battersea Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I have received my divorce certificate and parental powers papers for my son and would like to apply for an O visa in UK in July. I have bank statements showing more than 40,000 bht coming in each month and i have my son's birth certificate (on which i am named as Father). Since I am applying for the visa to visit my child....is there anything else that is require....i.e. a letter confirming my income from my UK business partner or a copy of the tabian baan ? If anyone has any knowledge of this ,,any help would be greatly appreciated. ps. my statements from Krungsri do not show any narrative , merely debit and credit amounts...is this good enough if i bring an update Bank book also ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 You will not need any financial proof to a apply for a non-o visa based upon being the parent of a Thai at the embassy in London. A single entry visa should not be a problem but a multiple entry might be a problem since they have denied them before. There is some wrong info on their website that says otherwise but they do not ask for any financial proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battersea Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 thanks again joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I have previously been told (by one of the UK consulates) that Non O visas are only available for joining your spouse or being a state pensioner. They do not issue them for joining your child. Maybe, London will give you a different answer, but you may end up needing to arrange visas once in the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I have previously been told (by one of the UK consulates) that Non O visas are only available for joining your spouse or being a state pensioner. They do not issue them for joining your child. Maybe, London will give you a different answer, but you may end up needing to arrange visas once in the region. Were you asking about a single or multiple entry visa? As I wrote earlier getting a multiple entry non-o may be a problem but not a single entry visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 You should have no problem getting a single entry non 'O', however, London seem to have put an end to multiple entry visas as a parent. You don't need to provide proof of income/divorce/legalisation. You only need to provide proof of relationship which is a copy of the birth certificate. Once you are in Thailand you can apply for a 1 year extension of stay as a parent. That's when you would need proof you are the legal father and have a minimum income (certified by the British Embassy) of 40K pm. If you need to exit/return during that year you can buy single (1,000 baht) or multiple (3,800 baht) re-entry permits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy2201 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I received a multi-o based on being parent exactly a year ago in London. It's correct what others have said that you don't need financial statements but they did ask for specifically the court order for being legal father which I had got before then. Not sure if this has changed since then. Hoping to go to Penang next month which I believe has changed requirements and hopefully this previous multi-o with 400k and court order might be enough to get new multi-o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battersea Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 So what is needed...a copy of passport..copy of birth certificate and copy of court order ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battersea Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 So a copy.of.passport..birth certificate and court order..that should be it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy2201 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I brought last year: - Copy of Passport - 2 x Passport photos - Original copy of court order (I had 5 of these from local amphur so just gave them 1 original - you could try a photocopy and bring original in case) - Proof of bank funds (though this wasn't needed a year ago) - Birth Certificate (original and copy) - I also brought copy of child's passport, house book and mother's ID card though these were not then needed It was a year ago I got this so not sure if things have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 2 hours ago, battersea said: So a copy.of.passport..birth certificate and court order..that should be it ? If you are applying for a single entry visa it's unlikely they will need/want the court order, but it wouldn't hurt to provide it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battersea Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Thanks to all.....i went to the Consul with a copy of my passport..a copy of my son's birth certificate..and a copy of the court order..and all the originals.They specifically asked for the original court order and a copy which i gave. I was offered a multiple entry visa which I surprisingly accepted and collected it the next day.Thanks to you all..especially Joe and Richy...I nearly didn't bring the court order ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battersea Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Hello All, I am applying for my O visa by post at the Thai Embassy in London. Does anyone know if the supporting documents (e.g.Tabien Baan, Court Docs, ) have to be signed by me ? Also my wife's id.card copy..does that have to be signed by her ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 36 minutes ago, battersea said: Hello All, I am applying for my O visa by post at the Thai Embassy in London. Does anyone know if the supporting documents (e.g.Tabien Baan, Court Docs, ) have to be signed by me ? Also my wife's id.card copy..does that have to be signed by her ? You should sign all the copies of documents, but there is no requirement for your wife to sign any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battersea Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thanks mate...appreciate it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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