bolardo

Hi. Today I am leaving Thailand to go to Malaysia after 9 months on a Triple entry visa that I got in my home country and arrived here in July 2015. I extended all 3 entries by 30 days.

My intention is to get a Tourist visa this week and return.

I would like stay in Thailand for a further 12/13 months until May of 2017.

To do this I had planned to get 4-5 Tourist visa's back to back, and extend each by 30 days. Alternating which country i get the visa from.

Will this possible?, I have read another post whereby somebody stated that after 4 extensions in a 12 month period you are flagged for questioning.

I will be here living on savings, on the final Tourist visa entry I will probably not have a lot of money left - should I have a minimum amount with me in cash when I enter the kingdom?, somebody has told me that on those final entries when I am low on money I should enter with 20000 baht cash as they will not accept bank statements

Alternatively, would it be best flying back to my home country for a week, applying for a METV, and then flying back immediately (would they allow me to return so quickly?)

Thank you

I am 48 years old and I currently study Business English. Most of my lessons are in English but unfortunately some are not. The lesson in Thai are Self Skill development and Thai Culture but I am lucky because the teachers are very friendly and understandable and one Thai Student explains it to me after the lesson.

I am in my first year and really enjoy it. I am not a native English speaker but for me the course is, so far, not difficult for me.

I really can recommended this course and also encourage you to study here in Thailand.

I pay approx. 26.000 baht a year which the Thai student also have to pay. No difference between Farang and Thai..

Also the visa is done by the University. The Immigration Officer even comes to the University to give me the one year visa.

To study, was a good decision for me. I am not sure if all Universities are like this but my current University supports me in any issue or problems I have. I get on very well with the student and they respect me and some are good friends.

Here some negative points because not everythings is perfect

- some lessons in Thai

- taking part in activities not related to learning business English like cleaning a temple once which I refused to do, sing a song which I will do soon.

- thinking and behavior of some students

- future subjects are learning basic Korean and Chinese

I do apologize for my English but my grammar and vocabulary is not very good.

Do Thai universities allow foreign students to take courses that are entirely in Thai, or is special permission required?

My ideal degree would be one in Thai Language

Judging by your standard of English grammar, I assume that you do not have the necessary qualifications to get accepted by a University to study for a Bachelor Degree. You need to first obtain the necessary standard of education in 5 subjects including English. Sasin is one of the few respected internationally accredited Universities. Good quality education is more expensive here than Europe. Some Universities offer degree courses in conjunction with overseas Universities so that the BA/MBAs etc are issued by an Internationally recognized university. Stamford University offer Bilingual Courses for the first year whilst your English and Thai language improves. They also offer on-line courses, which means you can be anywhere in the world to take part. There is a new Stamford University Campus at Asoke, as well as Hua-Mark, Bangkok and Hua HIn. Fees around B150,000/year.

Sasin will cost you around B1Million/year.

In terms of qualifications I meet most entry requirements for courses in the west, so I don't think I'd have a problem in Thailand.

I have British A-Levels AABB in English Language, Maths, Physics, Art and a Diploma in Engineering. So although a quick route to a degree would be engineering I would prefer to do one in a completely different subject.

I would like to avoid online courses as parts of wanting to do this is also the experience of actually going and studying at a university

I was in the same boat as you. I was 30 when I came to Thailand five years ago and started at Bangkok University. It was absolutely the best decision I have ever made. You will find plenty of students your age and above there. And pay no mind to the person saying that degrees from Thai university are not respected. Most places in the world don't care where you graduated as long as you have that piece of paper that says you graduated. That only applies to very specific occupations. So I say I go for it. It's nice to graduate with no debt burden to drag you down.

Edit: I just saw your latest comment. If you want a challenge, then you probably don't want to go to BU. Choose a different university. I found BU to be a bit too easy. But I wouldn't change going there for me personally because I have made so many wonderful friendships there. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it.

Hi theusedversion

Could I ask what degree you studied?

The main problem you face is that Thai university degrees are held in low esteem internationally, for reasons which have been extensively detailed here and elsewhere.

I have read this too but I don't mind too much, as long the standard is good and will challenge me. I am not doing this for the purposes of improving my job prospects as have a reasonably good career already, so the reputation or recognition isn't that important. It is more a personal project.

Hi

I'm a westerner, in my late 30's. I have a career back home, travel to Thailand often. Speak, Read, write Thai to reasonably proficient level. When I was younger I never went to college to get a degree and is always something I wanted to do. Given how expensive it is back home to do so I have started thinking about doing a bachelors degree here.

I have looked on the studyinthailand website and seen many courses for international students but the question I would like to ask is whether anyone here of a similar age has ever done a bachelors degree in Thailand and be able to offer advice or relate their experiences doing so - Thanks