Eligibility quiz
Do you have a child who is a Thai citizen? If you have more than one, answer the following questions about one child at a time.
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Thailand
You can live in Thailand for the period stamped by immigration officials, commonly up to 90 days for a single entry.
During your stay, you can live at your declared address, rent a home and use private services available to foreign nationals.
In qualifying cases, an extension may be granted, generally for no more than one year at a time, but it is not automatic.
How to apply
From outside ThailandFrom outside Thailand
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your applications.
See required documentsFill in the application
Create and verify an account on the Thai e-Visa portal, then sign in. Choose Non-Immigrant O for staying with family, select single entry where offered, and fill in the form in English; the portal selects the embassy or consulate for your location.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Upload your documents and submit your application through the portal. Follow any additional document instructions from the embassy or consulate selected for you.
Submit your applicationPay the visa fee
Pay the fee through the portal if online payment is available. If your embassy or consulate offers payment there instead, you can choose that option.
Pay the visa feeWait for the decision
Follow your application status in the portal and respond if the embassy or consulate asks for more information or documents.
Check your application statusDownload your visa
Once approved, download your e-Visa confirmation and carry it when you travel.
Download your visaOnce in ThailandOnce in Thailand
Enter Thailand
Enter Thailand using your visa and follow the permitted-stay date recorded by immigration. For a later one-year stay, apply for an extension before that permission expires.
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Find your immigration office
Find the immigration office responsible for the area where you live in Thailand.
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Download the extension form
Download and print TM.7, the application for an extension of temporary stay.
Download the extension formFill in the extension form
Fill in and sign TM.7, attach your photograph, and complete the required statement and STM.2 acknowledgement.
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Book an appointment
If your immigration office requires an appointment, book one using its booking service.
Find appointment bookingHand in your extension
Go to your immigration office with your Thai child or other required family member, your application, and your original documents and copies. Submit them in person, answer the officer's questions and pay the THB 1,900 fee as directed.
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Wait for the decision
Keep the result date given by immigration and respond if the office asks for more information or documents.
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Get your extension stamp
Return to the immigration office on the appointed date with your passport. If approved, get your extension stamp, keep your receipt and stamped passport, and continue reporting your address as required.
Learn about the stampSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I collect my Thailand Non-Immigrant O family visa extension stamp?”
Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates
Get your Thai child’s birth certificate from the office that issued it. If you have a child-legitimacy registration or a court judgment establishing parentage, include a copy.
Child’s citizenship records
Include evidence that your child is a Thai citizen, such as their Thai birth or nationality record. Include a copy of your child’s Thai ID card.
Marriage certificates *
Include your marriage certificate and registration: Khor Ror.3 and Khor Ror.2 if you married in Thailand, or your foreign marriage certificate and Khor Ror.22 family-status record if you married abroad. If you divorced, include the divorce certificate and divorce registration too.
* Only if you and your child’s other parent married and you apply in Thailand.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationFamily household records *
Include a copy of your Thai child’s household registration. Include the Thai parent’s household registration too if the office asks for it.
* Only if you apply in Thailand or your consulate asks for them.
Thai parent’s ID *
Include a copy of the Thai parent’s identity document. Bring the original for inspection.
* Only if you apply in Thailand and the office asks for the Thai parent’s documents.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Limits on work
You may work only after getting the required work permit, and only in permitted work.
Working without authorization is an offence and can lead to fines, prosecution, cancellation of your permission, removal and restrictions on future entry.
Residence reporting
If you stay more than 90 consecutive days, you must report your address every 90 days.
You can generally report in person, through someone you authorize, by post or online.
Leaving and returning restarts the 90-day count, and a late or missed report can result in a fine.
Reporting does not extend your stay.
Permission can be cancelled
Immigration can cancel your permission for breaking its conditions, giving false or misleading information, prohibited conduct or other legal grounds.
Breaking the conditions of your stay, working without authorization, failing to report or overstaying can also lead to fines, prosecution, removal or restrictions on future entry.
If your permission depends on another person, it may end when the qualifying relationship or that person’s permission no longer supports it.
Permission can expire
Your permission ends when the stamped period expires.
To preserve the remaining time when you leave Thailand, you must get a re-entry permit before departure.
Without it, your permission normally ends when you leave, even if your visa is still valid.
Staying beyond your permitted time can lead to fines, detention, removal and restrictions on returning.
Discuss
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Expats in Bangkok - Forum
English Facebook group for people living in Thailand interested in Thai visas
Join on FacebookThai Visa Forum
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