Hi,

First I had a 1 year [report to immigration every 90 days / not leave Thailand] non 'o', on the grounds of my thai wife, then we got divorced, so the next year I got the same visa but on the grounds of my Thai child. Then the next year they said I couldn't get the visa on grounds of my thai child anymore?

Does anyone know if this is still the case?

or if it was true in the first place?

or if some official was looking for something 'extra'?

There is no longer an extension based on having a Thai Child. I am not sure if it was grandfathered or not.

If you are over 50 there is a provision to live with your Child.

Regrettably, that's one of the extensions that was not "grandfathered".

lostboy777, being over 50 gives you a chance for an annual extension, as Lite Beer mentioned. Otherwise, it gets more complicated, eg if you have custody of the child and if the child goes to school and has also a foreign passport, have the child enter on the foreign passport and you get an extension as the child's parent.

If you are employed and earn the required minimum you can get an annual extension for employment.

So many "ifs". Perhaps we should wait to hear from you some more to be be able to give more specific advice.

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Maestro

Regrettably, that's one of the extensions that was not "grandfathered".

lostboy777, being over 50 gives you a chance for an annual extension, as Lite Beer mentioned. Otherwise, it gets more complicated, eg if you have custody of the child and if the child goes to school and has also a foreign passport, have the child enter on the foreign passport and you get an extension as the child's parent.

If you are employed and earn the required minimum you can get an annual extension for employment.

So many "ifs". Perhaps we should wait to hear from you some more to be be able to give more specific advice.

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Maestro

Thanks 4 the info.

I'm nowhere near 50!

Last year I got the visa via my business / job,,,, however this costs me 15,000 baht in accountants fees [of which a large portion is obviously passed on to 'somebody'.......its just annoying as before I could get the visa for 1,900 baht, show 400,000 baht in bank and my childs birth certificate!

so actually i am ok, i can still get the same visa [well a non 'b'], its just that i am now lining someones pockets.

Strangely enough it is all the same documents i get from the accountant for my work permit, but they only charge me 2000 baht, as obviously the labour department are more honest.

PS- what does grandfathered mean?

PS- what does grandfathered mean?

It means. If you were on an extension and the rules were changed . You would still be able to do this.

New applicants would not.

Regrettably, that's one of the extensions that was not "grandfathered".

I much appreciate if you could explain what exactly means "grandfathered".

According to some well known law firms it is grandfathered, if you were over 50y old

on your very first application.

Can someone clarify that and maybe give the source of the Immigration law that says "it was not"

Thanks.

By the way, I got my 4th extension stamp on ground of "supporting a Thai child" a couple of days ago.

It took 15 minutes for the application and as usual 30 days "under consideration"

When rules change, the new rules sometimes don't apply to cases before the rule changed. When old cases can continue to use the old rules in stead of the new ones, that is called "Grandfathered".

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/2notice/rtp606EN.pdf point 7.17 gives the current imigration rules and states that you have to be over 50 if you want an extension of stay based on having a Thai child.

Edited November 8, 200817 yr by Mario2008