What are the best options for a 12-month visa in Thailand for a single mother with a 2-year-old?

@Brian ******

yep i knew you were talking baht lol

@Brian ******

But thank you for clarifying now.

@Brian ******

No, it's an international Thai Visa group. Visa implies that one needs to enter Thailand. You did not correct me when I specifically said what I paid in USD for my education and at the end of the post when I said "Unless you are talking about Thai Baht." -Crickets

Your next post was a defense of your service includes Visa+Study. Nothing about currency.

@Burnard ***********

being that it's a Thai group I assumed people would understand it's Thai baht

@Lyndon ***********

I asked him that. I gave him the opportunity to clairfy. He didn't. She is in UK, so how would she know he meant Thai Baht?

If he did. He did not confirm what he was talking about. I made it clear what I was talking about.

50k Thai Baht sounds about right.

@Burnard ***********

they are talking Thai ฿. This is Thailand not the USA, hence prices are given in the local currency and ฿50k is realistic for a year language course here

@Brian ******

That is still a scam. What your really doing is selling the VISA and using "study" as a front.

Many real schools will help with the Visa. Or she could get the letter of admission and do it herself or have an agent follow up with the -real- school.

If I were immigration, I would look at your "business" and take appropriate action.

I am pretty sure they monitor the Thai forums. If not actually host them.

@Burnard ***********

this is for visa plus study

@Brian ******

Then you must work at an upscale school. Jeeeez!

She can get a real education in Thai for a lot less than that. Learning English as a Second Language in the USA is a couple hundred Dollars a semester, max! And Education prices there are crazy in the USA.

One subject! My AA, BA, & MS (plus a certification in Electronics) only cost me a 130k USD over 7 years!

If your institution, in Thailand, is changing 50k for a single one-year program, your work is a scam!

1 Year at Harvard University will cost about 50k USD for 1 year tuition.

Unless you are talking about 50k Baht.

@Burnard ***********

the lady seems special too, sheesh!

@Burnard ***********

is on the money with his comment. Not to say that there aren't decent people around, but a lot of expats have an arrogant, elitist attitude (underlying racism and misogyny).

Ellis Marie

If you come here, get used to it. Expats are a "Special" group of individuals.

That is an honest warning. Usually the people who have been here the longest.

Why did I say "here?" LOL I am in Cambodia. But I have been in Thailand quite a bit. And, actually, the Expats all seem to be the same even though the ASEAN locals are different from Country to Country.

@Bonnie ********

She indicated it would be real study.

@Ellis ******

abused and attacked? I don't think so. All the while calling people dicks and cunts... Best of luck

Ellis Marie since you own properties, why not sell it off and get Thai Elite Visa with the money?

@Ellis ******

So, you're coming to a FB forum, providing little information, asking questions with answers available on the embassy website in your country. How do you expect people to respond?

If you get an education visa, you will be tested in whatever subject you say you're studying.

@Galenus *****

Learning the Thai language will take -at least - one year. Yeah, coming here with the Son complicates things. But if she is here for education, they cannot just separate the Mother and Child, can they? Nevermind, I know Thai Immigration and they will if they don't have any policies to stop them. But it seems like they should have contingencies for that.

But I want to stress this again. It cannot be stressed enough; The words "I want to live in..." should never come out of her mouth nor anything she writes! She should not even be writing it here in this forum.

@Ellis ******

well, as you show....just no education

@Burnard ***********

Education? You mean Muay Thai? That's not forever. And she will come together with the little one. Troubles is the program

@Galenus *****

She indicated an Education Visa. She can do that.

However, when she applies, she needs to ONLY say she is here for education. Nothing about living here with Son. If they ask about family in Thailand, ok. But remember, NOTHING about living here to be with her Son!

@Wayne ********

I was really writing to her through you using your post as a reference. Just adding context and more information to your comments.

@Burnard ***********

yes so no good telling me I don't need an Ed visa I have OX

@Wayne ********

A Real Education Visa where she really shows up for class and really does the work. Thai language Visa is the most useful, for obvious reasons, unless she already knows Thai.

She needs to set that up with the school before applying for the Visa. A real School will probably help with that.