Taking Children Back Home For A Holiday

[bkexpress]

Hi guys,

Need some advice please!

Is there any problems taking my children back to Australia for a holiday. I have 2 children with my Thai defacto of 12 years, they are dual passports and have travelled many times with the both parents or with just the mother.

Just wondering if i get to the airport, do they want anything like a letter of allowance from the mother?

Don't want to book tickets and arrive to find some Thai issue that stops me from flying out!

Any help would be gratefull

Cheers

Bkexpress

[Mario2008]

No permission of the mother is needed, provided you are legally married to the mother and thus have legal custody over the children.

If you are not legally married with the mother at the amphur, you are not legally the father of the children and do need permission to take the children with you.

[phuketrichard]

No permission of the mother is needed, provided you are legally married to the mother and thus have legal custody over the children.

If you are not legally married with the mother at the amphur, you are not legally the father of the children and do need permission to take the children with you.

I used to travel with my daughter and i was not married to her mom, (we married later and then divorced and i got sole custody) Daughters last name in both us and thai passports was mine.

Never had any trouble.

[Mario2008]

True, they will probably not check it if they have the same name as you in the passport.

[bkexpress]

Thanks for the advice guys!!

Cheerrs

BK

[Nisa]

No permission of the mother is needed, provided you are legally married to the mother and thus have legal custody over the children.

If you are not legally married with the mother at the amphur, you are not legally the father of the children and do need permission to take the children with you.

Legally not the father? Is this true?

Don't they list the father on the birth certificate? If they have an Australian passport then certainly the Australian poster must have been recognized as the father. However, I would guess Thailand has laws in terms of custody going to the native Thai as opposed to the farang .... I am just wondering about the comment of NOT being legally the father.

[samran]

nevertheless, I think it is worth getting the letter.

As others said, nothing happens on the Thai side, but in Australia, it is conceivable that Australian authorities want to see some sort of permission from the mother.

[a99az]

nevertheless, I think it is worth getting the letter.

As others said, nothing happens on the Thai side, but in Australia, it is conceivable that Australian authorities want to see some sort of permission from the mother.

Read between the lines. If he needs to go with his children and they have the fathers name in their passport I don't see why it should set off any alarms. He could also fly out from KL.

[a99az]

nevertheless, I think it is worth getting the letter.

As others said, nothing happens on the Thai side, but in Australia, it is conceivable that Australian authorities want to see some sort of permission from the mother.

Read between the lines. If he needs to go with his children and they have the fathers name in their passport I don't see why it should set off any alarms. He could also fly out from KL.

Might also help to travel on a return ticket.