Is it possible to Adopt an Adult?

[69ComfortablyNumb69]

Can working Thai National adpt farang mother in law?

Thanks for serious replies 

[tonray]

What would be the purpose, perhaps the stated goal would help in finding another solution

[robblok]

1 hour ago, tonray said:

What would be the purpose, perhaps the stated goal would help in finding another solution

Indeed quite often something behind it like maybe the farang son wanting a visa or even Thai passport or something. Questions like this are just used to confirm some part of a plan / scheme. 

[Old Croc]

Why don't you contact the agency that overseers all adoptions in Thailand?

The first word should give a clue as to your chances of success.

 

 "Child Adoption Center of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW)" 

 

You could also read the relevant law on adoptions:

Adoption Act, BE 2522 (1979) - Wikisource, the free online library

[Bob12345]

In general I would say no, as it otherwise might be used as a legal loophole to get elderly farang into the 30-baht health care scheme in Thailand, get the person permanent residency without any need for minimum funds, or some other scheme of getting someone else a legal way to enter and stay in Thailand long term. 

 

Edit: I would divorce my wife and get her to adopt me: free healthcare and no more 90-day reporting or yearly trips to immigration.

Edited September 3, 2021 by Bob12345

[tonray]

15 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

free healthcare and no more 90-day reporting or yearly trips to immigration.

Not to mention no more dual pricing at national parks

[Dogmatix]

The Nationality Act only provides for naturalisation of children adopted by Thai citizens who were born in Thailand.  They have to have been adopted for at least 5 years before eligible and must be still minors (under 20) at the time of application.  I thnk this requires the full application for naturalisation which currently takes 3-5 years.   AFAIK there is no route to Thai citizenship for adopted children born abroad and I don't think it is possible to adopt children over the age of 20 anyway. 

 

A Thai friend of mine did it for her son born to a foreigner in the days before Thai citizenship passed through the mother which only started in 1992.  The boy had to be adopted by her new Thai husband and it took several years before he got his Thai citizenship.  Before that he was stateless because the British father disappeared before he was born, so he had no way to get British citizenship and she was too proud to put 'father unknown' on the birth certificate which would have given him Thai citizenship in those days on the assumption that the father was most likely Thai. If she could have waited just a couple of years later till the law changed, she could also have got it for him automatically but who was to know they would change the law.  

Edited September 3, 2021 by Dogmatix

[mrfill]

I believe that is known as 'marriage' ????

[itsari]

Marriage

[CM Dad]

No

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Why don't you contact the agency that overseers all adoptions in Thailand?

The first word should give a clue as to your chances of success.

 

 "Child Adoption Center of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW)" 

 

You could also read the relevant law on adoptions:

Adoption Act, BE 2522 (1979) - Wikisource, the free online library

"Why don't you contact the agency that overseers all adoptions in Thailand?"

Because he wouldn't be adopting a Thai, perhaps?     That agency only covers the adoption of Thai children.

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, robblok said:

quite often something behind it like maybe the farang son wanting a visa or even Thai passport or something.  

...or an inheritance!

[khunjeff]

3 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

In general I would say no, as it otherwise might be used as a legal loophole to get elderly farang into the 30-baht health care scheme in Thailand, get the person permanent residency without any need for minimum funds, or some other scheme of getting someone else a legal way to enter and stay in Thailand long term. 

There's not necessarily any connection between adoption and those things you mentioned. In many or most jurisdictions in the US, for example, you can adopt almost anyone you like, as long as it's not for a fraudulent or illegal purpose, but adopting an adult doesn't convey to them any immigration or other benefits - it's usually just a sentimental thing.

[Old Croc]

15 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Why don't you contact the agency that overseers all adoptions in Thailand?"

Because he wouldn't be adopting a Thai, perhaps?     That agency only covers the adoption of Thai children.

Fair point.

So he should be asking his ludacris question in his home country then, not in Thailand.

If successful, I doubt it would make any difference to his mother's entry and stay requirements in Thailand.  

[Harveyboy]

20 hours ago, tonray said:

Not to mention no more dual pricing at national parks

good idea..thinking about it I've seen a few adults in soi 7 id adopt...just for the visa of course