Expat information
“Expat information” aims at providing you with information and a reliable
orientation towards your every day needs while living in Chiang Mai.
Adopting a Thai child
when you are living in Thailand
When living in Thailand, it is possible to go through the Thai adoption process without the aid of a private agency. Even if the task of submitting a Thai adoption application can seems overwhelming, it is possible when taking one step at a time.
First step is to compile the necessary documents (Thailand adoption application and other adoption documents) in order to present them to the social worker at the Child Adoption Center in Bangkok. The next step will be to wait for the social worker to request a home study. When living in Chiang Mai, workers from the DSDW Chiang Mai office will visit you and will ask questions about your habits to you and your neighbors. The social worker might also take pictures for her report that she will complete and send for approval to the Child Adoption Center. If approved, you should be notified within a few months. You will then have to wait 9-12 months to be matched with a child. Note that, as more families want to be matched with a girl, the waiting list to adopt a boy will be shorter.
Child Adoption Center. 255 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400
orientation towards your every day needs while living in Chiang Mai.
Adopting a Thai child
when you are living in Thailand
When living in Thailand, it is possible to go through the Thai adoption process without the aid of a private agency. Even if the task of submitting a Thai adoption application can seems overwhelming, it is possible when taking one step at a time.
First step is to compile the necessary documents (Thailand adoption application and other adoption documents) in order to present them to the social worker at the Child Adoption Center in Bangkok. The next step will be to wait for the social worker to request a home study. When living in Chiang Mai, workers from the DSDW Chiang Mai office will visit you and will ask questions about your habits to you and your neighbors. The social worker might also take pictures for her report that she will complete and send for approval to the Child Adoption Center. If approved, you should be notified within a few months. You will then have to wait 9-12 months to be matched with a child. Note that, as more families want to be matched with a girl, the waiting list to adopt a boy will be shorter.
Child Adoption Center. 255 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400
Tried of wearing glasses?
visit Saint Peter Eye Hospital
Established since 1933, Saint Peter Eye Hospital specializes in ophthtalmology. It provides excellence in medical and surgical procedures, including investment in the latest and the best technology, as well as the highest standards of safety to care for your eyes. If you need any check-up for your eye sight or new glasses, contact Saint Peter Eye Hospital. A general check-up is not expensive, prices start at 500 Baht and include eyesight measurements, eyeball pressure measurements and examination by ophthalmologist.
Saint Peter Eye Hospital. 150 Chiang Mai - Lampang Road. Chang Phueak. Chiang Mai.
Tel. 053-225 011
