Christian Daviez if you come to learn something the Ed visa is the way to go. You pay for enriching your life and will get the living experience with it. Roberts view is however correct that misusing this visa is not the way to go as it could force immigration over the longerterm to take it away or make it more difficult.

@Linda ******************

I did not question the quality of education. It is not about where or what someone studied nor the quality of that education vs Thailand universities . It is all about where you come from. I cant explain on here about the details. If you live long enough here you will learn about deep rooted perceptions of people. By the way I am a South African and UCT was ranked 171 in the world which is not bad for a small country like ours.

Okay newbie welcome. Let me start with, from which country are you? Do you care about visa runs and border bounces ? My personal view without all the info is, yes an ED would be the more relaxed way of staying here for a year. The only problem is many come for a year and then want to stay longer which is where it is becoming more tricky. Goodluck and enjoy.learn something would be great.

@Hardus **********

which Thai consulate? Did she apply for her WP before applying for her Non B ?

@Hardus **********

immigration dont issue work permits only visas. They can deny your visa but not your work permit as the work permit is issued by the Department of Labour. So what did they deny you ? If immigration denied your visa and you have a work permit then you must ask them why. If the Department of Labour turned down your work permit application you must ask them why. If the Dept of Labour denied you due to your type of degree then I think it is a new move and will be of concern for many foreign teachers. At present I am unclear from your posts what was denied by whom.

@David *********

I agree but why was the OP or his friends qualification questioned? If a specific type of degree is needed it should be applied to all foreign teachers in Thailand not only some. Maybe it was just a specific IO or office related issue or it could be nationality based as there seems to be actions been put into place to make it more difficult for some people to obtain visas in and around Thailand. This issue doesn't influence me directly as I am on a retirement visa, but as you know this type of visa is also coming under pressure.

Maybe look at nationality rather than qualification. Maybe the qualification is the front and the nationality/continent of birth is the issue. Are those who's degrees are not acceptable maybe from Africa?

Thanks guys.

@Steve *********

I checked Transferwise out. I cant move SA rand into Transferwise. I can move currency into Rand from USD etc.

@Steve *********

I will chack it out. Thanks for the advice.