DNA/Paternity testing in Bangkok

[YeahSiam]

Need DNA/Paternity testing facilities in Bangkok that provide results that are admissible in Thai courts and immigration.

Google search shows a lot of private companies offering the service but when you call them, some of then sound a bit cagey

when asked if their results will stand up in officialdom.

A general idea of costs would be appreciated too.

[salavan]

bumragad in sukhuvit do

[taony]

Send it to the US.

[ATF]

Usually it's pretty easy to know if you are the father because there will be at least one very close physical likeness e,g. hands and fingers, eyes, feet and toes etc. Just look carefully.

Whose name is on the birth cert as the father?

[mrtoad]

One nights stands can be so costly.

[YeahSiam]

 

Usually it's pretty easy to know if you are the father because there will be at least one very close physical likeness e,g. hands and fingers, eyes, feet and toes etc. Just look carefully.

 

Ya but that doesn't carry much weight in the child legitimization process.

There are no doubts about the child's parentage but he needs a visa

based on fathering Thai child

[ATF]

 

Usually it's pretty easy to know if you are the father because there will be at least one very close physical likeness e,g. hands and fingers, eyes, feet and toes etc. Just look carefully.

 

Ya but that doesn't carry much weight in the child legitimization process.

There are no doubts about the child's parentage but he needs a visa

based on fathering Thai child

A DNA test is not accepted as proof of parenthood by most foreign embassies.

The real father needs to go to the Umpur with the mother and child. The child must be at least 3 years old and say that this person is daddy.

Then a cert of legitimacy will be issued.

It doesn't matter whose name is on the birth cert it is not legal proof of fatherhood unless the mother and father were married before the child's birth.

If the child is less than three years old then the only other option for a visa is marriage.

[mrtoad]

what type of Visa percisely? A Thai visa or for an overseas visa?

[skyaslimit]

@ OP

Police Hospital 5000 bahts/ person

Chula Hospital 6000 bahts/ person

[EyesWideOpen]

For my daughter to get a US passport, the embassy made me use a US based DNA company

that was on an approved list. Apparently the embassy does not trust Thai results... :-)

When I checked local hospitals about have a DNA test done, they all told me that they could

not perform the test, and that only the police hospital in Bangkok was allowed to do it.

No idea about the legal power of that police test, as results could certainly be altered.....

After all, this is Thailand. ;-)

[Cypress Hill]

 

Usually it's pretty easy to know if you are the father because there will be at least one very close physical likeness e,g. hands and fingers, eyes, feet and toes etc. Just look carefully.

 

Ya but that doesn't carry much weight in the child legitimization process.

There are no doubts about the child's parentage but he needs a visa

based on fathering Thai child

A DNA test is not accepted as proof of parenthood by most foreign embassies.

The real father needs to go to the Umpur with the mother and child. The child must be at least 3 years old and say that this person is daddy.

Then a cert of legitimacy will be issued.

It doesn't matter whose name is on the birth cert it is not legal proof of fatherhood unless the mother and father were married before the child's birth.

If the child is less than three years old then the only other option for a visa is marriage.

OP, completely IGNORE ATF's post.

DNA test proves legal fatherhood but NOT parental rights.

Parental rights secured by petitioning family court if the child is under the age of consent (7 years I believe but some say 3).

Once that's done, you (or whomever you're asking for) can get a 1 year Non-imm "O" based on being guardian of a Thai child provided he/she lives with you.

Personally, I'd call the local family court to find out if there are any restrictions on who can administer the DNA test and supply results. Not all DNA tests are created equal.

I suspect government hospitals will be easily recognised - places like Chula, Rama etc.

Chok dee

[Smokin Joe]

Thanks Cypress Hill, saved me the trouble. ATF must be some kind of troll.

[YeahSiam]

 

OP, completely IGNORE ATF's post.

 

Duly ignored but I probably shoulda been a bit clearer.

The DNA test will support an application for a Thai visa based on parenting a Thai kid.

I know the immigration criteria and the procedure already but I

heard some private sector DNA tests can be rejected because they're not

acceptable to Thai courts. Government hospitals sound like the best bet then.

Thanks all

[seedy]

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