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    Pregnant much sooner than expected- Where to have my baby!

    in Ladies in Thailand

    Posted

    So recently married, haven't yet applied for my O visa and now I'm pregnant! Not unhappy, just a lot quicker than we were planning and now I'm scared and honestly, just want my mum :(

    I need to figure out where to have this baby. I love Thailand and it is home, but my gut tells me to have it in Australia, my heart tells me that I want my mum, my sisters , my aunts, my friends around me when it is born.

    My partner and I currently live and work in a very remote location north of Chiang Rai, so finding a doctor who speaks english is going to be tough, we don't have any family network around us, mine or his. Pretty much the only thing keeping us here would be our jobs. But I am sure that my HR department here would fight tooth and nail before paying me maternity leave even though I am entitled to it, so sort of happy to say goodbye to them!

    Our options as I see them are these:

    1. Stay where we are until the baby is further along and then head back to Australia to have it. Stay for around three months and then come back to Thailand, but move to Chiang Mai to be close to his parents and better facilities.

    Pros:

    -free medicare for me and baby

    -family and friends around

    -the comforts of being in Australia, english speaking doctors etc

    - can live with my parents for a while, meaning no accommodation costs.

    Cons:

    -Visa hassles for me and my partner. I would probably have to quit my job, loosing my visa and I'm not sure he could get 3 months leave either meaning he would have to quit his job which make getting an aussie visa harder.

    -Cost of flights, baby, etc etc

    -Having to establish ourselves in Chiang Mai when we return with a small baby.

    -My partner worries about my ability to find a job once we get back to Thailand, he on the other hand will have greater job prospects if we go to Australia as I can get him some chefing experience in western restaurants there (he is a chef).

    OR...

    2. Move now to Chiang Mai, establish ourselves there now and find jobs etc. Hopefully build up a new network of friends. Have the baby in Chiang Mai and maybe my mum can come and stay with me for a while

    Pros:

    -Will be established in Chiang Mai prior to the birth of the baby.

    -Will have his family around to help (although most of them only speak Garieng which I can't speak yet).

    -No visa stuff to work out, I will apply for my non-O and it should all be fine.

    Cons:

    -Not sure of the cost of having a baby here, if I quit my job (which I would have too if we moved) I would not be covered by their insurance.

    -None of my family around to help me.

    -Setting up life in a new city is hard especially if your already pregnant and don't feel like doing anything because the nausea and heartburn are already making you feel like crap.

    EEP!!!!

    I guess what I would like most is to hear from other farang women on how they did it. Especially anyone in Chiang Mai who knows of good public (no money for private) hospitals with english speaking doctors and whether there are any support networks I can tap into.

    Thanks in advance

    Apply for the partner visa now- as you are pregnant you dnt have to prove 12 months co-inhabiting (living together) and you are married, which makes it even easier.

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    Renewing Thai Passport

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    Just an update for Renewing a Thai passport in Surat Thani, Thailand. 

     

    My partner (Thai, male) and I went to Surat to renew the same. It took simply one hour, a few forms, and 1000THB and told it will arrive in the post in Koh Samui within 7-10days. 

     

    Simple as that! The forms are in Thai, and arent available in English we were told. 

    New requirements for wife/partner visa to Australia

    in Visas and migration to other countries

    Posted

    Much easier- they apply it all online when you send them the papers- it skips that step. Cant get the link on my phone & our Agent gets that part of the dirty work wink.png

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    Larz2013, it would be good to hear from someone having gone through the online process.

    Perhaps, if you have time, start a thread on it, listing your experiences (postiive and negative) with the online process, length of time it took, documentation, use of agent, anything else you can think of.

    Once your partner Visa is finalised (hopefully approved) let us all know.

    Great will do! Thanks guys! Fingers crossed!

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    New requirements for wife/partner visa to Australia

    in Visas and migration to other countries

    Posted

    After now seeing one of merlen10002's other posts titled

    "Miss Pronunciation of Pattaya

    http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/679301-miss-pronunciation-of-pattaya/

    Why do many Farangs miss pronounce Pattaya?"

    I wouldn't have responded to this one whistling.gif

    Actually, thanks to you ... that thread now has a new lease of life ... but also (sadly) demoted relocated to the Pattaya forum.

    Pat-tah-are ...

    Glad to help. Can definitely apply evisa!

    Goodluck everyone!

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    New requirements for wife/partner visa to Australia

    in Visas and migration to other countries

    Posted

    Oh also, you can now apply online!

    This will be interesting ... can't imagine how it could be done.

    Link please

    Much easier- they apply it all online when you send them the papers- it skips that step. Cant get the link on my phone & our Agent gets that part of the dirty work wink.png

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    This is the online application forms

    http://www.immi.gov.au/Services/Pages/partner-online-applications.aspx

    Partner visa online applications

    Start an application

    To start an online application you will need to login to your ImmiAccount. If you do not have an ImmiAccount you will be prompted to create one.

    You must add as much information as possible before you submit your application. Applications with missing information might take longer to finalise.

    When completing your online application you must not copy and paste bullet points, numbering, accents etc from formatted documents into the free text fields. Only use numbers 0 – 9 and letters A – Z (upper and lower case), dashes '-' and underscores '_'.​

    If you are applying to migrate or remain in Australia as the partner of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, the following forms and supporting information need to be completed and submitted by you and your sponsor. You will need to ensure that the 47SP form- Application for migration to Australia by a partner is submitted online before your sponsor can submit their40SP form – Sponsorship for a partner to migrate to Australia. The sponsor will need your Transaction Reference Number in order to complete their sponsorship form.

    http://www.immi.gov.au/Services/Pages/partner-online-applications.aspx

    Perfect! Thanks for that!

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