Frogmountain

Good luck!! 

Check out these groups:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThailandAdoptiveFamilies/?ref=share

https://www.facebook.com/groups/bambiadoptionsupport/?ref=share

48 minutes ago, Frogmountain said:

Hi Giruz,

 

I am so sorry to hear about your fertility struggles. 

 

First, you do not need to live in country in order to adopt. That option is for non-Thai families living in Thailand who want to adopt and are not using a private agency. Those families must continue to live in Thailand for two years after finalization of adoption. This is to prevent child trafficking. 

 

Many families from the UK and Europe have adopted Thai children using private agencies. Do a little Googling to find out which agencies are working with Thailand. In the U.S., many families adopt through Holt International.

 

Since your wife is Thai, there may be other options open to you, too. Please reach out to the Child Adoption Agency in Bangkok. 

Here is the contact info: 

Thailand - Central Authority
Child Adoption Center
Department of Children and Youth
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security
Ratchawithi Home for Girls
255 Ratchawithi Road 
Ratchathewi District
Bangkok 10400

Tel. / tél. : +66 (2) 3068821; +66 (2) 3068801
Fax / télécopie: + 66(2) 3547511

E-mail / courriel: [email protected]
Website / site web : www.dcy.go.th/webnew/oppnews/      

Contact person / Personne à contacter:

Mrs. Prapimdao Satake
Director, Child Adoption Center
Ms. Chintana Watcharakul
Director of Central Authority and Intercountry Adoption Group

48 minutes ago, Frogmountain said:

 

Hi Giruz,

I am so sorry to hear about your fertility struggles. 

First, you do not need to live in country in order to adopt. That option is for non-Thai families living in Thailand who want to adopt and are not using a private agency. Those families must continue to live in Thailand for two years after finalization of adoption. This is to prevent child trafficking. 

Many families from the UK and Europe have adopted Thai children using private agencies. Do a little Googling to find out which agencies are working with Thailand. In the U.S., many families adopt through Holt International.

Since your wife is Thai, there may be other options open to you, too. Please reach out to the Child Adoption Agency in Bangkok. 

Extremely curious to hear what you all think about this.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/business/corporate-child-abduction.html

www.nytimes.com [SHARED].pdf

Hi! It *is* possible. Search my earlier posts on going to the Child Adoption Center in Dusit to find out more and be assigned a caseworker. Also, join https://www.facebook.com/groups/bambiadoptionsupport/. Finally, thoroughly investigate the requirements for Americans. Last I checked, your child will have to live with you in country for two years after he or she's adopted before they can get U.S. citizenship. Feel free to PM me for more info. Good luck!

Not so much a test as a discussion with a psychiatrist. They ask you a few questions and you are supposed to disclose any mental issues you might have.

Dr. Spain at Bumrungrad has done these interviews and is also a nice person. You can try him. https://www.bumrungrad.com/doctors/Spain-Uneanong

It's great that you want to adopt. There are many children in orphanages here waiting to be adopted. First step is to contact the DSDW. They are not great about answering the phones, so a personal visit is best. Go to this building and speak to the receptionist on the second floor. A social worker who speaks English will sit down with you and go over the requirements. She will give you a packet of information to fill out if you want to proceed. 

Here's the office: DSDW office

It's free to adopt in Thailand. 

Do be aware that if you are a resident expat, you will have to remain in country for two years with your child before the U.S. will give your child citizenship. The current waiting time to be matched with a child is at around two years, at least. After that, there is a 6-month trial period where the child lives with you and the DSDW will check in three times to make sure everything's OK. 

So you're looking at a minimum of four years between starting the process and eventually returning to the U.S. with your child, if that's what you want. If you move out of the country while you're waiting for a match, you do keep your place on the waiting list. I'm not sure how it affects the U.S. requirement, though. 

Please join the BAMBI Adoption Facebook group for more info and to keep up on what's going on. Good luck!!

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Does anyone know if there's a police station in Nana I could check on the off chance that somebody turns it in?

Who's had any success removing nasty old caulk from around a shower? What tools and caulk dissolvers can I buy here?

Compassionate? Superstitious? Somewhere in between? Anyone had first-hand experience with this?

We are Americans who applied to adopt a child through the DSDW. We recently were matched and took custody of a Thai child, however we didn't realize we were supposed to file the I800a before we took custody of her. Now we are being told we have to remain in country another two years before we can get U.S. citizenship for her. However, we have a job transfer coming up before then. Anyone ever dealt with this situation and gotten around it? Thanks.

Gorgeous on the outside but unfortunately not so much under the hood. Needs new electrical system and gaskets are leaking. Body and interior are near perfect, and insurance and tax paid through June 2016. Let's talk!

Thanks again everyone. Very enlightening to read everyone's stories and opinions. I did call the insurance company and an agent met me at the police station with my property manager to translate. Police seemed sympathetic but they still have my license.

Insurance says we almost certainly won't have to pay and if we did, the maximum would be 2,000 baht.

But they won't fix the car until they complete their "investigation." I don't know what there is to investigate because the motorbike was clearly wrong.

We have class 2 insurance, which was the best we could get because our car is so old.

Thanks for input everyone. To clarify: I was stopped with directional on. Headlights on. I always keep them on for visibility. Line of cars was backed up behind me. Motorbike broadsided my car as I was turning.

They weren't in oncoming traffic. They came up behind me and tried to pass me as I was turning

I was behind the wheel and waiting to make a right turn into my housing development. As I start to make the turn, there's a huge bang, a motorbike flips and two people fly off and go rolling. They tried to pass me on my right while I was making the turn. The bike actually got caught on my front bumper and ripped the whole thing off. The poor woman on the back of the bike had no helmet and was pretty cut up. She may have a broken bone or two. They didn't lose consciousness and I'm praying they were not seriously hurt.

My son was in the car with me -- I had him grab his backpack and head to the house right away. I ran to the people on the street. I couldn't do anything but keep telling them I was sorry and wait for the ambulance with them. I yelled at the driver too, I couldn't help it.

The ambulances came and took them and the police came and took my driver's license.

When I got back from the police station, the motorbike was still parked in front of our compound and on the license plate, it says "THAPISSDRUNX."

Why would you take such a risk with your life? Why?

I'm applying with a Thai organization and am blown away by the personal and totally irrelevant things they want to know.

Not just height and weight. But birth order? Number of siblings? Parents' and children's ages and occupations? My spouse's salary?

This is really just for them to gossip about later, right?

Anyone try buying an iPhone 6 in the U.S. and then getting a local plan here? How does that work?

Please join BAMBI Adoption Support on Facebook. Members have a ton of good advice on Thailand adoption. Good luck!

Adoption of a named child is possible but not generally encouraged by the DSDW. You should contact them to discuss it.

Try Sarah Niehoff of CARD. Also Reed Institute. The Rainbow Room can help connect you with resources. Good luck!

We're holding our annual Fun Day at our newly expanded campus - come and have a look!

Long shot but here goes... We are a Western family living in a nice compound in Dusit. My son's best friend is moving out of our compound and he is heartbroken. I'd love to have another lively family with kids around my son's age (he is 8) move in. Condo sizes range from 1 to 3 bedrooms and rents go from about 15G to 42G monthly. It's very quiet and green, no through traffic, so safe for kids to ride bikes and play. It is a little off the beaten path, about 20 mins from Victory Monument in normal traffic.

If you're interested, reply here or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suanparichatdusit

HouseS for rent.docx

There used to be a computer-game-themed place in Siam Center/Discovery before it was closed for renovations -- I haven't noticed if it's still there. It had been next to one of the walkways to Paragon. They had Angry Birds-themed stuff (ridiculously overpriced). If you don't need it by Christmas, try eBay too. Good luck!

I'd like to get my son's teacher a nice present - she deserves it! Was thinking a gift certificate to a fancy restaurant but would love to hear suggestions.

Also, what is an appropriate gift for the classroom's Thai teaching aide, also a nice lady whom I would like to thank for being so great?