We will be staying in Thailand for about two months as tourists, visa-exempt (from US).

Is it illegal to also volunteer while on a tourist visa? My understanding is some countries don’t want foreign tourists volunteering while they are on a tourist visa.

I’m interested in possibly volunteering in an orphanage or local school. I have several years of experience teaching EFL & I’m also a Speech-Language Pathologist. We’ll be traveling with my young daughter and she struggles with interactions with peers and I was thinking it might be beneficial to do something like this with her while we are there (both benefiting local kids and her at the same time). Possibly an hour or two a day or at least a couple times a week. Im not looking for paid work.

I read about the volunteer visa, but I don’t think it applies, as volunteering is not our main purpose. Can anyone provide insight and/or point me in the right direction for info about volunteering while on a tourist visa?

TIA!

My wife and I are planning to spend 3-4 months every year in Thailand when we retire next year. My wife is a dual citizen (US and Thailand). I am a US citizen. We were married in the US but never registered it in Thailand. We are both over 60. We are financially secure. We have a house in Thailand under my wife’s name. While in Thailand, I may volunteer my time at non-profit organizations. I’d would like to eventually get a Thai permanent residency (or citizenship) so I don’t have to deal with visas and in later years we may decide to live in Thailand full time. What’s the best path for me to get to Thai PR or citizenship?

What about volunteering in Thailand? I am a qualified teacher and I also have TrinityCertTESOL. I was thinking about offering to teach English in a local school? How would I go about it?

hello everyone! So my husband get a job offer which covers Non-B visa and work permit for him. I am an event organizer and would like to carry out some events from time to time or some volunteer work to help strays., i know i can get a non-o dependant visa, but i won't be able to do any business or charity activities like such, in this case, should I go for a Non- B visa for myself? what are the pros and cons? Do they both require boarder runs?

Also is it better to apply Non-o or non-B at our reside country or it's better to change from tourist visa while in Thailand?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hello good people! :)

I need some Visa advice.

I am a danish student, and i want to live in Thailand while doing my studies. I will be doing them online. I will be paid 35.000 bath pr month while studying from the danish government. If possible i would also like to give something back and work as a volenteer.

Is there any chance i would be able to live in Thailand for 2-3 years for studies?

Hello All,

I have Read and search through this FB group. And so far nothing on the following subject.

Thank you in advance for any and all guidance available.

I was told by two people who lived here, Under Ed Visa, volunteering is strictly not allowed.

At the same time this website is specifically for applying a long term volunteer visa. Which I do not need.

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Where do I go or who do I speak to get an accurate answer about having a one year ED visa, and volunteering once a day with a temple?

Again, thank you kindly

Hello! I wanted to share my family’s recent visa experience to see if anyone else has had the same experience.

A few weeks back my wife and I applied for Non-O visas through the Royal Thai Consulate in Chicago to be able to return to our volunteer work in Chiang Mai through a registered Thai foundation. We also applied for Non-O (dependent) visas for our three daughters. They are all under the age of 6.

I am happy to report that my wife and I received our visas, but our daughters, however, were given 60-day tourist visas instead. The consulate official told us that an order had come from the government to stop the issuance of Non-O visas for dependents of volunteers. But, he reassured us that we would be able to switch our daughters over to dependent visas in-country.

We are now back in Chiang Mai and preparing for our upcoming immigration visit. Has anyone else dealt with this same issue? We welcome advice and/or suggestions.

Thank you in advance!

Hello everyone!

I am living/ working in Thailand on a non-o volunteer visa (with a Thai NGO in Bangkok). It expires end of July but I am thinking of renewing it next week. I am hesitant however…

Previously I always renewed it on the last possible day, because I felt they extended it from that moment onwards - and I didn’t want to loose any days I still had left.

I have heard this might not be true…

Would love to hear what other people have experienced specifically in the context of the volunteer visa extension at the Chaengwattana Immigration office.

Thank you 🙏

Update: I was able to extend my visa early, but need to report back in 20 days - when coincidentally my original visa would expire. I might loose 20 days from my original visa then. Will keep you updated.

Update 2: I did not loose days on my old visa even if I extended earlier (I did however try to gently raise this concern with the immigration staff). 🙂 they extended it from the day that my last visa expired (today). So it expires now on October 25th.

Hi. I'm from Iran. I have got a question. How can i live in Thailand for long time. Thank you.

Is 55,000 baht for an ED 1 year visa a good price?

I would love to do volunteering or even work a small part time job to get a 1 year visa, but I’m not sure how.