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Oct 23, 2024
13 days ago
Taran *******
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Looking for advice on which visa would be best for me. I'm returning to Thailand for a TEFL/CELTA training mid November in Bangkok. Is a tourist visa sufficient? I'll also be looking for work afterwards and possibly relocating. I'm a software developer that will be teaching english tech classes hopefully. Any advice?
Oct 11, 2024
25 days ago
Big Taipei DTV update: “interview.”

I’m the one who had weird situation in Taipei that many others are seemingly having now. Here’s the story. Sleep deprived and exhausted please excuse any ramblings/typos. I’m gonna try keep this short but the reality is there is so much discussion that happened more than I’ll post here.

Before - dropped documents off Wednesday and went back at 3pm as instructed, but unlike most people I didn’t pay $ and told I’d get the visa next working day. Instead I was told Friday 10am I had an interview with the supervisor.

“I was nervous and barely slept all night because everyone else seemed to be getting their visas so easily yet I even seemed to have BETTER documents and income so why was I needing an interview?”

The interview time was sharp. I arrived early and waited until the exact moment. The supervisor took me into a private room away from everyone else. They had my documents and passport prepared.

They began by bringing up my history in Thailand- a few years of education visas for example. I answered that I was studying Thai.

SO the interviewer switched to Thai and luckily I’m mostly fluent in Thai so we then proceeded in Thai.

We discussed so many things I can’t remember it all or the order of it. Looking back I think the “red flags” were that I was on education visas and had lived in Thailand for a few years prior. So the interviewee was making extra sure that I was making money from elsewhere and had also funded my previous stay in Thailand like that too.

We discussed so many things for so long: the first time I was in Thailand, what made me stay, where I learned thai, my education history, my professional work history, the details of my projects, my Thai partner, so so so many things and in detail too.

The interviewee was nice, but I could also see that a bit of pressure was being placed on me.

They were suspicious. I have many friends that speak way less thai than I do and have lived on education visas too but they didn’t have to interview (in Cambodia and Vietnam they applied), some also applied for soft power. So I don’t know if it’s random or if everywhere will get more strict at the same time.

The other issue besides my stay in Thailand i theorize was that my 2 main clients from my home country were paying me through an invoicing software called “Square.” So even though I showed my clients and business info, in the bank account I provided the deposits were saying “square.”

What seemed to REALLY help the interview was bringing my laptop. They seemed relieved I did so too. It gave me a very easy way to show them my work, for example showing my 2 main clients and how I could go into the admin back panels of the websites. I also logged into my invoicing software to explain that, and then they could see my 2 client names as the ones paying all the invoices.

I had to present a bit about each client. Again I am so tired so I can’t remember all the questions but I was asked many details about the work that my clients provide to their customers, my role in these businesses, etc. whenever I talk to a friend about the interview i keep going “oh and then we spoke about this, and then that, and that, etc.”

Anyways long story short the interviewee was friendly they just seemed suspicious and after I spoke Thai with them and more importantly talked about how I was finding living in Thailand and would continue to do so and then proved my remote income he said “okay everything is fine.”

Then I paid the 11k Taiwanese dollar to the counter lady and she said come back 4pm-5pm again I went back got my passport back with visa so it’s successful.

It seems like other people are getting interviewed too so my guess is just that if you’ve been living in Thailand prior on other visas ie education volunteer etc. they really just to see how you funded living in Thailand and maybe speaking a bit of Thai helps I’m not sure if that’s the relevant part.

So do charge your laptop up and prepare your phone hotspot so you can break down your work more personally, and be prepared for a lot of questions about your life and living in Thailand and all that. It was a lot but I completely understand it now. It’s all good!

So thanks to the Taipei consulate I’ve got my DTV and all is sorted. Everything is understandable and they were friendly. Happy! Thanks!
Mar 5, 2024
8 months ago
Lucy ******
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hey guys. Ive figured out my via process for my husband and I and our two kids (education & guardian visas) however I have a baby on the way, can anyone advise on what kind of visa I can get for a new born or what even happens in this circumstance?
Jun 12, 2023
a year ago
Chris ***********
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So many conflicting options my head is spinning.

We are looking to move to samui full time.

I run and will continue to run a ltd business in the UK and that's where the money will come from to live in thailand.

There is myself (38) wife (35) and 2 children under 12

All uk passport holders

What is our best option?

I would ideally in the future like to open a thai Ltd business and invest in businesses there. But for the immediate future it will juat be longest possible visa without hopping borders,
Dec 21, 2021
3 years ago
Zoë *****
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Are education visas still available? Any recommendations for schools in Phuket?
Jan 25, 2021
4 years ago
Ryan ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Anybody had any recent experience with Sandee for ED visa?

I have used the search bar but not found too much.

Thanks in advance.
Sep 19, 2019
5 years ago
Eugene *****
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An update for those who are planning to get an ED visa:

Initially, school prepares documents for Beginner level to get a visa outside Thailand. After 3 months, when it's time to get an extension and for the next 2 extensions (9 months in total) the school will put pre-Intermediate level. If you are willing to continue study English/Thai/Other language the 2nd year, you will need to prepare documents for Advanced level. So basically, number of years for one language was reduced from 3 to 2 years maximum.

Especially this information may be useful for those who already has 2 visas for the same language as per old rules..
Jul 11, 2018
6 years ago
Tod *********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Carrie Brightwell posted

I'm trying to figure out the best visa option / combination for my given circumstances.

- I am attending yoga training 17th Sept - 7th Dec 2018

- Yoga school is on Koh Phangan

- Yoga school is Canadian registered and say they can't help with student visas

- I want to stay for the duration of the course and then travel to and stay in CM until early March 2019 (I need to return back to the UK)

- After this I would like the option to return back to Thailand and stay for another 6 to 12 month
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