Looking at the OA visa,applying from the UK. I have a question about the 'certificate of criminal record clearance '. I can get a DBS check that costs £21.50, or an ACRO certificate which costs £68. Is the DBS sufficient or do I need to go all in with the ACRO?

Thanks.

looking through the piles of paperwork you need now to get a visa a letter from the police about your criminal record has just appeared, went to the police station and asked reception and she said don't know anything about that, more hurdles the climb, lol

O-A Visa Required Document

( Please check relevant embassy/

consulate-general website for specific

required documents)*at the time of application

1. Biodata page of Passport or Travel Document

2. Photograph taken within the last six months

3. Proof of the permanent residence in the country where the application is submitted

4. Financial evidence showing monthly income of no less than 65,000 THB or having the current balance of 800,000 THB, e.g. bank statements, proof of earnings

5. A medical certificate issued from the country where the application is submitted, showing no prohibitive diseases as indicated in the Ministerial Regulation No.14 (B.E. 2535) (certificate shall be valid for not more than three months)

6. Foreign Insurance Certificate as stipulated by the Office of Insurance Commission and Health Insurance of Thailand, which must be completed, signed and stamped by the insurance company. The form can be downloaded from [members only]

7. Health Insurance issued by a Thai or foreign insurer for general illnesses, including COVID-19, with the insured sum of no less than 100,000 USD or 3,000,000 THB

8. Certificate of criminal record clearance from the country of nationality or the country where the application is submitted

a few questions:

for 5, my primary doctor or any doctor can sign it or must be some doctors appointed?

1. need my current medical insurance company UMR to sign it? how about if my insurance company is not on the list of Thai government?

2. my current UMR insurance in America?

I'm due to renew my 1year visa and have lost my TM 30 . Please advise what to do? Do they even need it?

I have a question regarding the Kakaesque nightmare that is applying for a police clearance check in Thailand from abroad.

I've got two sets of fingerprints made, and filled out the forms except the Testimony Memorandum where it says 'I testify that .... '

Anyone have any clue what it is I'm supposed to testify? That I haven't committed any crimes? That the fingerprints I've had made are mine? I can find no guidance anywhere about this. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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!

Question about the Police Clearance Centre near Siam BTS - Are these things sufficient to get the police check done and is there a cost if you go to the service centre in BKK?

1. Passport and Copy of Passport

2. Letter from Teaching Registration Board stating that I need the check

3. 2 recent 1"x 2" photos

Has anyone recently visited the Thai Consulate in Penang to fetch their ED Visa?

I would like to know if they have changed the required criminal record check document in any way?

There is a school suggesting to me that they might have updated their requirements for this doc that may now need fingerprints etc? And this type of doc must be done at the police station.

Will they accept the same type of check they always have, or is there some new rule now?

Is it true that getting a non-immigrant OA retirement Visa does NOT require $ to be in a Thai bank?

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