1 Year Visa Extension

[japatee]

A friend has a child with thai wife and wants to know if its possible to get the same 1 year visa extension that i have based on marriage to a thai national.

he lives with his thai girlfriend and that have been together for over 3 years.. but don't want to marry.. so can he get a 1 year extension visa based on the need to support his child?.. his child is 2 months old and has been registered at the local office, has a birth certificate etc. they don't have tabien baan but could get it, he doesn't have much income..

thanks

[Mario2008]

Based on having a Thai child is possible, under the same rules as for marriage: income of 40,000 THB or 400,000 in the bank.

He must have custody over the child (he registerd the birth of the child himself at the amphur, not his Gf or the hospital etc). But some immigration offices seem to demand sole custody.

[Khun Ngo]

Yes, he can get it. There have been threads about this before, just try the search function.

[japatee]

Based on having a Thai child is possible, under the same rules as for marriage: income of 40,000 THB or 400,000 in the bank.

He must have custody over the child (he registerd the birth of the child himself at the amphur, not his Gf or the hospital etc). But some immigration offices seem to demand sole custody.

So other than the marriage certificate he just needs to follow the same procedure as with marriage visa application..

is it absolutely necessary that he shows 40,000 income per month?> and how far would that income have to backdate?

Re custody he did register himself at the amphur and its is name on the birth certificate.

Thanks

[thaiphoon]

40k/month income or 400k in Thai bank account are the financial requirements. In the case of income from within Thailand he would have to provide tax receipts.

In the case of income from abroad he would need an income letter from his embassy. The requirements for issue are determined by the embassy.

Police Order 777/2551

2.18 In the case of a family member of a Thai(applicable only to parents, spouse, child, adopted child or child of his/her spouse):

Permission will be granted for a period of not more than 1 year at a time.

(1) The alien has obtained a temporary visa (NON-IM)

(2) Proof of family relationship

(3) In the case of a spouse, the marital relationship shall be de

jure (legitimate) and de facto;

(4) In the case of a child, adopted child or child of his/her spouse, the said person must not be married, must be living with the family, and must be less than 20 years of age; or

(5) In the case of a parent, one of parents must have an average annual income of not less than 40,000 baht per month or a money deposit of not less than 400,000 baht for expenses within a year.