What type of visa should I apply for as an exchange student in Thailand who wants to stay for an internship and then travel?

Student Visa Internship Visa Education Visa Tourist Visa Thailand Visa Regulations

May 27, 2023

2 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hello everyone 🤗

I will study at a university in Bangkok as an exchange student from Germany from August until December this year. Following that I have to fulfill a curricular internship for 5 months. Probably from January until May next year. After that I want to stay a little bit longer in Thailand to travel. Around 2-3 months. So I need visa for a total of 12-13 months but with different purposes along the way. Does anyone have any tips for a solution where I also don’t have to leave the country every 3 months to get a new stamp?

I would greatly appreciate any tips, suggestions, or personal experiences you can share regarding this matter. Thank you all in advance for your help!🫶🏼

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TLDR : Answer Summary

An individual from Germany is seeking advice on managing visa requirements while studying and interning in Thailand for 12-13 months. Suggestions include obtaining an education visa that covers both the study and internship period, and considering tourism visas for further travel. The importance of securing proper documentation from the university and potential visa extensions or changes was highlighted.

Michael ********

Forget about visas for different purposes.

Get your education visa sorted first and try and include internship on that. Tourism visa later

2 years ago

Fareed **********

Maybe u can take to student visa for one year if not possible for take then u have to change port every 3 month nearly Laos Cambodia is very near u can go by road also but better try one student visa first😊

2 years ago

Richard *********

will the school give you the doc for an ed visa?

if not.....forget it

2 years ago

Mỹ ***************

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Richard ********

yes, they gave me all the documents like letter of acceptance and letter for the embassy. I was just thinking if I can apply for only one visa for my whole duration or if I have to apply for ed study visa first, then change to internship visa and then change to tourist visa

2 years ago

John **********

@MyTrinh *******

does internship not come under ED visa, is the internship organised by the university? To get a tourist visa you need to be outside of Thailand.

2 years ago

Mỹ ***************

ORIGINAL POSTER

@John *********

the internship is mandatory in the curriculum of my home university in Germany but we have to find and organize it by ourselves. In terms of the tourist visa, so I guess I have to go to Vietnam or somewhere else near and request tourist visa to Thailand from there?

2 years ago

John **********

@MyTrinh *******

sounds like you will need two ED visas in that case plus a tourist visa. Yes you can go to a Thai embassy in a nearby country to apply for a tourist visa.

2 years ago

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John **********

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