Hi all. Are South Africans applications for ED visas currently being accepted? If so, from which embassies? The reason I ask is that a couple of language schools here in Phuket have told me they can't apply on behalf of South Africans at the moment. Thanks.

I have been telling myself (55 yrs old female with Canadian and Australian passports) that I will take a long term course (at least 3-6 nonths) for Thai language for years now.

I speak passable Thai, but I know that being able to read Thai would be a huge step forward. I am serious about learning for real!

My question is: should I choose my course/school now while I am in Phuket where I come every year, and apply for the ED Visa in Canada when I'm back there this summer, or is it better to be here on a tourist visa, choose school, then go to a neighboring country to apply for an education Visa?

Also recommendations for Thai language schools around Southern Phuket are much appreciated.

I stay every year in Rawai.

Thanks in advance!