Father With Thai Kid

[punisher]

Hi everybody,just a simple question,im father of a kid born here in Thailand,my daughter has a german passport and a thai passport,hmm the fatherhood is confirmed by a thai provincial family court,the custody is 50-50 in thailaw,until now i had non O visa but had to go out every 3 months because,i refused to to tranfer my pension to a thaibank,anyways the mother of my daughter left me,i stay alone with my daughter now,there are also 2 sisters of the mother of my daughter,well,now my questions,

my daughter can stay with me?or what will happen?if she stays with me what about my visa?my daughter is almost 5yrs old and goes to school,i still need to leave thailand every 90days,take my daughter with me,or how to do?where to go how to do,what,how,with who when,just many questions,if possible,please dont teach me what i should hv done or tell me how stupid im,just tell me how to do,thank u very much in advance for any smart comments

[jdinasia]

Seems like you'd want to change your Visa to support of child and not wife ..... and see about getting n extension of stay ... talking to Sunbelt might be a good start

[Maizefarmer]

Hi everybody,just a simple question,im father of a kid born here in Thailand,my daughter has a german passport and a thai passport,hmm the fatherhood is confirmed by a thai provincial family court,the custody is 50-50 in thailaw,until now i had non O visa but had to go out every 3 months because,i refused to to tranfer my pension to a thaibank,anyways the mother of my daughter left me,i stay alone with my daughter now,there are also 2 sisters of the mother of my daughter,well,now my questions,

my daughter can stay with me?or what will happen?if she stays with me what about my visa?my daughter is almost 5yrs old and goes to school,i still need to leave thailand every 90days,take my daughter with me,or how to do?where to go how to do,what,how,with who when,just many questions,if possible,please dont teach me what i should hv done or tell me how stupid im,just tell me how to do,thank u very much in advance for any smart comments

PUNISHER

I'll add my bit for what it worth (I am married with 2 kids in Thailand - both dual nationals).

First things first - as you know Thai law states 50/50 custody - BUT if you are the sole supporter of the child then you can get that changed - especially if the mother has left you AND the child i.e. you can get the courts to give you sole custody.

Okay - that is seprate from the visa issue - and the courts do not see the 2 issues related i.e. you are not going to get around the visa issue on the grounds that you have a dependant daughter - they will tell you find someone to look after her when you do your visa run, or to take her with you.

Sorry that is just the way it is.

Look at it like this - you will never be refused permission to stay in Thailand or come back in, if you are the sole supporter of a child.

It a nuisance, and was one of the reason I delayed having kids untill my work permitt and permanent residancey had been sorted out, and I have always felt that this is one of the instances that the Thai visa law doesnt accomodate very well. The other instance, is assuming you have to be over 50 to be rich enough to get a retirement visa and live off a pension.

I know exactly how you feel - its frustrating.

Tim

[lopburi3]

If you are not willing to have a Thai bank account of 800k or transfer your pension for retirement extension of stay (assuming you are over age 50) believe you are stuck with 90 day stays. If you obtain custody of your child then you could use the support her at 400k/40k provision to obtain yearly extensions of stay on that basis. Otherwise the best you can probably do is a multi entry non immigrant O visa (best bet of obtaining usually in home country) which KL or Singapore may be willing to issue. Otherwise it will be single entry each time.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

If you are not willing to have a Thai bank account of 800k or transfer your pension for retirement extension of stay (assuming you are over age 50) believe you are stuck with 90 day stays. If you obtain custody of your child then you could use the support her at 400k/40k provision to obtain yearly extensions of stay on that basis. Otherwise the best you can probably do is a multi entry non immigrant O visa (best bet of obtaining usually in home country) which KL or Singapore may be willing to issue. Otherwise it will be single entry each time.

Having that pension put into a bank in Thailand sounds the best and easiest option. It does not have to be a Thai bank.

[punisher]

Hi everybody,just a simple question,im father of a kid born here in Thailand,my daughter has a german passport and a thai passport,hmm the fatherhood is confirmed by a thai provincial family court,the custody is 50-50 in thailaw,until now i had non O visa but had to go out every 3 months because,i refused to to tranfer my pension to a thaibank,anyways the mother of my daughter left me,i stay alone with my daughter now,there are also 2 sisters of the mother of my daughter,well,now my questions,

my daughter can stay with me?or what will happen?if she stays with me what about my visa?my daughter is almost 5yrs old and goes to school,i still need to leave thailand every 90days,take my daughter with me,or how to do?where to go how to do,what,how,with who when,just many questions,if possible,please dont teach me what i should hv done or tell me how stupid im,just tell me how to do,thank u very much in advance for any smart comments

PUNISHER

I'll add my bit for what it worth (I am married with 2 kids in Thailand - both dual nationals).

First things first - as you know Thai law states 50/50 custody - BUT if you are the sole supporter of the child then you can get that changed - especially if the mother has left you AND the child i.e. you can get the courts to give you sole custody.

Okay - that is seprate from the visa issue - and the courts do not see the 2 issues related i.e. you are not going to get around the visa issue on the grounds that you have a dependant daughter - they will tell you find someone to look after her when you do your visa run, or to take her with you.

Sorry that is just the way it is.

Look at it like this - you will never be refused permission to stay in Thailand or come back in, if you are the sole supporter of a child.

It a nuisance, and was one of the reason I delayed having kids untill my work permitt and permanent residancey had been sorted out, and I have always felt that this is one of the instances that the Thai visa law doesnt accomodate very well. The other instance, is assuming you have to be over 50 to be rich enough to get a retirement visa and live off a pension.

I know exactly how you feel - its frustrating.

Tim

Hi Tim,thanks alot for your reply,well im 43yrs old and my pension is enough for that 400000baht rule,I thought already they wont give extension of stay,I guess,i have to go to the family court again,do you know what documents are required?I just worry they will refuse to give me the custody,because im farang,and there still 2 sisters of my ex,so they might say since they are thai its better for the kid to stay with thais,what if the mother of my daughter,suddenly change her mind,or refuses to let me get the custody?Thanks in advance,ooopss,i forgot,im not married