hnsighttha

Did this get figured out yet?  Similar question, about living with Burmese gf in Burma.   Local opinion points to a definite no to the unmarried cohabiting, but not quite sure what the practical deal is.

I believe I have heard of people getting a residency cert/drivers lic on a tourist visa. Think you just need a lease agreement or letter from hotel etc to confirm where you are staying. Try a google search or search this forum,there is plenty of up to date info. Good luck!

"I believe I've heard" ... that's handy!

I searched the forums, obviously, before going through the trouble of posting a whole new thread. Because, other threads say, no residence paper without 90 day reporting in Bangkok.

Would be awesome to catch someone who happens across this thread, with actionable advice!

Attempted to get a residence certificate at ze German embassy in Bangkok the other day, and was told that my tourist visa status wasn't good enough for their esteemed and glorious rules.

Germans.

I read here somewhere on the forum that Bangkok Immigration doesn't issue residence permits to vagrants like myself, who aren't on some kind of visa requiring the 90 day dance. Which is leaving me a little confounded ....

Any ideas or pointers on how to get a residence certificate, or other creative means to obtain a driver's license (and ideally though optionally, get my own name into the new motorbike greenbook)? I'm not worried about fees and such, just would like to be semi legit with the riding adventures on occasion.

Input appreciated.

There are no options at them moment for you to get a non-o visa for being the parent of a non Thai child.. Once your child is old enough to attend school you could get one as their parent.

If you were to get married you could get one as your wife's dependent if she is on a normal extension of stay based upon working.

The METV seems to be the best option at this time.

Amazing summary, Joe. Thanks for the insights!

Will have to make a trip to Europe, though more fun to do that in the spring. Maybe one single entry tourist visa first. Only thing that is leaving me curious is whether there is a rule about how many tourist visas one can have (two so far) and still get the METV.

Been digging around the forum looking for answer to this, to no avail. So here it is, for the visa sages here:

Previously infrequent visitor to Thailand, under 50, (somewhat) hands-off business in Hong Kong. Ended up with girlfriend legally working in Thailand, though Myanmar citizen, getting pregnant.

Baby is now a month old. Considering visa options to facilitate being around for the baby things.

Looking at the six month multi-entry tourist visa as an option (pretty handy), though I'd technically not really be a tourist. My income is generated through my offices in Hong Kong, where I need to visit somewhat occasionally (hence not ideal to have single entry visas). Seeing that there are non-o options for parents of Thai children, but not so much for parents of Thailand born children whose mother isn't a Thai national.

Any ideas? Can I go the route of establishing guardianship and do non-o to take care of the child while here? Proof of $$$ non-issue, flexible on travel and not necessarily trying to do things the cheapest way possible (saw the whatever VIP visa scheme, though that doesn't appeal so much - longer than necessary, not fully trusting the government, and it's not exactly frugal either).

Insights appreciated.