I am a UK citizen (female) and I have a 4year old daughter who was born in Thailand to my Thai partner (not married). My daughter's birth was registered in Thailand and she has a Thai b'certificate which states under nationality 'Thai'. But she does not hold a Thai passport but a British one, which I thought was the best option as she travels with me and I hold a British passport.

Up until recently we have had no problem flying in and out of Thailand. But the last flight into Thailand on one way tickets, the airline questioned my daughter not having a visa. (I have a family O visa). I showed them her b'certificate but they said she needed a vaild visa as it was a one way ticket and on a british passport. Once in Thailand I asked if it was a problem and they said not at all as she is a Thai national.

I am about to return once again on a one way ticket to Thailand and want to know if I should get my daughter a visa and if so what visa do I get her to travel on a one way ticket. As I have an o visa and she is a my dependant I did not see the problem.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

What is your travel itinerary, ie how long do you plan to stay in Thailand with your daughter?

See this web page for visa requirements. These requirements apply to all passengers, regardless whether one passenger is dependant on another passenger:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/redirect.php...ion%2Findex.jsp

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Maestro

i have a thai daughter, i have a british passport which cost me £88 and a thai passport which cost me £16, so with that in mind you wont have any problems,

you say "the airline questioned my daughter not having a visa" well they didnt stop her from going/flying, so i would do the same again and when in bangkok get her a passport

With a one way ticket and no Visa the Airline can refuse entry to the flight.

They are responsible for taking the passenger back if they are refused entry. They are also fined.

Get her a Tourist Visa, they are free until March 4th.

Better still get her a Thai Passport. It will make life easier.

As said for travel on airline she will be treated as anyone else and require a visa if no outbound travel within period of visa exempt entry. Once in Thailand there is no overstay fine so she can either overstay or easily obtain one year extension of stay from Immigration. But as said a Thai passport only costs 1,000 baht and would solve the problem.

wot

Get her a Tourist Visa, they are free until March 4th

so

after the 4 march you have to pay for Tourist Visa,

news to me,

do you know how much ?

thx

Tourist Visas are 1,000 Baht per entry. They have been free for the past year.

Tourist Visas are 1,000 Baht per entry. They have been free for the past year.

They have been free for the past 6 years

do you mean the 30 day visa which you fill out on the plane/airport when you get there

A tourist visa you obtain from a Royal Thai Consulate and the normal price is 1,000 baht or local equivalent. It allows a 60 day stay for most nationalities and can be extended 30 days for 1,900 baht at an Immigration office in Thailand.

What you get on arrival, if from a country allowed, is a visa exempt entry. Normally this is 30 days by air or 15 days by land arrival.

1000 baht for a 60 day tourist visa or pay the same amount for a Thai passport which lets you stay forever? I know what I'd do!

Thanks for the info. I think I will get her a tourist visa for now and apply for her Thai passport once in Thaiand. But the only problem I might have is that I am not married to her father. Does this make a difference when applying for a Thai passport.

The birth certificate states that she is Thai, that should mean the father legalized her. Getting a Thai passport will not be a problem, but both you and the father will have to sign the application form. In addition the child needs to be registered on someones tabien baan (household book).

If you apply at the embassy in London, getting the passport will take some more time, but the child does not need to be on someones house hold registration. The father still has to co-sign the application form.