Good morning all. My friends daughter is interested in doing a volunteer work in Thailand. Either with animal sanctuary or teaching basic English to remote village school children. What visa would she be able to apply for this from UK? Is there any agents or companies in Thailand that can help her with the visa and finding places for her to do the work? Any personal recommendations would be most grateful 🙏TIA

Is it possible to apply Thai visa in Jakarta without residency permit?

Hello,

I will apply for a volunteer visa with invitation letters from government agencies.

Can I apply in KL or Jakarta without having residency permit in those countries?

People in here might have experience about it.

Thanks in advance.

Can anyone give advice on what type of visa I need to volunteer.

Many thanks

Hi, Soon I will apply for the DTV Muay Thai visa in Jakarta. I read that they require all the pages of the passport.

I have 2 volunteer visas obtained through an agency in 2020 during the pandemic, and from October 2024 until now I have 4 stamps of 60-day entry into Thailand.

Could this be a problem?

Fourth entry since I got the DTV in August 2024. Each time at Suvarnabhumi, and each time with no questions asked or documents requested.

Note that I have multiple ED and volunteer visas in my passport, that I used before I got the DTV.

Question; I plan on applying for a retirement visa using an agent blah blah blah.... I have always worked with non profits in my life usually helping to feed the hungry because I am a retired chef. What special paperwork do I need to be able to simply volunteer my time in Thailand?

Can we do volunteer teaching (no pay) at charity school with DTV

How to apply for 2 visas? For the 1st month I plan to volunteer at a conservation project and thereafter extend my stay an extra 30-45 days to visit?

I’m a Canadian retired 59y

Thank you!

Thought this article was a good point of discussion.

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So many people make it seem like Thailand's labor and immigration laws are crazy or out of the ordinary, when it couldn't be further from the truth.

"As long as you don't get paid, there's no law being broken"

"They won't care, everyone does it"

"I signed up through an organization who said it was okay"

The woman in the article signed up with "Workaway" to live with a family in the US and help around the house. In return she was fed and had a place to sleep. She then was going to do the same thing in Canada but was stopped when they found out what her plan was and denied entry, as that is considered work in Canada. When she was sent back to the US they took her into custody for working in the US, and now she is being held pending deportation.

Thailand's laws are not unusual in any way. Work is work, whether you are paid for it or not. If you are on a visa that is work restricted, you CANNOT work, you CANNOT volunteer, you CANNOT do anything that could be considered work in any way. You risk being arrested, banned and deported otherwise.

I currently have a non-O foundation volunteer visa and work permit that I've held for 15+ years. I'm switching to a religious (RA) visa soon. The department of religion said I need to apply for an E-visa and recommended getting it in Penang, Malaysia.

The problem is that I can't apply for an E-visa if I'm in Thailand. What's the process for switching visa types like this?

I see my post was removed. The answer from Tod was great. Not sure why it was removed. I had a follow up question about my wife and son. Do they need to apply separately or is there a place to include them as "followers" on my application?