AmericanSafety Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Hello All, Got ourselves into a bind. My daughters (3 &4) were born in Chonburi and have Thai birth certificates, registry of birth abroad (US) and US Passports. They live with my wife in Jomtien. Last month, I went back and took the family (wife is Thai National) to Hong Kong Disney. Wife only brought the girls' US passports (4 year old has a Thai Passport also). Naturally, upon arrival they girls got a 30 day visa like I normally do. Contacted the US embassy to try to sort it out and they said to contact Jomtien Immigration. Wife went down and they said the girls have to leave the Kingdom and come back in with Thai credentials. I am currently in Afghanistan and when the wife went to get get the 3 year old a Thai passport today, they said I had to be present or they could not issue one. I have no idea how to solve this issue. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PoorSucker Posted July 31, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2017 Children under 15 can not be fined for overstay so they can stay on their 30 day stamp on the US passports. If you like they can go to immigration and get one year extension as Thai citizens for 1.900 baht each. Make Thai passports and exit and enter before they are 15 years, do not worry. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I thought I read somewhere that Thais do not need a passport to enter the kingdom. This was in some post about expired passports, repatriation, etc as I recall. How they prove they are Thai citizens I guess I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, gk10002000 said: I thought I read somewhere that Thais do not need a passport to enter the kingdom. This was in some post about expired passports, repatriation, etc as I recall. How they prove they are Thai citizens I guess I don't know. They have to have a Thai passport (it can be expired) or a certificate of identity from a Thai embassy to enter the country as a Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 7 hours ago, AmericanSafety said: I am currently in Afghanistan and when the wife went to get get the 3 year old a Thai passport today, they said I had to be present or they could not issue one. I have no idea how to solve this issue. You could do a letter of consent for her to get the passports alone but it would have to notarized by a Thai embassy or consulate which does not exist where your are. Best to wait until you come back to get the passports sorted out since the children will not be fined for an overstay or they could get one year extensions of stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 wait till u get back http://www.passporton.com/thai-passport-application-form-for-children Quote Thai Citizens who are applying Child passport, both the parents should sign the applicant’s Passport application form If one of the Parents cannot make it then the applicant can submit the Notarized Parental consent form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 You have good advice above, but I want to thank you for your work in Afganistan. Stay safe! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 6 hours ago, Juan B Tong said: You have good advice above, but I want to thank you for your work in Afganistan. Stay safe! I fully concur, you did not mention your profession and so I have assumed it from your nationality and current location. Stay safe and thank you (genuinely) for your service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanSafety Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) Thanks for taking the time with advice, genuinely appreciate it. Update: Did a letter of consent and signed and scanned back and forth. My youngest will be getting her Thai passport up in Bangkok (3,000B for expedited) tomorrow. Now, looks like the Mrs & the girls will still have to exit the Kingdom with in the next week and re-enter with the Thai passports. That is, only if no one here knows any other tricks. :) Edited August 1, 2017 by AmericanSafety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 6 hours ago, AmericanSafety said: Thanks for taking the time with advice, genuinely appreciate it. Update: Did a letter of consent and signed and scanned back and forth. My youngest will be getting her Thai passport up in Bangkok (3,000B for expedited) tomorrow. Now, looks like the Mrs & the girls will still have to exit the Kingdom with in the next week and re-enter with the Thai passports. That is, only if no one here knows any other tricks. :) Unless the consent letter is notarized I don't believe they will accept it. As said before there is no rush for you child to leave the country. There will be no overstay fine when leaving the country. The passport swap can be done when traveling by air. It is not possible at a border crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanSafety Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Had to take a photo with me holding the letter of consent up, along with a signed copy of my US passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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