Hi,

This is my first post in this forum and I apologise if I made any mistake in chosing the right corner.

I am on work permit and living in Thailand for several years on a modest monthly (80K). I am not married to a Thai, and my employer regularly renews my visa and work-permit for myself. BTW, I am a Bangladeshi.

My father passed away recently and my mother (73) came with me on a nonimmigrant visa. She was given a 3 month stamp at the airport valid until 25 March. I was exploring the immigration web site but could not dig out enough info about the renewal procedure and the documents I need to prepare! I assumed she will be considered as my dependent and I should bring an employer letter showing my salary and status. Does anyone have a similar experience or can anyone provide me any detail info in this regard.

Thank you very much and best regards,

MH

I believe you are here on one year extensions of stay rather than visa so below which is from section 2.20 of Police Order 777/2551 should be what has to be met - she needs a non immigrant visa entry and that can be obtained with copy of your passport with extension of stay in it if unable to make a conversion inside Thailand.

(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; or

(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, the said person shall be 50 years of age or over.

Thank you for your kind reply. The information is useful.

Yes, I renew my visa & work permit every year (late September). My own passport include's my mother name and my mother is 73 so I think the "proof of relationship matter" is quite straight forward.

I think I will have to bring some passport size photo of my mother. And a renewal form to fill in! In person ...

Well, I am trying to make sure that I just need to visit the immigration once (my mother is suffering from arthritis).

Many thanks for your kind advice

Yes, I renew my visa & work permit every year (late September). My own passport include's my mother name and my mother is 73 so I think the "proof of relationship matter" is quite straight forward.

The "proof of relationship" did not work in that way (although obvious). The Nakhom Pathom Immigration demanded a "Letter from the Embassy" as proof of relationship. It was easy to get but I had to travel to the embassy twice (to apply and to collect)

Just sharing the experience