tesolguru

Not everyone who overstays is an idiot - some are forced to overstay because of other laws.  I changed jobs and my visa got cancelled at 2pm on a Friday.  There is no way possible to exit the country from where I live in that amount of time = unavoidable overstay.  If they would give you 3 days or so to exit the country after having your work permit cancelled this would not be an issue, but as it is now, overstays will be unavoidable for some people.

As per the immigration office in Nakhon Ratchasima on July 23, children 14 and under do not need a visa if they are not planning to attend a school. If they attend school they should get an education visa. A 3rd option is to get a Non-O visa under the parent. This seems a bit contradictory to me, but that was the word from the horses mouth. And they said overstays will not be charged or punished. I'm hoping this is the case.

So far I haven't found any info in the other threads regarding this issue. In the past immigration did not require visas for children under 14 and also there were no overstay (fines). With all the recent visa and immigration changes, does anyone have any current info on how or if these changes affect children. Thank you.

Does anyone have any current info. on whether or not the rules have changed regarding children? Previously immigration officials told me children under 14 do not need visas and overstays are not an issue. Has this changed as well?

We jotted down our tracking numbers all to no avail. The embassy sent them in different EMS packages, so our tracking number showed nothing and we missed our flight and had to rebook our flight.

This issue has been resolved. For whatever reason, the embassy did not use the EMS packages we purchased, but rather used other packages with new EMS tracking numbers. Thankfully when we went to the embassy they were very helpful and looked up the info for us so we were able to track down our passports.

My wife and step son were granted visas on March 10. According to an e-mail from the embassy, the visas were issued on March 11 and sent to the Rong Muang Post Office where they were supposed to be sent by EMS to our home. The post office claims they were never received and the e-mail process from the US embassy is the only way I know how to get information from the US end. Has anyone else had this issue, or does anyone have any advise on how to proceed in finding out exactly where the passports are or if they have been lost?

Actually if you have ever seen this nationality it's easily possible they would pass for westerners. I have seen uyghers with blond hair and green eyes.

Hi all,

Sorry forgive me but I don't understand about this points/credit system, could someone please explain, because I raised a topic in the work permits forum, asking whether I would qualify for a work permit at a private school even though I don't have any degree or experience. It was indicated in the responses that I would as long as I am a NES and my college diploma(actually a NVQ) would be sufficent.

Would it be because this is a private school or are the regulations the same?

On your degree transcript there should be a list of courses studied and the number of credits given for each course.

The requirements are the same for all schools, but the problems are not with the schools. I know of one teacher that was just hired without any ID. The problems arise when you apply for a work permit.

I will double check on which department is the problem, but I think it's the Labor Dept will not give work permits, and therefore immigration will not renew the visas.

You will get a job easily in Korat, but getting a work permit and visa will depend on whether or not you have the required number of credits in education or not. Here in Korat the requirements are being strictly enforced at the moment, and several teachers have had to resort to a tourist visa run every 2 weeks until they can complete the required number of education credits. (they are already holding B.A. degrees) The schools will gladly hire you without the requirements, but I just wanted to let you know about the possible complications.

Where I come from this would be grounds for instant dismissal,

Well thankfully we are in Thailand, not elsewhere, maybe your friends should seek employment where you come from.

This is stemming from several friends I have

So why dont your "friends" do something about it instead.

If the pay is insufficient perhaps they could put an ad in the employment section here in TV and seek employment as a maid at an inflated salary, or join the charity scammers working in Pattaya.

Seen it all before, some think because they speak English (badly and heavily accented) they should somehow earn a western salary.

If you noticed, my friends are not complaining - I am They expect this and therefore put up with it. BUT, if my school were to ever tell the Filipino teachers that they should not associate with me because they are Asian and I'm a farang, it will be the last day I work for that school.

generally those type of visas are only granted in your native country. Once you get the first one in your home country, you can then get a work permit and renew it within Thailand after that. Locally you can get a 3 month visa, get a work permit, then change it to one year.

30,000 is not that uncommon for a foreign teacher, but I have a Thai friend who is making 60k in an elementary school, so... (yes, that is not a normal salary for Thai teachers - she has completed all the hurdles to get the max teaching certification currently available to Thai teachers)

I thought this was par for the course around this region, and that if you wanted a multi entry that you had to travel to your home country.

This year, in July, I was refused a multi entry Non-B in my home country (Hungary), they talked about a new regulation by which no embassy anywhere will issue a multi-entry visa anymore, only single entry.

I was just offered a multiple entry non-B in the U.S., unless it has changed in the last 3 weeks.

I guess it is determined on the "status" of the payment.

Visa does allow a “service fee” to be charged on face-to-face tax payments (only MCC 9311 – Tax Payments) as a percentage of the transaction. The Visa Tax Payment requires registration and the Service Fee must be a separate transaction.