Adopting children in thailand
Child visa
Gunthorpe
27 April 2018 02:49:08
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stumpy
27 April 2018 04:14:09
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
Could you please offer a bit more information so that members can understand what it is you are seeking and perhaps offer information and advice.
Gunthorpe
27 April 2018 04:30:00
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Ok my thai girlfriend and I live in Australia and are trying to get her great niece to come over and live so far she has been on holiday visas for 3 months terms. Thai lawyer say that we need to marry in order for the adoption process to be acknowledged. As they don't understand defacto relationship..
Thanks
MisterStretch
29 April 2018 14:59:00
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I'd say that is true, otherwise your gf is going to have to adopt the niece. While there are many Thais who are married, in the legal sense, they are both Thai - and that is all the difference.
Isn't there a guardianship option you can pursue? Adoption can be a costly process, whereas if your significant other is a blood relative, you might try to establish her as the guardian.
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