I have a family and we will live in Phuket full time. Do my children need visas ?
Assuming you are living here and have a work permit, both children should enter the country with non-immigrant “0” visas. If the child is of school age, a non-immigrant “E” (education) visa will be issued for an extended stay of one year. If the child is pre – school age then the non immigrant “0” visa is valid for 90 days. Getting a multiple entry visa may simplify things when entering and re-entering the country but children of this age do not have to pay overstay fees and are not required to leave the country every 90 days.