Hi

Need help here.

My baby was born mid November. He spent 2 weeks in ICU (but is fine now, thank you). I had previously booked plane tickets to go back home for Christmas (the wife and I were on holidays, the tickets weren't expensive, and my mom was putting pressure). Because he spent a lot of time in the hospital, I wasn't able to be as swift as I should have been in making all the required papers. I got him his Canadian passport, but not the Thai one (I know, the Thai one is easy to get it seems, but I thought that with the visa that I would have to apply to, if he had a thai passport, it would make things harder).

SO! We went to Quebec, got back this weekend, and when he crossed the customs, they gave him 30 days tourist visa. Obviously, that won't do (I'm on NON-.

We will get his Thai passport (I'm in Nakhon down south, and heard that it can be done in Surat), but then? No clue. Will that automatically make his 30 day visa void, and replace it with residency\citizenship? Or are there other steps to take, in order to keep in legal in his country?

Thanks!

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Was the child born in Thailand?

If the child was born in Thailand and registered at the amphur, both parents simply fill out the form and both sign it and bring it to a passport office.

You child would nee to leave Thailand on his Canadian passport and re-enter Thailand on the Thai passport. However, you do not have to worry. Children are not fined any overstay. Just get the Thai passport and remember to exit Thailand on the Canadian passport and re-enter on the Thai next time when he travels.

Was the child born in Thailand?

If the child was born in Thailand and registered at the amphur, both parents simply fill out the form and both sign it and bring it to a passport office.

You child would nee to leave Thailand on his Canadian passport and re-enter Thailand on the Thai passport. However, you do not have to worry. Children are not fined any overstay. Just get the Thai passport and remember to exit Thailand on the Canadian passport and re-enter on the Thai next time when he travels.

Yes, he we was born in Thailand. So I guess I'd have to leave Thailand. But then.... I do I know he won't be charged the overstay? Would be awful if I waited, and was charged the regular (2000B a day?) price... in 3 months.

Children under 15 are not fined for overstay. In fact, in your situation many immigration officers will advice you to just leave him on overstay and exit when you need to. No need to go and travel just to fix his overstay.

(Fine for overstay is 500 baht a day, with a maximum of 20,000 baht).

Children under 15 are not fined for overstay. In fact, in your situation many immigration officers will advice you to just leave him on overstay and exit when you need to. No need to go and travel just to fix his overstay.

(Fine for overstay is 500 baht a day, with a maximum of 20,000 baht).

Reassuring, thanks. But do you have a link for that?

Technically He will be on overstay but there is no fine.

Normally there are public signs at the airport. But if you can not believe us visit Immigration tomorrow (extension for visa exempt has to be started with 21 days or more remaining) and ask them. An adult would change visa status for 2,000 baht and then extend for one year for 1,900 baht if using foreign passport. But you really don't need to do any of that under current policy.