Will it be Sinovac or Sputnik?

@Tod ********

For UK citizens there is only an ETD which is sometimes referred to as an Emergency Passport - valid for 1 year, but there must be a journey itinerised : "The emergency passport can be used to make a single or return journey to the UK or another country of residence, via a maximum of five transit countries.

The emergency passport is issued with a validity which is limited to the shortest time appropriate to the holder’s travel requirements whilst taking account of the transit and destination country requirements (for example, many countries require travel documents to have a minimum validity of six months)."

"You will be asked to provide an itinerary for your journey".

I was categorically told by the UK Consulate that an ETD could not be used for Immigration purposes - only for travelling "home".

@Julian *******

No idea. Mine was for a work based extension and my family as dependents.

@Julian *******

Really? We made one for ours back in November. Maybe it's changed now, but it was a vast improvement. Processed our whole family's extensions within an hour of the appointment.

Make an appointment (if you can) and you can just turn up at your appointed time.

@Billy ******

That's not how TEFL works.

@Jack ************************************

South Africans and teachers from places perceived to be NNES places have to take a TOEIC test.

@Benjamin *****

Disgusting and makes you wonder about the school's recruitment policies. Not really sure that it's exclusively a problem with "westerners" though!

@Sheen ********

Where have you seen that this happens?

Being able to speak Thai is irrelevant in a multi-lingual class, which you'll get if you teach in an international school or a language institute. Even in a Thai school there should be a Thai assistant, so the foreign teacher being able to speak Thai (badly!) is more of a hindrance than a help.