What visa should I get to work in Thailand if I have a degree and plan to search for a job?

Hey

@Tod ********

how can you get almost 9 months in country with the METV?

Bear in mind that the pay in Thailand is peanuts compared with the US. $1,000 a month would be typical for a farang English teacher and that would be a good middle class salary for a Thai, the average salary here is $400 a month. Just to be aware as many don't seem to be before they come.

I hope you will have success

Real estate in other countries is different

I am sure you know.

If you go to Thailand for business study the laws there.

Study everything before you pay anything.

What we learn is mostly insignificant in other countries.

Wish you luck

I'm not quite sure about "very little jobs for foreigners other than teaching". I've been working here for 4 years now, which is not terribly long but also not super short. Of all the foreigners I made friends with during this time only 2 or so were teachers.

IT seems to be the biggest sector employing foreigners after teaching, but I also met plenty of people working in HR/recruiting, business development, marketing, hospitality, commerce and international trade and quite a few other areas.

In short: if you had a marketable skill back home it's quite possible to find work in Thailand. A lot of the negativity seems to come from people who expect to just wash up here and somehow find employment, despite no obvious qualifications or work experience.

Yeah also true, I've been saving up for nearly year and luckily have a few connections where I'm going which helps me out a bit

Emily. Sometimes it’s nothing to do with luck or hard work. It’s to do with money or who you know. It’s a very corrupt society

Yeah exactly I have been told so many times its impossible but you're right with luck and hard work it is! The pay is never great though

@B**

. Fair comment but maybe it’s not when they are ‘ on the clock’ or some may be non native speakers.

HNY!

@David ***************

not my field to be honest. I just notice people on these forums that can’t seem to construct perfect sentences in English talking about teaching it. 😃

@B**

. It’s getting harder. Immigration do spot checks in schools/Uni’s and send people packing, if there are no WP’s in existence. It’s usually agency staff that get caught because of bad-practices.

@David ***************

I can't hear voices/accents on Facebook; but I can see poor grammar. Baffles me, really does. It seems anyone can "have a go" here. That was my only point.

Some non-native speakers have a clearer accent than some native speakers.

Some have degrees/masters and have no idea how to teach/ motivate too.

If you have one Thai parent but only a US passport there are other visa options available to you that are not available to regular US citizens without any Thai connection. You can get a year extension in your US passport I believe in that scenario as a Thai national and renew it indefinitely as long as you like. If you have zero connection to Thailand disregard, just as you have that you are from Thailand on your FB.

Julian K. Glasser Don't worry about visa agents now. This group can give you all the advice you need. You can stay for almost a year without any help from agents and that should give you enough time to find an employer who will take care of your visa and work permit.

Julian K. Glasser You can only get a Non-O or Non-B visa if you have a Thai spouse or sponsoring employer. When I first came to Thailand, I signed up for a TEFL course that sponsored my 1 year multi-entry Non-B visa. That isn't an available route anymore. Best to just arrive on a visa exempt entry and sort things out as your options develop.

+ 1 for what Mark said, do NOT use an agent looking for employment in Thailand, it is not necessary.

@Ma**

, do not confuse the TWO 30 day visa exempt entries by land borders in a calendar year with entering visa exempt by air. There is NO official rule about how many you can get.

That is incorrect information Mark.

Why can he only get two visa exempt entries?

Or are you confused with only two entries by land in one calendar year?