Frenchbaby

Hi I'm just putting this post back on the "market" as I need to do my last STV covid extension - my insurance (Luma) is asking me almost double price compared to my previous quote (for the first extension). Is Covid insurance still required for STV extension (on May 3) and if yes, do you have tips of cheap covid insurance? Thanks a lot!

Hi, we are planning to relocate to Chiangmai this year with our 7 year old daughter and we are looking for either a homeschool co-op/community OR a gentle, small-scale alternative school with a reasonable price (Montessori IS is not an option for us).
My online research is not giving me much. Do you have any suggestions? Many thanks in advance!

Hi ha, thanks for your 'unhelpful' answer, which is helpful of course and you're totally right. Here in Trat, it seems they do require insurance (the covid, over the top expensive one of course)... 

Thanks again for your input! xo

Hi, I am now on the first 90 days of my STV visa and preparing to extend another 90 days. Has anyone done this process and do you know the documents required? What about insurance? My "Covid" insurance was for the initial 90 days, do I have to extend that too? Thanks if you can shed light on these matters!

Thanks for your reply again. Much much appreciated! Have a good day!

Thanks so much for your prompt response, I appreciate. The French embassy keeps old passports, they don't give them back (I asked) so I reckon the Thai immigration is aware of this. And yes I have embassy-stamped copies of her old passport, so I'm hoping this will be acceptable. For the rest I had the same understanding as you. Sorry one more question: in your experience, does this overstay stamp on her passport mean that it will be complicated for her to return to Thailand after? Or does it not really count for children? We do intend to return back to hubby/daddy after our European break! Thanks again

Hi all,

I have a question regarding the absence of immigration stamp in my 6 y.o. daughter's French passport.

I renewed her passport on Feb 2020 at the French embassy in BKK therefore she now has a new French passport. They took her old passport but gave me a copy of the main page and visa/stamp page which shows the last stamp she obtained upon arriving in Thailand on July 2019. At the time, I (her mum) was on Elite visa and it was understood (and confirmed) that my daughter didn't need any visa. My Elite visa expired on April 2021 but I obtained several Covid extensions so I am now on my latest Covid 60 days extension. As I prepare to fly out of Thailand at the end of July with my daughter, I am wondering: will I be in trouble at Suvarnabhumi airport immigration knowing that my daughter's new passport has not been stamped in almost 2 years? I read in several websites that there is no fine and no overstay for children under 15 y.o. but is this true/does anyone have any experience regarding this matter? Thanks!! 

Thank you so much for your quick reply! Very helpful. I also called a friend who knows about these matters and she said the same thing, that basically you enter with the baby on a visa exemption and then get an overstay but you don't have to pay the fine until the child is 10 years old (she said 10, not 15, so maybe this is new).

I'm just a bit concerned of what happens if the law changes suddenly and then we get a huge overstay and have to pay...So I guess I will have to keep myself informed! It's too much trouble for me at this stage to apply for a dependent O visa for her so I guess we will take this overstay option...

Thanks again and if anyone else has more details/info, please feel free!

Hello,

My husband and I are French nationals and we had our first baby 3 months ago (born in Thailand). I have a non-immigrant B visa and my husband is currently on tourist visa. We just applied for our baby's passport and she will have it in a few weeks. Does anybody know if my baby requires a visa to stay in Thailand? We are going home for a holiday in April and I don't want to be stuck at immigration upon leaving Thailand or returning to Thailand.

Thanks for any info related to Thailand visas for farang babies

Julia