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Can training at a recognized Muay Thai school in Thailand help someone obtain a 6-month visa?

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Apr 2, 2018

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Hi,if someone goes to Thailand for muay Thai at a recognizing institution, can that help a person stay for at least 6 months,if a person can have a confirmation letter from that school,and take it to immigration officers will it help?

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It is possible to obtain an Education Visa (ED) to stay in Thailand for at least 6 months by enrolling in a recognized Muay Thai school that is approved by the Ministry of Education. A confirmation letter from the school will be required to apply for this visa at a Thai consulate before entering Thailand. Once in Thailand, further paperwork can be submitted to extend the visa for an additional 90 days.

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Thanks jasmine

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Jasmine ***********

You can ask the muay Thai if they can provide you ed ( education visa) if not you can get an ed visa in a language school for 6 months or 1 year. Up to you.

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Charlotte *******

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Tod *********

, good on you (y)

I'm still pretty much a dick to people all the time :O

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Charlotte *******

I am starting the week being kind to people 😂

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Charlotte *******

Tiger is probably a good place to start in terms of asking the ED visa questions - they are the most commercial of the Muay Thai schools on Phuket and are pretty good at getting back to emails.

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Tod *********

, "Isn't great" is an understatement.:/

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Charlotte *******

Don’t look

- the visa stuff on their website isn’t great!

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Tod *********

They might be a real school but they sure have TERRIBLE outdated information on their VISA & Visa Runs Information tab :/

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Offer ed visa?

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..it seems interesting

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Prem *********

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I know and thanks

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Joaquin ***********

@Jayden ********

ok...sorry,only try to help...

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Joaquin,ill come in phuket in june,besides i need muay thai not hand to hand combat

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Joaquin ***********

Nothing to do with that school...and didn't see he's living in Phuket...😒😓

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Joaquin ***********

Sorry...only think coul be interesting

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@Jayden ********

not muay thai, hand to hand combat,

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Tod *********

that link is broken :/

Were you tryin' to recommend Jet's self defense school in Chiang Mai?

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Prem *********

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Muay thai training school?

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Thanks

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Tod *********

I would say google is your friend. Search for "Muay Thai School Puket ED visa" to see what is down there. There are many schools down there but not all of them offer ED visas because they're not all approved by the MOE.

Good Luck

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Lee ********

They may be able to get an Education Visa for that. Check with the Thai Embassy / Consulate in the country they are from for the requirements.

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Prem *********

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Lol eish,well i wanna train for a year & see,im sick and tired of getting mugged,i have to kick some ass

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Lee ********

Probably a lifetime 🤣🤣

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Prem *********

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Thanks man,how long does it take to be good at it like Tony Jaa?

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Tod *********

, no, you would come here on a tourist visa, find and enroll in a muay thai school, get paperwork from the school, go to a thai consulate in a neighboring country get a 90 day single entry ED visa, come back study muay thai, then when your 90 days is up you'd get more paperwork from the school and go to the immigration office to get a 90 day extension. You do that for the whole year.

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So i must rely on visa runs?

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Lee ********

Surprised at that. If said Muay Thai facility was approved I'd have though it would have been able to be done beforehand. I doubt the many facilities for this type of study would meet the requirements anyway though.

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Tod *********

Unfortunately, you wouldn't get an education visa from ANY thai consulate until you had paperwork from the school and the MOE saying you're enrolled. AND some thai consulates will not issue ED visas for study at private schools, only universities.

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You need to get what's called an 'education visa'. you'd come here, enroll in a school approved by the Ministry of Education. They would give you paperwork to go to a thai consulate in a neighboring country and apply for a 90 day single entry Non-Immigrant Type ED visa. You'd be stamped in for 90 days, then you'd get more paperwork and go to the immigration office and get an extension for 90 more days for 1900baht

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, There might be a muay thai school in Phuket approved by the Ministry of Education to offer ED visa support but I don't know of any.

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Phuket

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, where will you be living in thailand?

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Are there any Muay thai training institutions approved by the ministry of education?

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