Hello. I am preparing the documents to enroll my son in an international school with an ED visa. But his birth certificate is in French and it is expected to be in English. I understood that the procedure to follow was:

1) Make a true copy at the French embassy

2) Have the document translated by an approved translator

3) Validate the translation at the French embassy

4) Legalize the document with the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The procedure seems long, especially because there are deadlines for appointments at the French embassy. Is it possible to pay someone to take care of all the steps for me or do I have to be there in person? And if my presence is expected, is it only mine or also that of my son?

Do you have any tips for speeding up the process?

Is it possible to follow the first 3 steps from another country like Malaysia or Vietnam or does it absolutely have to be done from Thailand?

(Now we are in Vietnam)

Thank you all

Okay so we need some advise as we are gearing up to start filling out applications...we are coming from the U.S.

Myself, husband and 4 year old (will be 5 next year) are looking to relocate to Chiang Mai. My husband will be going to a Muythai school and will be traveling on an Ed Visa. I will also most likely will be on an Ed Visa as well. Our 5 year old won't be, BUT we want to enroll him into an international school we have been communicating with. So we are trying to figure out what the best scenarios look like.

We already know that I will need a Non-Immigration O Guardian for my son if we plan on enrolling him in school..and the Thai bank account and 500,000 bhat

But here the serious become complicated...

Scenerio# 1If my husband and I are both on Ed Visa's coming into Thailand without having enrolled my son into a scho, does he need a visa?

Scenario #2 If my husband and I are both on Ed visas coming into Thailand and later decide to enroll my son into an international school, will that mean I will also have to change my visa status to a Non-immigrant O Guardian visa and forfeit my education visa? Can I do both visa's?

Scenario #3, if I get offered a teaching job, can my son get a dependent visa if he's not going to the same school I'm teaching in, and if he's enrolled in a different school, will I still need a non immigration O Guardian visa still?

So sorry hope it's not too confusing, but I feel like we have so many scenarios that can go any which way...your insight and advise is truly appreciated 🙏