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Maybe have the school call Khurusapha's 'headquarters' here in Bangkok? Or just insist they apply anyway? I triple checked with the man who answered my questions here Bangkok last Friday. Bachelor of Education before 2019 = no test.

@ThaiTeacher123 I didn't ask them about waivers. But the general rule is up to 3 waivers, i.e., 6 years. After 3 it seems to be at their discretion on a case-by-case basis. I've read cases here where Khurusapha granted teachers a 4th or 5th waiver due to teachers being in the middle of their qualification, teachers who finished their qualification and are waiting for the next test, or even teachers who failed the test. It's best to have an exit strategy in place if you're on your 3rd waiver since no one can really guarantee what will happen after that.

So, after reading this thread, I decided to go to Khurusapha in person here in Bangkok to try and get some definite answers straight from the source. There was a very polite man there who was able to answer most of my questions. He confirmed that: 1) If you graduated with a bachelor of education or got your teaching qualification (Masters of Education, PGCE, PGCEi, St Robert Diploma etc) after 2019, you have to do the test to get the 5-year license. 2) If you completed your bachelors of education or teaching qualification (Masters of Education, PGCE, PGCEi, St Robert Diploma etc) before 2019, you can apply for a 5-year license without having to do the test. 3) The only qualification that will get you a 5-year Thai Teaching License without having to take a test, regardless of when you completed it, is a teaching license from your country of origin. 4) Regarding master degrees, a master of arts, even if the area is education, is not accepted/recognized by Khurusapha. It has to be a masters in education (Med). So, an MA TESOL, unfortunately, wouldn't qualify you for a permanent license, which makes no sense, but it is what it is. 5) A Cambridge Delta (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), which is a Level 7 qualification in the UK, same level of a master's and PGCE and PGCEi, and which also includes assessed teaching practice, is also not accepted / recognized by Khurusapha. Unbelievable. Anyway, hope this helps a bit.