Can our hospitality training program qualify for the Thai DTV visa?

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Hi everyone, would like to ask your advice please.

I’m a director at Dusit Thani Dusit Thani College in Bangkok Thailands first and largest institute dedicated to hospitality education and training.

Besides international bachelor degrees in hospitality and culinary arts we also offer 2 month intensive skills based short courses under our TOP program.

While this is more designed for young talents to get trained, gain experience and get a job, the program for Professional Chef includes among other aspects 72 hours of Thai Cuisine delivered over two months. We then can arrange for a 4 month internship at a luxury hotel for those who are interested. We actually do this all under an education visa which covers the entire duration of the program.

Case in point, we would like to also utilize our program to help those who want to apply for the DTV and need a program sponsor.

Does anyone know if our program could qualify? Attached are more details for reference.

Thank you all for the kind assistance 🙏

Ask Thailand · Answer

A director at Dusit Thani College is seeking advice on whether their hospitality program, which includes a two-month intensive culinary training and a four-month internship at a luxury hotel, can qualify as a program sponsor for the Thai DTV visa. Responses suggest verifying with government authorities, expressing concerns about the internship potentially constituting work, and recommending it may be more suited for an education (ED) visa instead.

Biff ******* · Answer

The ministry of foreign affairs is the authority that issues, and indeed created the DTV

You should contact them with details of your program.

It does, however, seem to be more suited to an ED visa, due to the internship side of the program

Greg ****** · Answer

I would suggest checking with the government entities, as most people here are applicants and not connected to businesses based in Thailand. Chok dee!

Greg ******** · Answer

The internship might be a problem as not supposed to "Work" in Thailand. You would need to check on that or maybe name it training. However just the cookery school should be fine in itself. Prestigious name to go with it too. Hope it works out.

Can our hospitality training program qualify for the Thai DTV visa?

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