Need Visa Information Please

[manarak]

My family and I want to relocate to Thailand.

I've read many webpages on visas, but some questions remain:

1-

I've paid a visit to an international school with my wife, and there they said our children will get ED visas based on the enrollment in the school, and that as parents we would be granted O visas (for supporting dependents).

Is that true?

2-

I've read about the extension after 90 days and the 90-day reporting, but:

When the ED visas expire after a year, how are they renewed?

Same question for the O dependent visas?

Has anyone experienced that visas were not renewed without serious reason? i.e. the immigration office just saying "no"?

3-

re-entry, multiple and 90 day visa runs:

I'm very confused about these.

I understand that people on a single entry visa need a re-entry permit, all right.

BUT: if we obtain multiple visas, are we required to leave and re-enter every 90 days?

What about the 90 day reportings?

[Mario2008]

1. Yes, but 1 there can be only one depended per child and you will need 500,000 baht in a bank account in Thailand per parent.

2. You extend your permission to stay by visiting immigration every year with all the required documents. For the children that amounts to proof that they are still studying and for you that you have 500,000 baht per parent in a bank account in Thailand.

3. On a multiple entry visa you would need to leave the country every 90 days and can come right back for another stay of 90 days as long as the visa is valid. If you have a 1 year extension of stay from immigration, you don't need to leave the country. Instead you have to report your stay every 90 days while you are in Thailand, which can be done by mail. Also if you leave Thailand you will need to get a re-entry permit. Without a re-entry permit your permission to stay in Thailand would end and you would need a new visa and apply for a 1 year extension of stay all over again.

[lopburi3]

500k in bank account would be required for a one year extension of stay from Immigration and that would only be issued for one parent. You can attempt to use one child/one parent but could fail as it is not designed to allow free immigration.

To obtain the non immigrant O visa would likely only require proof of education visa for child but they would require 90 day exit or obtaining a new one every 90 days.

[Lite Beer]

The 12 month Extension rules.

For the kids.

2.9 In the case of enrollment in a private educational institution: Permission will be granted for a period as confirmed by the institution but shall not be more than 1 year at a time.

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

(2) The particular educational institution holds a license from the competent authority to operate; and

(3) Confirmation and request has been made by that particular institution; and

(4) That particular institution is accredited by the competent authority (except in the case of enrollment in an international school or university)

For the Parents.

2.11 In the case of a family member of an alien who has been permitted to stay temporarily in Thailand for study in an educational institution as set out in clauses 2.8 or 2.9 (applicable only to parents, spouse, children, adopted child or the 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; and (3) In the case of 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 applicant, and must be less than 20 years of age; or

(5) In the case of parents, there must be an account deposit with a local bank made in the name of father or mother of not less than Baht 500,000 as shown in bank account transactions for the past 3 months. For the first year, it should have that said amount in the bank account for not less than 30 days at the submitted date of the application.