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This letter, it was just basically a word document that you filled out and you both simply signed and dated? I guess what Im asking is if there was any third party involvement in it at all, or if it was something the both of you created and signed and thats it.

Unfortunately im having trouble locating her Thai passport (thinking wife may have taken it) so is this mandatory? Can she leave on the American one at all????

Another question: does my daughter stamp out of thailand on her thai passport or on her American one? she is only 4 and has never left thailand before

My daughter has both her Thai passport and her American passport already in hand. She is 4 years old. We are unfortunately having marriage problems and it looks like its settling on me taking custody of our daughter and in doing so that would mean I need to get back to the USA with her so I can work. I am the father, and it looks like the Thai mother wants to leave and give me the kid and take everything else. So what exactly do I need to get out of the country? I know I need the obvious, but im talking specfically about a letter or some kind of document from the mother that gives me her permission to take our daughter out of thailand and into the USA? If this document is needed, does it need to be notorized or something? Witnessed somehow? Or can I just print out a standard template from the internet and have her sign it? This is what im trying to ask, what specifically is needed and done in what exact way so that there is no issue in thailand airport or on arrival in the american airport? Obviously nobody needs to know this trip is due to marital problems, for all concerned its just a little father/daughter trip to see the other side of the family. Can anyone help? Advise? I would LOVE to hear any experiences people have who have brought their kid through the airport with only one parent present. Thanks so much to anyone who replies with help or whatever because im kind of having a crummy time at the moment and really need some help with this particular issue.

It used to be faster AND cheaper because it was same day/next day as standard, and the USA was weeks standard with a very high fee for next day service. Now apparently a week is the lowest according to this place I used to use and at a cost of $900!?! Dollars. https://checkout.rushmypassport.com/step-1?product=passport-renewal What a joke.

That one has to be done within the USA I believe, it at least was not an option in Bangkok. I’ve always had to do it in the USA and I do have a second passport, but how do you leave Thailand on a cancelled passport? Can you do that?

My last passport is from 2019 (out of pages) and was issued same day (or next day can’t remember) in Bangkok in person.

Yeah but you can’t travel on a cancelled passport which seems like an incredibly stupid thing to do to Americans abroad. Who knows what kind of emergencies could come up, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised considering the American government couldn’t care less about citizens and taxpayers any longer.

Didn’t use to be. You could pay for next day service in the USA, which I always did because my employer pays for all this.

I’ve been going to Bangkok embassy since they were actually sewing extra pages into your passport to add pages and it’s always been quick, usually same day or next day. I guess they removed In person renewals during the Covid stupidity and it’s just another service we won’t get back.

I would like to hear from anyone who has recently renewed their US passport in Bangkok. I live in Phuket and really like the idea of doing it by mail, but I dont at all like the idea of waiting 5 to 6 WEEKS for the privilege. If you recently did this, how long did it take? Am I interpreting the Embassy website correctly in that it can only be done by mail at this time? For the last 15 years ive been going there it was a same day walk in walk out operation, but now thats changed? I hope not. If you have done this recently please tell your story here so I can get an idea of whats in store. I travel alot for work and really cant be without a passport for a long period of time. Thanks.

I’d rather spend 2000 baht and avoid a visa run. I’m in phuket so the only real options are a flight or spending 5AM to 10PM on various minibuses in horrendous traffic. I’d pay way more than 2000 baht to avoid all that drama just to extend my stay a little.

Follow up question: Are there any tangible negative consequences for overstaying 3-4 days and then doing a visa run? I know I’ll need to probably pay a fine, but that’ll be cheaper than a visa run.

Hello, I’m here on a 90 day entry on a non-o multi entry visa. (Marriage) Is it possible to extend this for 30 days at immigration? I have to fly for work in 2 weeks so it would be easier to extend for 30 days then fly for work, rather than doing a visa run and then a week later leaving the country.

Attached is my Thailand Non-O Multi Entry 1 Year visa based on marriage to a Thai. I am currently inside thailand and I have not left the country yet to activate this visa. My employer is asking me to fly out of Thailand soon for work, and I won't be back to Thailand for at least a few months. My question is: Can anyone confirm that this is in fact a 1 year visa, and that even if I have not entered the country on this visa at all (its not activated) it is still valid and I can use this to enter the country anytime within the "Visa Must Be Used By" date listed on the paper?