I want to travel to the Netherlands with my almost 4-year-old son in April, but my Thai mother is not coming along. He has a Thai and Dutch passport, but what other documents do I need to travel with him.
Traveling to Belgium with a Thai grandchild?
In April my Thai wife and I are going to Belgium for one month, we would like to take her grandchild (8 years old) with us (it is then school leave). Which formalities must be fulfilled.
How can my Thai girlfriend claim my survivor's pension?
My Thai girlfriend gave birth to our son on August 1, and now I have been given a responsibility. Since she is 41 years old and will hopefully survive me, I want her to be able to claim my pension if something happens to me. The question is how can I best arrange this?
I have been married to a Thai woman for 13 years, have my own home in Belgium and here in Thailand we built a house. Next year our grandchild (from my Thai wife) will be 8 years old and we would like to take her to Belgium for a month (April, warmest month in Thailand and school leave), and make it a nice holiday. Are there any special visa requirements? I myself have a retired visa.
I'm sure my question has been asked many times, but due to the ever-changing requirements, I don't know anything at the moment. I am 67 years old, live in the Netherlands. I would like to go back to my girlfriend and my son who live in Surin.
Reader question: My girlfriend's son has a developmental delay
My Thai girlfriend has been living in the Netherlands for a while now. Only her son has continued to live in Thailand with his grandmother. Now it appears that he has a delay in his development. He has been to a "normal" hospital for this, where all Thai people can go "for free". They have examined him, which is of course very nice! Only the hospital actually did not want to give the results of the study. According to them, this was only for the school.
At the end of September my Thai wife will give birth to our first child. The part of registering for Thai law is not a problem. I would like to know how and where I can register our child for Dutch law and apply for a Dutch passport for her?
My Thai girlfriend has been living in the Netherlands for six months now and has a residence permit, so luckily all those worries are gone. She has a 7-year-old son who we naturally also want to bring to the Netherlands. We hope to be able to start the procedure for his application soon. But now….. We thought it wouldn't be a problem to bring him here because the father has never been in the picture.
Reader Submission: The Cremation of Cue
As is usual in life, there are nice things and less nice things that pass in review over the years. Sooner or later this also includes the death of family, friends or acquaintances and last week it was our turn to pay our last respects to someone who has left life behind.
Adoption in Thailand of a minor child of my Thai partner
I am Belgian and have been living in Thailand since 2009. In 2012 I married my Thai partner. In Thailand I adopted my partner's minor daughter. This procedure started in 2017 and the adoption completed in 2019. In the text below you can read more about the method here in Thailand, cost and benefits, such as. a Thai minor child of a Thai partner also acquires Belgian nationality after adoption in Thailand.
Two weeks ago my ex brought our son Max to Thailand without my permission. Three days before she had to appear because Max can't leave the country without my permission. I applied for joint custody 2 weeks ago. The reason I do that now, and not 4 years ago when they came to the Netherlands, is that I assumed then that we had shared custody because her residence permit stated registered partnership.
Ten years ago I married a Thai lady with a three-year-old daughter. The girl is now 14 years old and has been living with me for the last two years. She used to live with her grandmother and came to my house on weekends and holidays. Why she doesn't live with her father or mother and no longer with her grandmother I leave aside for a moment.
Visa for Thailand: we are expecting a baby what are the consequences for visa extension?
I have a question about the income for an annual extension. My girlfriend is pregnant and the baby is due in July. What about the income for a visa extension? Is that 800.000 baht minimum or will this amount be halved when you acknowledge that it is my child?
Can my Thai girlfriend's daughter (14) come to the Netherlands without my father's permission?
I live in the Netherlands and want to bring my Thai girlfriend and her 14-year-old daughter to the Netherlands for a holiday. The thing is that my girlfriend has never been married to her daughter's Thai father and hasn't had any contact with him for 10 years. She doesn't know where he is or if he is alive at all.
Consequences if Thai mother does not take care of her child and father has no parental authority?
My question on this blog is if there are any readers who know firsthand of a situation similar to that of the son and his ex-girlfriend (both Thai) with a child where the child is NOT cared for by the mother and the father is NOT cared for. has parental authority and what the consequences have been and how this has been resolved.
Thailand trip 2018 (video)
Jerry returned from Thailand with his family last Sunday. He has made a travel video about it that he would like to share with the readers of Thailandblog.
Reader's question: Child 12 years old has NL and Thai passport and youth protection threatens with OTS
A 12-year-old child has a Dutch and Thai passport and wants to emigrate abroad with his parents. He is at risk of being placed under supervision by Youth Protection (OTS). Can the Dutch government/youth care demand from Thailand that he be sent back to the Netherlands?