Marriage Thai Child Visa - Work? Business? Common Law?

[eggomaniac]

In the very long thread on the new 'family' visa rules, I could not find if it allows employment and/or small business?

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Before this, my understanding was that there were marriage visas that did not allow work, or even volunteer.

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We are thinking of moving to Thailand so our little girl can learn Thai and spend time with her family, then come back to Canada when she is school age. Here are the details - maybe somebody could PM me? tnx!

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I am Canadian, turn 60 in 2009, a govt employee 'buy out' pension that hovers around B40,000 per month, depending on exchange rate. B600,000 in stocks, recently down from B1,000,000 can not transfer to Thai bank as they are in Govt RRSP, though if some stocks rebound could cash some out - can 'show' Thai immigration net worth, does this factor in? [besides Canada has limit on how much can be transferred B300,000 I think???]

Spouse, we are legally 'common law' in Canada, not 'married' in either country. Do Thai recognise Common Law? She is, card carrying, official, Permanent Resident in Canada. Thai Passport

Daughter, born in Canada - Canadian passport. She is also Thai; we obtained her Thai birth certificate. [only free govt document I've ever seen!!! something about the Kingdom wanting to keep all its children]

yes she 'my' daughter. She has only been in Thailand once, last year for a month.

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It 'appears' we would be eligible for at least a year? We might have to tie the knot?, or does the father of a Thai cover that base? ['wife' says, ' marry when you are rich ' ((don't you luv them Thai women)) sheesh

The 'wife' is employable as an experienced, bilingual hotel front desk clerk. Would that add to eligible family income?

Would I be able to work and/or do some small business activities on one of these 'family visas?. This 'work' would be as much for 'activity', along with extra spending money. Her family and extended family owns several businesses and there is house with a pool we could live in, East of Ayuthaya and a nice rural house in NST.

Instead of the family visa, where I don't think I would be allowed to work, OR could one the family businesses 'hire' me, on paper? I think I have some pretty good ideas which could help the 2 brothers who are not so well off.

[torrenova]

The immediate and unconfirmed view under the revised rules is that you could get a visa on the back of 40k a month or 400k in the bank whether you are married or not.

I will find out as I am not married, am under the previously stipulated age of 50 (so previously it did not apply to me) and have a 16 month old daughter. I'll be showing 400k.

[ubonjoe]

For visa and extension purposes you have to be married on paper.

You can work on an extension of a non-o visa. But you have to get a work permit.

You can probably get an an affidavit from the your embassy/consulate that will meet the 40K monthly income requirement.

The new extension rules are more clear about getting an extension for having a child. But the actual way it works will depend upon each immigration office. You should be able to prove that you are living as family together and get the extension. But some immigration offices may still want you to have sole custody of the child which can get into a lot of paperwork and expense to obtain. So marriage might be the best option.

I suggest before leaving Canada you get a Thai passport for your daughter. That will make her stay less complicated.

You should be able to get a non immigrant O visa from the Thai consulate in Vancouver to visit your daughter. You can then extend it for a year again dependent on immigration. You could also get a multiple entry O which would allow you to stay for 90 days at a time for about 15 months if you use it just before it expires.