My elderly mother (83 years-old) has joined me in Thailand as I am the only one of my family who is able to care for her. I have a non-immigrant B visa (on a one-year-extension). I would like to apply for a dependent visa for her rather than a retirement visa if possible. I have been told in the past that it is possible, that there are even people who have done so, but have just been told by the immigration office in Kanchanaburi that it isn't possible. Can anyone who has had experience in this area please let me know what I need to do.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Thaitross

The below provision of Police Order 606/2006 allows such dependent status one year extensions to match those on employment and a number of other extensions of stay.

7.19 In case of being the

member of family of the

foreigner who is permitted

to stay temporarily in the

Kingdom pursuant to the

Criterion No. 7.1, 7.2, 7.4,

7.5, 7.6, 7.9, 7.11, 7.12,

7.13, 7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.20,

7.21, 7.25 or 7.28 of this

Order (Only for Father,

mother, marriage couple,

ordinary child, adopted

child or a child of the

marriage couple)

Each time of permission

shall be granted for a

period not exceeding 1

year