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Can I change from one volunteer visa to another in Thailand without returning to China?

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Apr 24, 2018

8 years ago

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Hi everyone,i am chinese,i have an question,my wife is volunteer visa of chiangmai ILS language school,,,me  and my daughter is tourist visa flow my wife...but now we want to change another school or foundation to get volunteer visa and dont need  back to china,so who can help me?thanks👍👍👍

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A Chinese individual is inquiring about the possibility of changing from a volunteer visa at one language school to another in Chiang Mai without returning to China. The responses indicate that Chinese nationals must return to China to apply for Thai visas and cannot use consulates in neighboring countries.

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The reply from Tod copy and pasted in case you forgot....Chinese nationals cannot use the thai consulates in neighboring countries and must go back to china to apply for thai visas at the thai consulates there.

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thanks

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You posted this identical question 6 hours ago and Tod gave you the reply. You must return to China...the answer has not changed since then....

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