Mom & Dad In Los Had Baby. When Does Kid Need Visa?

[gb35]

I am expat Work Permit holder with and "O" visa, my wife's also an expat with a visa that piggy backs on my WP. The situation is that we recently had a son, delivered in Bangkok. I am wondering if I need to get him a visa and if so, when? Our intention is to take a holiday in Japan mid August and Im a little concerned that if he doent have a visa I'll run into problems with the BIB immigration line.

Any advise out there?

Thanks,

Greg

[InterestedObserver]

First things first. You need to register the birth of your son at your embassy in Bangkok and arrange a passport for him. Leaving Thailand for the first time is no problem, just show his birth certificate and passport. Upon return he will be stamped in on a visa exempt or visa on arrival, depending on his nationality, or you could get him a Thai visa while in Japan. You and wife will need re-entry permits from immigration to cover your extension of stay.

[gb35]

<BR>First things first. You need to register the birth of your son at your embassy in Bangkok and arrange a passport for him. Leaving Thailand for the first time is no problem, just show his birth certificate and passport. Upon return he will be stamped in on a visa exempt or  visa on arrival, depending on his nationality, or you could get him a Thai visa while in Japan. You and wife will need re-entry permits from immigration to cover your extension of stay.<BR>

<BR><BR><BR>Thank you for your input. The boy has been registered at our embassy and I expect his passport to be delivered any day now. Are you telling me that the BIB at immigration will give him a visa exempt stamp when we return from a short trip overseas? For the record my intentions arent to avoid getting his visa however, I cant see any time to do this between today and our holiday. Of course if I have to I will take care of this head of time or while away but I'd rather not and hold out until I have more time.<BR><BR><BR>

[lopburi3]

The suggestion was to obtain a visa in Japan prior to return to Thailand and enter using that. Airline could require proof of onward travel within 30 days without a visa to show as that is a visa exempt requirement.

[InterestedObserver]

Your son does not need a visa in his passport to leave Thailand. Upon return your son will be stamped back into Thailand by immigration at the airport. He should get a visa for Thailand while in Japan to facilitate his airplane boarding and re-entry into Thailand or have a ticket out of Thailand within 30 days to meet the visa exempt requirements.

[Mario2008]

Just bring along the Thai birth certificate, that is proof that he was born in Thailand and therefor doesn't hold a visa. That is all there is to it. On return he would need a visa.