I am retired from USA and living in Chiang Mai on an O-visa based on retirement.
My daughter has just turned 21 and wishes to move to Thailand to live with me. She has obtained a Tourist Visa and will be arriving in early April using her USA passport. Her mother, my ex-wife, is Thai and is still living in USA. My daughter was born in California.
We have begun the process of having my daughter obtain a Thai ID card (based on her mother). The process requires that we obtain a California certified birth certificate and submit the application for a Thai birth certificate through the Los Angeles Thai Consulate. This is in process now.
Assuming we jump through all the hoops to get her Thai ID (need Thai Birth Certificate and daughter and mother will appear in Bangkok Foreign Ministry), my question is: What do we need to do about her Tourist Visa? If she obtains her ID before her Visa expires, can we just “ignore” her need to depart? Will that jeopardize her utilizing her USA passport for future trips to Thailand.
I understand it will be easier for her future travels to just use her Thai passport (once she has obtained it). But, does anyone know the proper process for her converting her Tourist Visa into Thai residency?
