Hi there,
Would really appreciate anyone's relevant experience or advice on this matter.
I approached a school in Chiang Mai, about 4-5 weeks ago, to study with them. They come highly recommended and seemed very confident regarding the visa process. This is part of the reason I chose to apply with them, as I got the impression they 'took care of everything'.
In recent years, all of their ed-visa applications and processes have been conducted in-country. However, they advised me that it was best to apply abroad, as they'd heard rumours that the Thai government would be halting in-country applications. They advised that I do the one-month tourist extension in Thailand, so that I could wait until they'd received and prepared all of the relevant documents for me.
To try and make this post a bit more concise, I'll cut to my situation now. Got all the documents from them (although they'll redo one of the documents, depending on which embassy I apply through) - but discovered through research yesterday, that most embassies ask for a police clearance certificate. I need to leave Thailand in 10 days, so there isn't enough time for me to get one here (though I'll try anyway).
The only 2 near-by Thai embassies that currently *don't* list the 'police clearance certificate' as a required document on their websites are Savvanakhet and Phnom Penh. However, some wording on the Savvanakhet site suggests that only people with Laos residence can get their ed-visas processed there. And I've read that Phnom Penh have a reputation for being tough, and rejecting visa applications.
Just wondering if anyone has any recent experience with getting ed-visas at either of these two embassies?
Many thanks for your help in advance! ????
