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Taking kids for their first trip to the UK - passport procedure


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I'm taking my kids for their first trip out of Thailand back to the UK. Their Thai mum is staying at home so it is just me and the kids going. Both kids have Thai and British passports. So I just want to check the passport procedure when we leave Thailand.

I am assuming that when we reach Thai passport control I will put the kids in the Thai Nationals queue and they will use their Thai passports to exit the country. I of course will have to go in the foreigners queue. Can anyone confirm if that is the case or if maybe I should keep the kids with me in the foreigners queue and they will be able to get their Thai passports checked anyway?

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You can go through the Thai desks.

The kids will leave on their Thai passports and arrive UK on their British passports. Check in with British passports.

UK immigration will not separate families.

Edited by brexiteer
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If they are minors, make sure you are aware of all the documentation you may need for them to exit in your custody. There have been a number of accounts on this forum over the years of parents being prevented from taking minors out of the kingdom because of improper or missing documentation.

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If they are minors, make sure you are aware of all the documentation you may need for them to exit in your custody. There have been a number of accounts on this forum over the years of parents being prevented from taking minors out of the kingdom because of improper or missing documentation.

What sort of docs might they want? I will have their passports, ID cards, birth certificates. Is there anything else?

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Letter from your Wife consenting to the trip?, copy of marriage paper, and her I.D. ? Just a suggestion....

Yep, better safe then sorry. Just been reading up on it and it looks like although immigration often don't ask for it, a letter from the mother and notarised by the local Amphur office is a requirement.

Good job I looked into this before we travelled.

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Yup, as other have pointed out, you will need the letter of consent as well as birth certificate. If the children are small, UK immigration are likely to ask the same questions when you arrive in Blighty.

With regards to the procedure at Suvarnbhumi - you are allowed to go in the Thai nationals queue with the children. Better than that - there is a family queue as well where the waiting time is normally minimal.

Safe travels.

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You can go through the Thai desks.

The kids will leave on their Thai passports and arrive UK on their British passports. Check in with British passports.

UK immigration will not separate families.

Confirm Brexiteers comments, I done this several times now (with my UK passport) and always leave Thailand via Thai National passport control with my wife (Thai) and little un. When you get to UK then use their UK passports

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