yipnakhon

You're probably right. Thanks. At least I have time to work on my Bachelor's before going back.

Just out of curiosity, what is the 3rd government ministry you're talking about? One is education, two is immigration. Number three?

we haven't had a teacher arrest in the news for a week or two.

As another way of phrasing this question: what do you think has changed from the time you fled the country?

"Steven"

A week or two is not really reassuring. I left Thailand shortly after the coup d'état. As for what changed from the time I fled is pretty simple: before I left the school didn't know the degree was a fake. They found out after the raid so the ministry of education now knows it's a fake.

Back to the original question: If the ministry of education knows, does that mean immigrations know as well and if they do, could they possibly link it to me even though I'll be going in with a different passport?

if you go and apply for a TL or WP, yes, your name (even on a different passport) will still be on their computer and the will punish you.

Maybe it time for you to get a visa for your TGF to come with you to another country.

Post this same topic in the teaching forum and see what kind of replys you get.............

Do you think I could still get in as a tourist, under my French passport so that I can take care of a few things there before moving back to Europe? I'll play the devil's advocate for a second. How many John Smiths are there? If John Smith was my name and some other guy with the same name did what I did, would they be putting the blame one me? Sure it's the same name, but many people have the same name. A different passport from a different country usually means a different person. How do you think they would still be able to key on to that?

Dear forum,

I taught English in Thailand under my Spanish passport with a fake bachelor's degree. I skipped the Kingdom following the recent case in which an American teacher was arrested for an alleged murder... My school was cracked down by police... Today, I've got a TEFL and plan on going back with my French passport. I want to get back to Thailand and teach, because that's where my girlfriend is and I enjoyed my life there.

I know that I can go to other schools. But sooner or later, I will be meeting Immigrations where computers can dig out the fake bachelor's degree because the school did report it after I left. I have no other criminal record. Opinions and comments are welcome.