What visas are suitable for a family moving to Thailand for education purposes?

What ever you decide, it is going to be expensive to do it legally. Your best bet, if you do have a legal business you'll be depending on for your living income, you're best be might be setting up a branch office in Thailand, and register, and incorporate it through the BOI, Board of Investment. You have the same basic financial requirements as a regular registered business, but you don't have the hiring of Thai employees requirement. The ED visas are only temporary, and being tightened up on, as there are lots of shady deals through agents. There are really only three options for you, and they are all expensive. The Elite visa, starting a business or a branch office, and an investment visa, but, none of them are cheap options, but they are all legal, and above board.

go the ThaiElite route you can get a Family membership for thb800,000 for 5 years for your wife and yourself but extras added on will be thb300,000 for the 5 yer period. this will save you alot of visiting immigration for visas and also likely employing and agent or lawyers to do for you. they have a website just visa there are longer durations but of course everything costs... good luck

Guardian visa but there are some requirements

Kids can get education visas with 1 guardian visa each until age 20. If you will be working remotely you will legally require a work permit and business visa (if planning to ignore this law, I recommend not to post about it online). If you are so rich you don't need to work you can get buy an Elite visa (after guardian visa).

I would look at an Elite Visa. Good luck with your move. It's not cheap what ever route you go.

I’d ask CMU and contact a Thai Embassy or Consulate where you live. I’m certain they will provide you with options.

You might also ask this question on a dedicated group regarding visas.

Todd Danials is a moderator on some of those groups and is very knowledgeable.

Try to contact him.

If the elite visa isn't something you want to pay out for and the guardian visa isn't suitable, then consider taking on some study course which can get you an Ed visa.

With the current situation you most likely can't get one outside of Thailand at this time..but if you can get in on another temp visa (phuket sandbox tourist visa, for example), then you could apply for an Ed visa course when in the country. Expect to pay more than normal though (around 39k per course), but you can study Thai language or some other course and get a long term visa.

Maybe someone else can help with info. I'm just trying to come up with an alternative idea ..but not sure if will work for you or not

Elite or get married thats all thats available

Thai Wife Marriage Visa

ill second the elite , if you can afford it .

Your children can get a visa based on them going to school, I think it's a Non Ed Visa and you get one each as their parents - 1 child can have 1 parent as a guardian. It's very cheap, £100 each or similar. But they need to enroll into school upfront I believe.

So why are you coming to Thailand. ? What would you do for income?

As previous answer unless married to Thai then there are other options & I will leave that to the experts to advise.

You could apply for a

“Guardian” visa looking after your children (up until they’re 20) as they would have valid Ed visas for university and an international school. Only one parent per child is allowed to do so. Longer term options would probably require looking into an elite visa or something like a volunteer visa through an agency until you get to 50.

Elite is probably your best bet. Unless you're planning on working