Child Visiting England

[neveragain]

Firstly apologies I am sure this question has been asked many times but I lack the ability to find the answer. I am considering taking my 2 year old child to visit England in July. He has both a Thai and a British birth certificate but no passport as yet. I know I can apply for a British passport for him and then enter England without problem but I am more concerned what happens when we return here to Thailand if I do this. Will he then be thought of as a British citizen with all the visa hassles this entails. If this is the case is it easier to apply for a Thai passport for him and a visa to enter England? I myself live here on a yearly visa based on marriage to Thai person and hope to live here for the forseeable future. Any advice will be most welcome.

[samran]

your child is a dual national, and therefore able to use both passports for travel.

He should depart Thailand on the Thai PP, presenting this to Thai immigration.

Enter and leave the UK on the British passport

Re-enter Thailand on the thai passport.

Show the airline both passports when you check in, which will be proof enough that your child does not require visas for unlimited visits to both Thailand and the UK. They will know from this that no visas are required.

[neveragain]

your child is a dual national, and therefore able to use both passports for travel.

He should depart Thailand on the Thai PP, presenting this to Thai immigration.

Enter and leave the UK on the British passport

Re-enter Thailand on the thai passport.

Show the airline both passports when you check in, which will be proof enough that your child does not require visas for unlimited visits to both Thailand and the UK. They will know from this that no visas are required.

[neveragain]

Thank you for your reply. Will the Thai authorities at the airport in Bangkok not query the fact that there will be no visa or entry stamps in his Thai passport?

[samran]

nope. I'm a dual national and come and go often using the method I've described. No problem at all.

The airlines will want to see if your child has the right to travel to the destination. If they don't, they won't get a boarding pass, and wont be able to get to immigration in the first place.

All the best.

[wannarepat]

No worries at all...we did this last year. You show both passports at check in....sign out on the Thai one, in and out of the UK on the British one, and back in Thailand on the Thai one. The lack of entry and exits stamps in the UK are apparently of no concern to the Thai officials.

[Mossfinn]

nope. I'm a dual national and come and go often using the method I've described. No problem at all.

No worries at all...we did this last year. You show both passports at check in....sign out on the Thai one, in and out of the UK on the British one, and back in Thailand on the Thai one. The lack of entry and exits stamps in the UK are apparently of no concern to the Thai officials.

Just to confim that the above is correct, wife travels this way now, it also means that you can get through the same line as her, or vice versa, can be quicker on occasion.

Moss