend support.

Cheers!

You have a child to consider so just ask the landlord for a few weeks to find alternative accommodation with Air-con. Ask her for help or any recommendations she may have, she may be able to help you and even help you move your items if needed.

If you have outstayed your contact, then it is fair enough that she wants to reuse the room.

I don't think the landlady is being unfair, but give her the opportunity to help and you might find somewhere you are equally satisfied with.

Thanks for the best response to this thread. It seems the most sensible. See my longer reply at the end of the thread....

excuse my saying so but, anyone who signs a document anywhere in the world and doesn't keep a copy is a non starter. God the mind boggles

True, but there was no copy machine on the premises and she never showed up with the copy. It was more of a handshake deal anyway. Thinking back, I never signed anything OR gave them my passport number. I guess we could just be considered trespassers at this point.