How often do schools sponsor spouse visas for expat English teachers in Thailand?

Jul 20, 2023
a year ago
Hi all,

I have a question for expat English teachers.. I would love to hear your experience regarding sponsorship of your foreign spouse visa from a school where you got the job. How often do schools sponsor the spouse visa and what requirements do you have to meet as a prospective teacher in order to get the sponsorship?
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This post discusses the experiences of expat English teachers regarding the sponsorship of spouse visas by schools in Thailand. One comment mentions that this sponsorship is rarely encountered in the ESL realm, suggesting it may be more common in international schools. Another comment states that trailing spouse visas are typically not available for English teachers unless employed at a university.
Kool *******
Unless you are teaching at a university there are no trailing spouse visas for English teachers.
Svetlana *****************
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@Kool ******
thanks for clarifying that. And to teach at a university I need to have all the qualifications is that right?
Kool *******
@Svetlana ****************
of course you do.
Cary ******
I have 0 experience personally with this but I’ve of course spoken to many teachers and haven’t come across this in the ESL realm. Perhaps it’s more common in International schools.

You might try your question in some teacher specific groups too.
Svetlana *****************
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@Cary *****
thanks for your input
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