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Yep, under 50.

I actually didn't realize the children need to live with me in order to get the guardian extension. We're not sure exactly how the living situation will work, but they would most likely be living with their mother most of the time. This is definitely going to change things. In that case maybe the best option is to save up for an elite visa. That's not a small amount of money though.

Thank you guys for all of the info. I think I'll take a trip to the local immigration office and ask them about all of this.

Thanks, it sounds like at the amphur we would get the Kor Ror 6 stating we have joint custody, and that would be used in obtaining a guardian visa. The OP in that post has a bit of a different situation though, since he already has a guardian visa before the divorce. Since my yearly extension is based on marriage, I guess I would need to leave the country within 7 days after the divorce and apply for a new Non-O visa. This is all a bit confusing though since everybody's situation varies a bit.

Thanks @DrJack54. Not currently divorced. We're talking about it and I'd just like to be prepared for what happens as far as my visa is concerned. We have children.

Can anyone help me understand how it works if you're on a marriage extension and get a divorce, and then want to switch to a guardian visa? Do you need to leave the country?

Our builder said that tiles with the highest antislip rating (R-10 or R-11) are difficult to keep clean and keep from staining. We need to choose tiles for around the swimming pool and the patio area. If the most antislip tiles aren’t good, should R-8 or R-9 be ok for wet kids playing around the pool?

Ok that's good to hear, thanks. We're far from Bangkok but changing our plans and driving tonight so we can have 2 full days to sort this out.

Thanks, yeah that's what we were thinking we'd have to do if we can't get the emergency passport sorted.

We're in Thailand and traveling to the USA for 1 month. Our 5 year old and 2 year old both have US passports. The 5 year old has a Thai passport, but somehow we completely forgot that we didn't make a Thai passport for our 2 year old and just realized this today. (I know, really dumb.) How big of a problem is this? Our flight is on the 18th in the morning. My wife said we can get an emergency passport for him tomorrow. Is that true, and is it necessary? Thank you for any advice! Can't believe we did this...

Thank you! Just needed to confirm. We're still surprised.

Actually, I just want to confirm. After we visit the USA for 1 month like we have planned and returned to Thailand, we're able to use this visa again at a later time to travel to the USA, right?

Wow, that's great news! I assumed this would be a single entry tourist visa like they have in Thailand.

My children are dual US-Thai citizens with US passports, so that's no issue. It was just the wife who needed a visa. For the emergency appointment application, we uploaded a photo of my dad's birth certificate and my birth certificate to prove relation, a letter from the funeral director with their contact information and the date of the funeral, and also a letter from my mother (this was not required) saying how much my wife has helped through this whole process and how she should be at the funeral. Also, when we were dealing with the death and remains, the US embassy was extremely helpful. My wife was in contact with a Thai woman at the embassy through the whole process. She would not assist in any way with the visa process though. EDIT: Also, I should add that we did not book our airline tickets yet and that wasn't an issue. We booked our tickets after she was approved.

Is this really a 10 year multiple entry tourist visa?! We weren't expecting that at all...