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I studied there.............

Just checked the list. According to that 808 universities/colleges are accredited in philippines, while only 257 in germany or 88 in france!??? 

On 1/12/2020 at 3:15 PM, philipnz said:

I went to the point of referral BSM provided to get my degree authenticated (Mr G Fields, Paris), and he and the French Embassy Thailand, and MOFA France, tell me that EGS's "documentation" no longer meets the French MOFA requirements.  I'm advised this is a documentation problem, not accreditation!

Did you get your degree authenticated by MOFA meanwhile?

4 hours ago, milo0485 said:

They did, on their website, make this fact very openly and clearly known to each and every student or potential student. I remember sitting in front of BSM staff and being lectured about the difference between French public university vs. French private university awards. Only after I was clear about this distinction they enrolled me. So, it was my responsibility to understand this difference in the first place. Since France is a centrally governed country for its national and higher education, the "recognition" is the most important legal clearance I needed to be assured of. And this, is in fact, a reality as seen on the official government

I studied at BSM as well and never heard about that difference or anyone there explained it to me.   

Sorry, but the whole response sounds like to be written by BSM/EGS and not a fellow graduate.  

I have a non-o marriage visa and got a job offered in another province. Means I could see my family on weekends only.  Can I keep my non-o visa or would I have to switch to non -b. What are here the rules? Haven't found anything about that?

I have to have my documents stamped to get a teacher's license.

Is a true copy stamp by embassy sufficient? Or does it need to say "legalized "?

The embassy only offered a true copy stamp.

And do degree and transcripts need to be stamped or just transcripts is sufficient (as they anyway go together.)

Asking the latter cos if I need it send back home it will cost me about 17000 Baht for two documents to be legalized.

Anyone with first hand experience?

On 7/14/2019 at 10:26 PM, thequietman said:

The Masters doesn't get you a licence either. Even for the provisional TL, they won't give it until you show your bachelors. Explaining that the masters supersedes the bachelor goes right over their heads

This comes straight from Khurusapa?

I read this one here from ajarn.com which suggests quite the opposite: 

I know a few foreign teachers who never finished their Bachelor Degree and they are a little stressed out about that fact, vis-à-vis the (not so) new teacher licensing regulations from The Teachers Council of Thailand. In an effort to help them, I compiled the following list of several websites that refer the surfer to various online and/or distance learning college/university programs.

This is the site for The University of Leicester (England) and its' Distance Learning Masters Degrees in Applied Linguistics, Educational Leadership or International Education. Why am I putting this link into an article to help people who never finished their Bachelor Degree? Because Leicester has the right, like any other British University, to accept students into their Masters level programs who never finished their Bachelors, as long as they judge that you have enough teaching experience to equate with what you would have learned in the last two (major focused) years of an Education bachelor degree. Why just get a Bachelors when you can spend 2 to 3 years and graduate with a Masters from a university that is accredited by The British MOE? It costs around 300,000 Baht, but WHAT a deal! I already checked with both The British Embassy and The British Council and the both assured me that it is legit. You will have to type a rather lengthy essay, explaining to them why you think they should admit you to the program. Obviously, if you have several years of teaching experience, this will help you sell yourself. You'll also need a few references, the more impressive the better and you will have to show them your transcripts from any college level courses you DID take. They may accept you or may not. A great program all around.

On 5/27/2017 at 7:26 AM, ubonjoe said:

You can do it up to 15 days before the report date or 7 days after.

I was confused what to do if the 7th day is a Sunday. According to my immigration you cannot report the following Monday. That would be one day too late and a fee of 2000 Baht the consequence.

19 hours ago, elviajero said:

If you are the parent of a Thai the funds don’t need to be seasoned. If the office you apply at are insisting it does, and you need more time, you could apply for a 60 day extension without the need to show financials, and then apply for the 1 year extension once the funds have seasoned for two months.

 

 

Funds don't need to be seasoned if you are a parent of a Thai. Could you provide a source for that? 

Any idea where to buy tickets for Eurojackpot or Euromillions in Thailand?

Google research showed me some providers, but I'm not sure if they are trustworthy. 

Anyone with positive experiences purchasing tickets online?

Happened to me last October. Just saw the wrong stamp a day before I went to immigration for visa extension.

I didn't say anything to the officer and he didn't notice the wrong stamp, so it seems the date was correct in the system.

There are two locations in my work permit right now. Bangkok cos I'm registered there  - and the name and location of my school as the second location. No problem for over a year. Now the say it's not possible anymore. School's location only.

I'm with an agency from Bangkok which sent me to a school in another province.  My work permit and visa is from Bangkok, my paperwork prepared by the agency.

Now the agency says there's a new rule from the labour office that allows a second location in the work permit for 3 months only, after that you would have to apply again.

Means my visa and work permit need to be registered in my province. My school said there's no new rule and wants me to stay with the agency. No one in my school has experience with the paperwork involved.

Anyone heard of this new rule?

 The situation: Non B (for teacher) expires end of March, work permit expires in August (due to teacher license renewal).

Now the new NON B  - to be issued end of March - will expire in August when the work permit expires according to school. New visa required again.

Then the new NON B from August would expire again end of March 2018 with the end of the contract.

My questions: The new work permit will be renewed for one year or expires with end of visa Mach 2018?

If it's renewed for one year then that game will go on forever, two visas per year.

What to do?

When I arrived they were calling the numbers 20 up. I had 225. After watching the process for a while, I went outside to have breakfast and returned after one hour and still had to wait for more than one hour.

Avoid Bangkok Bank in Hanoi to change Thai Baht into Dong.

Bangkok Bank in Hanoi offered me for 10 000 Baht an exchange rate of 0.56.

Exchange shops in the old quarter 0.62.

Among others I needed in N.S :updated bank passbook ( it had to be updated on the day I applied for the extension), a bank confirmation letter, recent pictures and map to the house.

That is how it is done now. If you don't have a year left on your passport when you appy your extension will only be valid up to the date your passport expires and you have to apply for the extension again when the shortened extension ends.

I surely can apply for a new extension at my immigration?

I'm just wondering why there's stamped in my passport, under the granted shortened extension:

Holder must leave the kingdom within the date specified herein, offenders will be prosecuted.

My passport expires in September, the visa expired in April. I got in March my under consideration stamp for new NON O extension. Meanwhile I got my new passport. When I got back to immigration, the old visas were transferred, but the new extension expires in October 2014, not April 2015.

They said as I started that process with the old passport, the visa is related to the old one and therefore only valid till October and I have to start all over again and come back there in August.

Thanks for all the answers.

I would like to apply for a muliple entry non O.

So if I go to Bangkok, I need my wife and child to go with me and to show 400k in a Thai bank account and it would have to be there for 60 days? Or just later?

I just transferred money to Thailand and it would - when I apply- be there for just one month.

Or better go to Savannakhet? No financials to show and no Thai wife needs to accompany me.

I'm married with one child in Thailand and want to apply for a Non O marriage visa. I'm now here on a tourist visa.

Now I read that to show proof of 400,000 Baht in a bank account is not an option anymore as the rule was changed.

You have to show a combined income of at least 40,000 Baht.

Can someone confirm this? Without monthly income no Non O?