Expat Couple Adopting A Thai Child?

[khunjezz]

I've tried doing different searches and haven't been able to find any usefull information on the subject, so I will try here.

I have been living in Thailand for 1 year now and expect to continue working here for years to come. My girlfriend is Malaysian and I am from Denmark. We both have non-immigrant B visas. We've been together for a little more than two years but are not married. We have both been married before and she has two adult kids living in Malaysia. We are both in our 40's and it is too late for us to have kids the good ol' fashion way - if we could we would. We have a good income and share a quiet stabile life. We have been talking about the possibility of adopting a kid from Thailand. We know there are many orphans and kids that needs a good loving home - but where do we start and do we have any chance of succeding?? If it requires us to get married we have no problems doing that - we kind of just haven't got around to doing it yet.

Any help on the subject will be highly appreciated.

[Mario2008]

First you would need to get married, as unmarried people are not considered.

If you want to hav the possibility that the child also acquires your nationality, you should start an international adoption process, which starts with an adoption agency in your home country as for an international adoption you will need to comply with Thai law and the law of your own country.

Some information on adoption here: http://thailawonline.com/en/family/children/adoption.html

[Artisi]

First you would need to get married, as unmarried people are not considered.

If you want to hav the possibility that the child also acquires your nationality, you should start an international adoption process, which starts with an adoption agency in your home country as for an international adoption you will need to comply with Thai law and the law of your own country.

Some information on adoption here: http://thailawonline...n/adoption.html

Lots of luck, friends of mine in Australia applied thru the Australian government for adoption of a Thai child, the process took nearly 6 years of back and forth nonsence - they are both well educated, with stable jobs have learnt Thai language - speaking, reading and writing. The girl was an exchange student in Thailand some years back and has kept in contact with Thailand so is well aware of Thai culture, she also comes from a family who adopted 3 children, one of them Thai - seems none of this accounted for much in the analysis.

But good luck anyway - just hope it turns out well for you.

[Forethat]

My wife and I are currently in the process of adopting an orphan. My wife is a Thai national and we have a daughter. We know the orphan in question since a couple of years and I have been the silent sponsor for a couple of years. In this case, the relatives of the orphan agrees to the adoption, this makes it much easier. To be frank, your situation is so much different I wouldn't be able to help. However, I can tell you that that there is a requirement of at least 3 years marriage. No exceptions. There is also an age requirement, you are not to be more than a certain number of years older than the child. I think the number is 40, but I'm not sure about this, and I don't know if they allow exceptions.

Good luck to you both, I hope it works out in one way or another.

Edited November 2, 2011 by Forethat

[Mario2008]

First you would need to get married, as unmarried people are not considered.

If you want to hav the possibility that the child also acquires your nationality, you should start an international adoption process, which starts with an adoption agency in your home country as for an international adoption you will need to comply with Thai law and the law of your own country.

Some information on adoption here: http://thailawonline...n/adoption.html

Lots of luck, friends of mine in Australia applied thru the Australian government for adoption of a Thai child, the process took nearly 6 years of back and forth nonsence - they are both well educated, with stable jobs have learnt Thai language - speaking, reading and writing. The girl was an exchange student in Thailand some years back and has kept in contact with Thailand so is well aware of Thai culture, she also comes from a family who adopted 3 children, one of them Thai - seems none of this accounted for much in the analysis.

But good luck anyway - just hope it turns out well for you.

If I recall correctly, international adoptions are currently on hold. I believe this is only for adoptions to other countries, not for adoptions within Thailand.