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New father to be!
Hello all,
Looks like I'm to be a father. My wife and I are both Americans, living here. I think that she will give birth in Bangkok, so she will have to go at least a month early, and then stay for another month after. Can she get a three month visa there?
I'll then have to register the little one with the embassy there. How long does it normally take to register the kid and get a passport?
I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions to come.
Thanks!
Looks like I'm to be a father. My wife and I are both Americans, living here. I think that she will give birth in Bangkok, so she will have to go at least a month early, and then stay for another month after. Can she get a three month visa there?
I'll then have to register the little one with the embassy there. How long does it normally take to register the kid and get a passport?
I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions to come.
Thanks!
Are you sure that 1 month before and 1 month after in medically necessary? Perhaps you should check w. your US family doctor.Looks like I'm to be a father. My wife and I are both Americans, living here. I think that she will give birth in Bangkok, so she will have to go at least a month early, and then stay for another month after. Can she get a three month visa there?
As for the possibility of safely giving birth in PP, you might want to look into Royal Hospital about half way to the airport. it is owned by Bangkok Hospital. Also you might want to consult with a reliable doctor in PP to strictly to evaluate hospitals for giving birth here.
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There's absolutely no need to go to Bangkok unless your wife has some serious medical condition.
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My wife gave birth to twins under emergency in Siem Reap. Born 7 weeks premature they were moved to neo natal intensive for 6 weeks. As good a service as anywhere in the western world. Total cost was around 250 bucks for a private room.
What are you worried about? The countryside service may be third world, but not modern clinics in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap are totally comparable with back home.
What are you worried about? The countryside service may be third world, but not modern clinics in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap are totally comparable with back home.
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Plenty of good maternity clinics, hospital sections in Cambodia and cheaper than Bangkok, gf's 2 sisters have all given birth to their kids in PP for a few $100FatherTime wrote:Hello all,
Looks like I'm to be a father. My wife and I are both Americans, living here. I think that she will give birth in Bangkok, so she will have to go at least a month early, and then stay for another month after. Can she get a three month visa there?
I'll then have to register the little one with the embassy there. How long does it normally take to register the kid and get a passport?
I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions to come.
Thanks!
as soon as u wish go to US embassy and request the "consular report of birth abroad" https://travel.state.gov/content/travel ... broad.html
you will need BC, translated copy,marriage certificate (if u have one,ur passports and thats it. Take photos with you and you can apply for the Passport at the same time, takes 10 days to 2 weeks to get passport.
IF u do go to Thailand , get a 2 month tourist visa and than extend at any immigration for 1 month ( 1,900 baht)
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There are a lot of things that can unexpectedly go wrong with a delivery, and I don't blame the OP at all for wanting to be in a hospital with much better services if the wife or baby needs emergency surgery.Lucky Lucan wrote:There's absolutely no need to go to Bangkok unless your wife has some serious medical condition.
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We did prenatal and delivery at Khema on 294. Very competent and professional team of midwives, ob/gyns and paediatricians. Natural, water, and medical delivery options, on site operating theatres, and surgeons that consult at all the major hospitals. Excellent facilities and value for money, and very low stress being close to home.
At any time had they given me cause to doubt them I wouldn't have delivered there.
Of course anything can go wrong, but if it's a normal and low risk pregnancy there's fewer and fewer reasons to go outside KH.
At any time had they given me cause to doubt them I wouldn't have delivered there.
Of course anything can go wrong, but if it's a normal and low risk pregnancy there's fewer and fewer reasons to go outside KH.
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Given that the doctors in Royal PP are on rotation from Bangkok (From Bangkok Hospital I think) I don’t think you are going to get much better care by travelling to Bangkok.
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That's perfectly understandable. We don't know enough about the scenario, I'm guessing the OP has lived in Bangkok or has close friends there? If he thinks relocating his wife to Bangkok for two months is a viable idea then why not? It seems like making a mountain out of a molehill to me but I can understand it.gavinmac wrote:There are a lot of things that can unexpectedly go wrong with a delivery, and I don't blame the OP at all for wanting to be in a hospital with much better services if the wife or baby needs emergency surgery.Lucky Lucan wrote:There's absolutely no need to go to Bangkok unless your wife has some serious medical condition.
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Hey guys,
We figured one month before because you can’t/shouldn’t fly after that, and then 3-4 weeks after to come back as we’ll need to get the passport sorted, etc. Thanks for that link Phuket.
I understand that there are good facilities in Phnom Penh now, and that people (and expats) have obviously been successfully giving birth for a few years here. We just figured why risk it, when we’re able to have world class care in Bangkok, which is close, and we do have some support here as well (won’t be paying for a hotel). Really it just comes down to risk aversion — both for her and for the baby.
We figured one month before because you can’t/shouldn’t fly after that, and then 3-4 weeks after to come back as we’ll need to get the passport sorted, etc. Thanks for that link Phuket.
I understand that there are good facilities in Phnom Penh now, and that people (and expats) have obviously been successfully giving birth for a few years here. We just figured why risk it, when we’re able to have world class care in Bangkok, which is close, and we do have some support here as well (won’t be paying for a hotel). Really it just comes down to risk aversion — both for her and for the baby.
If the both of you worry about risk aversion, then I guess living in the KOW must feel pretty uncomfortable for you...FatherTime wrote:Hey guys,
We figured one month before because you can’t/shouldn’t fly after that, and then 3-4 weeks after to come back as we’ll need to get the passport sorted, etc. Thanks for that link Phuket.
I understand that there are good facilities in Phnom Penh now, and that people (and expats) have obviously been successfully giving birth for a few years here. We just figured why risk it, when we’re able to have world class care in Bangkok, which is close, and we do have some support here as well (won’t be paying for a hotel). Really it just comes down to risk aversion — both for her and for the baby.
I admit giving birth in Bangkok is safer than in Phnom Penh, but I also think it's in less than 1% of the cases where a hospital in Bangkok can really make a difference over a good one in Phnom Penh. If the pregnancy is normal, and the baby grows healthy I don't think it's worth the hassle to go to Bangkok for the delivery, because it will be hassle.
But if you do go, check the guidelines of the airlines. All airlines have different guidelines about transporting pregnant women and none of the airlines are very happy transporting them at the end of their pregnancy, so they will probably not make it easy for you. You might also want to check the paperwork that's required to stay in Thailand for two months (hospitals can help your wife getting an extension of stay for medical reasons, but not you), to leave Thailand after delivery with your baby, and enter Cambodia with the newly born. You child will not have a passport, probably not be in a parents' passport yet, so that would require some preparation and consultation with the US embassies in PP and BKK and MOF in Phom Penh I assume.
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"....to leave Thailand after delivery with your baby, and enter Cambodia with the newly born. You child will not have a passport, "
To get a new passport takes 10 days-2 weeks as i stated, US passports do not put the kids on them.
2 month tourist visa obtained in PP, extend 30days at immigration gives u 90 days
whats the word on getting visas for young kids in KOW?
To get a new passport takes 10 days-2 weeks as i stated, US passports do not put the kids on them.
2 month tourist visa obtained in PP, extend 30days at immigration gives u 90 days
whats the word on getting visas for young kids in KOW?
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10-14 days to get a passport? Also for a newly born, born abroad? That seems like a fairly fast service. To get a passport for my child (born in Cambodia, and non US) I had to jump through quite a few hoops and it took me well over a month to prepare just the local (Cambodian) paperwork I had to provide to the embassy for checks and approval. Maybe Thailand is more efficient....? Or the US government is more lax about giving out passports to babies born abroad than mine?Phuket2006 wrote:"....to leave Thailand after delivery with your baby, and enter Cambodia with the newly born. You child will not have a passport, "
To get a new passport takes 10 days-2 weeks as i stated, US passports do not put the kids on them.
2 month tourist visa obtained in PP, extend 30days at immigration gives u 90 days
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Doing Australian citizenship by descent right now. It's a bunch of paperwork and translations, but assuming the OP has his ducks lined up before heading to Bangkok, it should be relatively simple. If I'd prepared better before the birth I could have submitted the application within 2 days of getting the sangkat birth certificate.Kachang wrote:10-14 days to get a passport? Also for a newly born, born abroad? That seems like a fairly fast service. To get a passport for my child (born in Cambodia, and non US) I had to jump through quite a few hoops and it took me well over a month to prepare just the local (Cambodian) paperwork I had to provide to the embassy for checks and approval. Maybe Thailand is more efficient....? Or the US government is more lax about giving out passports to babies born abroad than mine?Phuket2006 wrote:"....to leave Thailand after delivery with your baby, and enter Cambodia with the newly born. You child will not have a passport, "
To get a new passport takes 10 days-2 weeks as i stated, US passports do not put the kids on them.
2 month tourist visa obtained in PP, extend 30days at immigration gives u 90 days
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Timing might not be so easy though, unless the US do things much quicker. Expecting 30 to 60 days for citizenship approval and then another 30 days for the passport.
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