@Kool ******

1 year extensions of stay can only be applied for in the last 45 days of your current visa or extension of stay

Correct you cant apply for the annual extension of stay until you are in the last 45 days. There is no way round that

Or you could get a 90 day based on your Thai child and then get 12 month's extensions based on that. The 400k then only needs to be in the bank at time of application, no 2 months seasoning required

@Pete ********

I have been through the process and happy to offer accurate advice on the matter if needed 👍

Pete Collins I mention these points to you because it is important that you understand that at this point of time you don't have any rights whatsoever over your child and the mother can choose to do as she wants. She may or may not be aware of that but you should certainly do your research if you consider having paternal rights important

@Pete ********

here is a screenshot from the Siam legal website which confirms my point regarding rights

@Pete ********

untrue, I and many friends have had Thai passports issued to our Thai children here in Phuket with our names on the birth cert. The mother just needs to walk into the passport office with the birth cert, her ID card and her tabian baan. This advice is accurate and true from experience. You are at will to take it or leave it. With regards your comment on maternal rights I have been through the process and you would be wise to do your research, having your name on a birth cert in Thailand gives you no rights whatsoever. Again this is sound and accurate advice

No letter of consent is required, your daughter is a Thai citizen and her mother has all the parental rights in Thailand. She just needs to take the birth certificate to her local passport issuing office and the

Thai passport will be issued there and then. Having your name on a Thai birth certificate actually means nothing and you only have paternal rights if you were married at the time of birth or you have legitimised paternity through a Thai court 👍 Either way the issuance of a Thai passport to your daughter doesn't involve you in any way, it's her entitlement as a Thai citizen due to the fact that her mother is Thai

@Eric *******

no we haven't applied for a visa for 2 years now, but I recall the appointments were all booked online. Correct no one answers the phone

They do your biometric data at the Trendy building at the same time as you submit your visa application documents there