If you plan to go study, you can not apply for the Non Immigrant ED visa.

You can only apply with documents from a school and registration as a student.

Contact the school where you want to learn and they will provide all needed documents.

@Storm *******

Never been an issue for the Royal Thai Immigration Bureau.

But I know, you can find lots of information on line, but most of it seems to be incorrect or given by people who are not informed by the Immigration of Thailand.

Yes, as there is NO restriction in the way to enter Thailand with or without a visa.

Only by land there is the restriction of using 2 Visa Exempt Entries a calendar year.

You might be asked about your purpose of being in Thailand so many times without a proper visa, but that is part of the job from Immigration Officers at check points.

No, as they need an entry stamp in their passport to use it to leave the country.

If you enroll your son into a school he needs a visa, discuss with the school to get the needed documents so you can apply for a Non Immigrant ED visa for the boy.

Best option to stay inside Thailand is to apply before you go for the visa that fits your purpose and length of stay.

If you need to work to gain income: The Non Immigrant B visa with work permit.

If you like to volunteer: the Non Immigrant O visa with work permit.

If you like to study for 1 year the Non Immigrant ED visa with documentation from the school or university.

If you like to retire, the Non Immigrant O visa

And I can go on and on and on, please do some research at the website of your local Thai Embassy to see the long list of long term visa possibilities and the Thai Immigration website for 1 year Extensions of Stay.

Only source who can tell you to be legally working without a work permit is the Ministry of Labor, the only source who can tell you to be legally working without a visa that allows you to work is the Immigration Office.

There are no probation periods, try out periods etc, it is well known that schools try to let people work without correct documents and when the ...... hits the fan, the employee is in trouble and the school just hire a new foreigner eager to make a few Thai baht during his/her holiday.

Take care and be aware before you start to work.

You are only allowed to work with a visa that allows you to work in combination with a work permit.

Come to the school and hand over some copies and start working is not as the proces should be.

You apply at the Thai Embassy or Thai Consulate in your area in Australia.

There is no on-line option available at the moment and you can not get a 60 day visa when you arrive in Phuket.

a 10 day Extension of Stay does not exist.

I have no idea on what reason the Non Immigrant O visa is issued, but if you have Thai family you may apply for the 60 days Extension of Stay to visit your Thai family otherwise it will be the 1 year Extension of Stay.

No, these double entry Tourist visa are not being sold for many years.

There is now a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa, valid for 6 months and on each entry during these 6 months you get 60 days of stay and each can be extended with another 30 days at local Immigration. With good use this visa can give almost 270 days inside Thailand.