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Schengen Visa
How We Help
Schengen Visa
to Visit Family
When a Thai citizen is travelling to Europe to spend time with family, the visa application needs to explain the family relationship, purpose of the visit and practical arrangements clearly. Lawyers for Expats Thailand prepares and manages Schengen family-visit visa applications, bringing the invitation, accommodation, financial and supporting evidence together from preparation and submission through to the decision.
How We Help
What we do when you apply
A Schengen family-visit application is prepared around your family circumstances and travel plans, not a template. Here is what happens from the first call through to the decision.
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Understand Your Family Visit
We start by understanding who you are visiting, where they live, the family relationship involved, how long you plan to stay, where you will stay and how the visit will be funded.
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Build the Supporting Evidence
We identify and organise the family-relationship, invitation, accommodation, financial, travel and Thai supporting evidence relevant to the application.
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Prepare and Review the Application
We prepare the application and supporting documents so the family relationship, purpose of travel, accommodation and financial arrangements are explained consistently.
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Manage It Through to Decision
We manage the application from submission through to the decision, assisting with the process and additional-document requests where appropriate. The competent Schengen authority makes the visa decision, not Lawyers for Expats Thailand.
What We Do For Our Clients
The full scope of what we handle
A family-visit application brings together the relationship, the invitation and the practical arrangements for the trip. Here is the actual scope of what our team handles.
Understanding the Family Relationship and Purpose of Visit
A family visit should be prepared around the genuine family circumstances. Relevant circumstances can include who the applicant is visiting, the nature of the family relationship, where the family member lives, the purpose of the visit, the proposed length of stay, accommodation, who is paying for the trip, and the applicant's circumstances in Thailand.
Q
Which family members can I visit with a Schengen visa?
A short-stay Schengen visa can be used for genuine private or family visits where the applicable requirements are met. The evidence needed depends on who is being visited, the relationship involved and the requirements of the Schengen state handling the application.
Preparing Evidence of the Family Relationship
Where the family relationship forms part of the purpose of travel, we help organise evidence appropriate to that relationship. Depending on circumstances this may involve birth certificates, marriage or civil-status documents, household or family records where relevant, evidence of previous contact or visits, and other documents demonstrating the relationship. Thai-language documents may require appropriate translation depending on the competent authority's requirements.
Q
Do I need official documents proving the family relationship?
Evidence of the family relationship may be required where it forms part of the purpose of the visit. The appropriate documents depend on the relationship and the requirements applied to the particular application, so we identify what evidence is relevant before preparing the file.
Invitation and Host Documentation
Family visits commonly involve evidence from the person being visited. Depending on the Schengen state and circumstances this may include invitation information, host identity, host address, residence or status evidence where relevant, the length and purpose of the visit, accommodation arrangements, and destination-specific invitation, sponsorship or guarantee forms where required — current Schengen practice is not uniform on invitation forms, and some states use prescribed or certified forms, so we confirm what applies before preparing the application.
Funding and Accommodation
The application needs to show how the visit will be funded and where the applicant will stay. Depending on circumstances this may involve the applicant's own funds, support from the family member being visited, accommodation provided by family, host financial evidence where applicable, travel costs, and other evidence explaining how the visit will be supported.
Q
Can my family member in Europe pay for my visit?
A family member may be able to provide financial or accommodation support depending on the circumstances and the requirements of the Schengen state handling the application. Where support is being provided, we organise the evidence so the relationship, nature of the support and practical arrangements are explained clearly.
The Thai Applicant's Own Circumstances
Even where the purpose of travel is to visit family, the application still needs to present the Thai applicant's own circumstances. Depending on the applicant this may include employment, business or self-employment, finances, family responsibilities, previous travel, ongoing commitments, other circumstances in Thailand, and the intention to comply with the temporary nature of the visit.
Preparing, Submitting and Managing the Application
Our work includes preparing the application, checking family details, checking names and dates, organising relationship evidence, invitation and host documents, accommodation, funding, travel arrangements and Thai supporting documents, before preparing for submission. Applicants also go through a biometric stage where applicable. We manage the application through to the decision and assist with additional information requests where appropriate.
Q
Who decides whether my Schengen family-visit visa is approved?
The decision is made by the competent authority of the Schengen state handling the application. Lawyers for Expats Thailand prepares and manages the application but does not control or guarantee the outcome.
Our Commitment To You
What you can hold us to
Your Family Circumstances Come First
We prepare the application around the genuine family relationship and the reason for the proposed visit.
Evidence From Both Sides Organised Properly
Where evidence is needed from the Thai applicant and the family member in Europe, we help bring both sides of the application together.
One Consistent Application
We organise the family relationship, invitation, accommodation, funding and travel plans so the application presents one coherent picture.
Managed Through to Decision
We manage the application from submission through to the decision and remain involved as the application progresses.
Who You'll Work With
Real people, not a case number
Kanokpich Ukritdutsadee (Lawyer Pook)
Managing Director & Lead Barrister
Leads the preparation of Schengen family-visit visa applications for Thai clients, personally responsible for ensuring the family-relationship and supporting evidence presented reflects the applicant's genuine circumstances.
Brian Ramsden
General Manager of Foreign Affairs
Your first point of contact. Brian coordinates the initial assessment of your family visit and evidence gathering, liaises on invitation and host documentation, and stays as your liaison as the application moves toward submission and decision.
Related Resources
More on visas abroad for Thai citizens
For the other Schengen visa services we handle, or other destinations we assist Thai citizens travelling to, see the pages below.
Schengen Visas for Thai Citizens
→Tourist, partner, family, business and event visas, and visa refusals, for travel to Europe
Schengen Tourist Visa for Thai Citizens
→Application and evidence preparation for Thai citizens travelling to Europe for tourism
Schengen Visa to Visit a Partner
→Application and evidence preparation for Thai citizens visiting a partner in Europe
Visas Abroad for Thai Citizens
→Visa application support for Thai citizens travelling to the UK, Europe, Australia, the US and more
Lawyers for Expats Thailand, 2026. The content of this page is general legal information and does not constitute legal advice for any specific matter. Please contact us for advice on your individual circumstances.