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So it sounds like Bangkok Bank is pretty much the only bank that offers this service? I really like this method of transferring money to my Thai account - it's so quick and easy.

For the past 3 years I've been using the debit card/cash advance system at Bangkok Bank, where I have an account, to transfer money from my American banks to Thailand. My Bangkok Bank's cash advance machine is broken and there are no other branches nearby. I am not sure when it will be fixed and I would like to take advantage of the present favorable exchange rates. Has anyone used a bank where they do NOT have a bank account to receive a debit card/cash advance? Which Thai Bank? TIA

Hey everyone. OP here. Went to the Chanthaburi Passport office with my 13-yr-old son and his mother (we're not married). After filling out the application form these are the documents they requested: 1. Applicant's Thai birth certificate (we had the original) 2. Applicant's Thai ID card 3. Father's (my) passport 4. Mother's Thai ID card 5. Mother's housebook with her name and my son's name 1,040B for a 5-year passport. Should be mailed in about a week's time. No mention of any type of Por Kor 14. Pretty simple process and certainly **a lot** less paperwork than making a non-immigrant "o" visa!!

Yeah, I'm thinking along the same lines. Go with the docs and ID we have....

http://www.korat-legal.com/articles/passport.html

No, not at all.

I want to get a Thai passport for my 14-yr old Thai national son. He was born here and has a Thai birth certificate and Thai ID card. I am NOT married to the mother. From what I read the mother needs to get a certificate of Parental Power - Por Kor 14 from the local Ampur office. My Thai 1-year Non-Immigrant "O" visa is based on support of my child, and I have the documentation from the Ampur confirming this. But the Por. Kor. 14 means she has sole guardianship of my son - which she does not. I really don't want to hassle with "the father of the applicant cannot sign the parental consent form alone unless there is a court order granting sole guardianship to the father." Has anyone gotten a Thai passport for their minor son/daughter lately, and what documents did you need? Other suggestions? Thanks so much.

https://pattayaone.news/online-visa-extensions-for-expats/ - "The Immigration Bureau (IB) unveiled its Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay (e-Extension) service". Hey, what's happening with this "Online visa extensions for Expats"? Only in BKK, but is it up and running? Anybody use it? I guess it's for a very limited group of expats - https://thaiextension.vfsevisa.com/document-information