Hello! I’m looking for information or experiences with switching from a volunteer/foundation visa to a business/teaching visa through a school. Has anyone done this recently? Can this be done within country? Thank you!

I've been dating my Thai girlfriend for 10+ years, and I'd like to stay in Thailand as often and long as possible until she can retire from her job. I don't know if a spouse / marriage visa is easy or fast to get once you've been seeing each other a long time, but I'd like to work also, because I'd prefer to contribute to the society in which I live, and my spinal damage has kept me out of the workforce for a long time (I'm still focused on musculoskeletal rehab, but I'm ready to do something).

I'm 53 and have done over 130 jobs in my life, everything from labouring and technical work through to writing business advice / consulting and fairly high end software sales / account management ... I've done 20 years combined formal and informal tertiary level study & research, though never gained an undergrad degree (I was mistaken by medical students to be a fully qualified doctor, a senior professor thought I was a PhD, and a PhD candidate thought I was a professor) ... and so far as my comprehension of English goes, I feel like I'm one of the last of the generations who really understands the language properly (not through formal training so much as the fact that I'm a writer and I spend a great deal of time thinking about the meaning of things). I feel like I would be a great teacher / tutor for intermediate and advanced students of English as a second language, to help them understand subtleties and confusing parts of English in various contexts from slang and poetry through to technical jargon & the intentionally deceptive nature of "legalese" and other such matters.

How should I approach this problem of getting a visa to stay longer in the shortest possible time, I've already used up one stay of 60 days, and now I'm into my 2nd stay for this year, expiring August 2nd.

What's the best opportunities following this for someone like myself to find a sponsor for switching to work or digital nomad visa? Or something of that nature?

Any advice or contacts etc?

When applying for a non-immigration (teaching) visa, I have been told that the No Objection Certificate to travel that I get from my current overseas school needs to include working position and salary at my new school in Thailand. Can anyone please confirm this?

Hello, what documents do I need for a criminal record check in Thailand at the Police Scientific Crime Detection Division for the teaching visa and work permit? Thanks!

Hi, I have another question! I have a job offer for English teaching in Thailand now :D. I need to bring a criminal check paper and a notarized copy of my degree. How do I get the criminal check document considering I'm American but currently living abroad in Iceland? Do I go to the American embassy here?

Also, what does a notarized copy of a degree mean? Is it just an official, unopened transcript from my university (which is also in America)?

How do I find out information about student visas or to teach in thailand?

Prices, when to apply ect and who with?

Thanks in advance.

Im 40. Retired but dont quite meet elite criteria funds.

Hey everyone,

My wife and I are traveling at the moment outside our home countries and would like to apply for the Non-B teaching visa (Russian national) and Non-O visas (South African) from Kuala Lumpur in August.

I have a couple of questions I hope could be answered here:

1. Do we need our original academic degrees or only certified copies would do? If we have a Bachelor’s and Master’s, but only have the original of Bachelor’s - can we avoid showing the Master’s?

2. How long does visa processing take in KL, Malaysia?

3. The criminal record check is issued by country of origin embassy in a third country - is this acceptable?

Any help and advice would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Clint

Hello, has anyone extend a non-B visa before?

If yes, what document did you provide?

Thank you

Good evening

I need some advice

I like to find out if you can apply for a non b visa (teaching) in Thailand or do you have to apply for it out of the country?

Hi! Does anybody know if there are visa agents currently operating in Penang, Malaysia?

I know this used to be a common thing but the agents I've contacted are either not replying or do not have much helpful information.

I have a friend who needs to apply for their non-b working (teaching) visa there this week or next.

Thanks for any information around this.