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Can I apply for a short-term Non-B Visa while waiting for my university diploma to be authenticated?

Non-B Visa Visa Rules Teaching in Thailand Work Permit University Diploma Authentication Immigration Process

Ted ********

asked Feb 18, 2024

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I am about ready to dish out the dough for a $ervice back in the States to authenticate my university diploma. It will take about three months. Question: In the meantime, would it be possible to get a short-term (3 month) Non-B Visa (pending said authenticated diploma) ? It's for a teaching gig. The idea being that when I do receive my authenticated diploma, the short-term Non-B Visa would then be transferred to a 12 month Non-B, enabling me to then get a work permit.

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The user is inquiring about obtaining a short-term Non-B Visa for teaching in Thailand while waiting for their university diploma to be authenticated, which is expected to take three months. Comments clarify that a work permit is required to legally work, and one cannot obtain a work permit without notarized and authenticated transcripts. It is noted that the visa process involves a 3-month Non-B Visa, which can later be extended based on the necessary documentation being complete before the 3-month period ends.

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Ted ********

I found this online, it doesn't say anything about needing an authenticated diploma for the initial Non-B Visa (for teaching). Can anybody confirm this?

3 years ago

Declan **********

@Ted *******

you don't but based on the time frame you have given you will not have enough time to get the extension and will need to start the whole process from scratch. Not to mention if you are caught teaching without a work permit you will be deported and banned from thailand for a minimum of 5 years and could face prosecution too.

3 years ago

Declan **********

Can't get a work permit without the transcripts being notarized and then authenticated by a Thai embassy in your country. Without a work permit you cannot legally work in Thailand.

Also there is no 12 month non-b, you get a 3 month non-b and then if you meet the requirements you can get an extension of stay which is 12 months. Your certificates would not be ready for the extension as all paperwork needs to be done and given to immigration prior to the 3 month mark.

3 years ago

Will ************

No work permit no job short or long term.

3 years ago