Hopefully someone finds this helpful...

Yesterday, I popped into the Chakrit Muay Thai School (Bangkok) to enquirer about their ED course and was informed by the owner - via a friend who can speak Thai - that the course was currently not available. Apparently, the MOE had asked for the course to be 'reconstructed'; adding more lessons. As was told to me, the MOE had felt that the 2 days per week were more of a hobby, less of a course, and now the owner was submitting to them a scenario of 5 days per week. I have no idea how much of this is correct but, if I hear of anything new, I will report it back to the group.

I would be interested to know if anyone else has heard of a similar scenario with the 2 other schools based in Bangkok.

Good morning All and thanks for adding me to this Group.

I would like to know the experience of people who have already had or who are currently under the ED Visa delivered by Chakrit Muay Thai School:

1. Is this ED Visa serious? I mean:

a. Is the school serious and rigorously following the procedure for the application and the issuance of this ED visa?

b. Does the school provide the necessary legal documents for the application of this ED visa?

c. Is the school really recognized by the Ministry of Education?

2. How long is the validiaty of their ED Visa? The school said: 90 days + 2 x 90 days extension = total 9 months: is it true?

3. How do immigration officers check our attendance at the course (eg for Thai language school, there are a language test)? How about a muay thai school: must we fight in the Rajadamnoen stadium (I'm kidding); seriously: this is just about the trust between the student, the school and the immigration?

4. In which consultate is it preferable to apply this ED visa (Vientiane, KL, Penang, Yangon, other ...)?

Sorry for my long questions, and thanks again to all the people who can share their experience about it and provide accurate answers about this Visa.

Best regards.