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It seems that typical gov't doublespeak is the norm here.  State dept website states that a US passport is sufficient, while on the actual application form ds 11 it states otherwise.  It would have been helpful for proof of citizenship section it would have listed ' current or recently expired US passport" as the first item of proof.

Anyway, everyone has been quite helpful here, thank you.

5 minutes ago, Mike E said:

I believe this, https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/applicants-16-and-older/  does   not say what you are seeing. 
 

 

Looking at form ds 11, it states that the attached is needed to show proof of citizenship as the first pasport over 16 needs to use form ds 11 and be submitted in person. No where on this could I find where it says all is needed is a prior 5 year US passport, hence my confusion on the matter.

9 minutes ago, Mike E said:

This is the only evidence of U.S. citizenship she needs to get a new passport. 

Thank you.  On the Thai embassy website, I could not find any info like this, only that for first passport over 16 she needed all of the documents as I posted above.  I guess the Thai embassy definition for "first passport over 16" is the actual first passport and not the first passport issued after the age of 16.  It makes sense that a prior passport is all that is needed for a first passport issued as a legal adult, but the embassy does not define this at all.

12 hours ago, Mike E said:

Does she have her old passport?

Yes, her current passport has a couple more months of validity.

So my daughter needs to renew her US passport using for DS-11 as this will be her first passport over the age of 16.  I see that on form ds 11 they are asking for numerous documents including form ds 5507 for the US parent who lives abroad.  I also see that they want this notarized in front of a consular offical.  This will not be possible, so I was wondering if an in country public notary will suffice.  

This is in Thailand.

Thanks for any guidance in this.

You're still way off Ning. There's never been a visa problem, and never will be. If you still can't see the big picture that involves a 3 letter word that imposes itself worldwide, so be it.

Jist? Now there is an interesting word with a meaning that certainly applies here as the O P says.

His wife wants to live in the USA as a resident for these extended periods of time. The O P wants someone to help diffuse the truth because of the known outcome. Thus we get the jist of " reasonable explanation ". In other words an acceptable substitution for the truth.

Why not just try inserting the truth and see what they say? Of course this isn't about a wifes tourist visa. There is the matter of their child becoming a resident as well. Her U S citizen child. The jist of that is that USCIS will see her ties to the child and husband and cancel her tourist visa.

You're so far from the truth that I'll have to say you are totally lost on the whole sitation. Child has a US passport, so think about the bigger picture here Ning. If you can't see it, no point in spelling it out.

You guys didn't get the jist of "almost". She made trips between Indo and the US never overstaying during those 5 years, but that's not the info I was trying to ascertain out of this thread. Immigation actually said she needed to get on the tax payroll if she was to remain longer.

Why would they do this? I know of people that got a 5 year visa for their mother in law from Indonesia and she basically stayed for 5 years. After the 5 years they told her to sit outside the country for a while.

Thanks for the input so far. I too was thinking about the public school issue, but with a private school it should be a non starter.

My Thai wife and I have been married for almost 15 years and she's on her 2nd 10 year visa. She's growing tired of Thailand and wants to give the US an extended look, but we definitely do not want to apply for a green card, register for ssn etc. We also have a 10 year old child with a US passport.

Given the above, how long do you estimate that she could stay in the US? Just six months? What about if we leave the country every few months to travel?

We have no financial problems and could easily cover costs without having to work. What would be the most reasonable explanation for the long visit? Holidays? Visiting family?

Would there be any problem registering our child for a school while we are there doing our extended look?