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22 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

OP has got this visa simply as a means to subvert the newly enhanced seasoned lump-sum deposit in a Thai bank

There have been no "newly enhanced" rules regarding extensions based on marriage.

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

If you can't get lamb then substitute with pork or beef. The name doesn't matter as long as you enjoy the final result.

 

BTW, How many real life working shepherds do you know?

Doesn't really matter how many shepherds there are. Tradition says that shepherds pie is made from lamb.

When ever I make such a dish with pork I would call it Pork Cottage Pie. Still not totally accurate, although even if I used beef for a cottage pie I would add pork for fat and tenderness.

My original comment was tongue in cheek anyway.

Slightly different situation but does involve NHS. My wife (Thai) and I visited UK last October. Whilst there my wife got an ear infection. After a day or two of extreme pain I felt it was probably more than just a regular ear infection.

We went to A&E.  Filled out a couple of forms. Got to see a doctor (twice), got diagnosed, got given emergency treatment and issued a prescription.

The prescription was the only thing I needed to pay for, that would have been the case for UK resident anyway.

25 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Yep, I only eat pork and chicken in Thailand these days.

The colour balance on the photo is a bit off, it looked and tasted fine in real life.

How about a Key Lime pie.

 

Not really Shepherds pie then. I've never known a shepherd to take care of pigs. 555

A good thread about ways to make homemade rice pudding, then people come on and talk about the tinned sh%$. My laugh for the  day. Thanks.

17 minutes ago, bkkcanuck8 said:

hmm.  are we not about 40%+ through rainy season already... at this rate they might make it through rainy seas and still not have any water.

Do you think so? The rainy season here in Issan has been arriving later and later in recent years. I would think early September is more like 40%+ nowadays.

Let's face it, this happen pretty much every year although it has to be said this year is worse.

Have no fear. In a couple of months Korat and Surin residents will be complaining they are under a deluge of flood water.

18 minutes ago, scorecard said:

No, they need a teachers licence, I have 2 in my family.

Thais can be teachers without a licence to begin with.

The Teachers' council was set up to manage licencing of Thai teachers. It was only later that they decided that foreign teachers would also be included.

Teachers, including Thai teachers, need to teach for at least a year before they apply for a licence.

Teachers who work in private schools or those that are direct hire at government schools, that did not study and education degree, are given time to study so they can the also qualify for a licence.

Teachers who had taught for a certain amount of time, can't remember how long, prior to the set up of the teachers council are exempt.

Just now, Matzzon said:

And that system only goes for thai nationals, due to that a foreigner teching in Thailand needs a license.

Incorrect. Foreign teachers can teach using a licence waiver. Usually for up to 6 years.

2 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

I believe it is your wife that should get teached. ???? And not continue to give you illegal ideas.

Nothing illegal about it. His wife even said they will get a work permit for him.

9 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

Years ago I moved to Issarn with my ex gf.No other farangs around the area so I had no one to talk to. Ex said no problem there's a Thai lady in the next village whos an English teacher in the school.

I said great I can't wait to meet her. The following week we go to her house for the big meet up. I said hello my name is David nice to meet you.

Well she mumbled something unintelligible and that was pretty much the end of the conversation. Talk about disappointed!

If she was any example of a Thai English teacher I'm sure you will to just fine.Take the TESOL course at least so you have a piece of paper to wave at Immigration if they come sniffing around and keep a low profile.  Keep your nose clean IE: No Jeffery Epstein moments. lol

Good advice and good observations until you said to get a TESOL for immigration. Not needed.

If the OP has a degree in any subject then he will be able to get the correct paperwork for a WP.

I think on the job training and experiences will be better than a TESOL. I fully understand that a course like this gives good advice but it is not "one cap fits all".

At least get to the school and in a classroom, with a Thai teacher for support if required, and get a feel for teaching and also the levels of the students.

The OP could finish his first day and realise it is not for him. Why spend money on a course now? If he teaches and finds he likes and enjoys it, there is time for that at a later date.

13 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Would advice be given to somebody asking if they could practice dentistry without being qualified, why is teaching English treated so lightly? it concerns the future language skill of the next generation and not something to be messed about with by amateurs and the unskilled with some paper that everyone gets after a two week course.

That old chestnut again.

My daughter can speak great English and Thai. Simply because she has been immersed in both languages since birth. English by me and Thai by my wife. She has also picked up a dialect that is spoken in our region. Any contact with any language, preferably by a native speaker, will help in learning.

Would any of us practice dentistry on her? No. Totally different kettle of fish.

9 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Why is there a teaching license, if not required ? Can Thais be teachers without a license ?

There is a system where by prospective teachers can obtain a licence waiver.

Thai teachers will not have a licence when they first start teaching. 

How much experience does the average Thai get before they step into the classroom? They have a year of work experience but that usually involves making nice and colourful boards in the corridor, doing the grades for the other teachers and getting the somtam from the canteen.

I would suggest the OP, if he really wants to do it, should give it a go and ask for an experienced Thai teacher to be with him for the first week or so.

1 hour ago, Peterw42 said:

How, when a teacher WP requires a qualification and a license.

 

I think its the difference between "can" you work as a teacher or "may" you work as a teacher.

 

• Can you ride a bike? Or May I ride your bike?

No teaching qualification or licence is required at this stage. 

Why is Chiang Rai so much more expensive for food in super markets?

8 minutes ago, Slip said:

There were no licences back in 2002.  You would have been grandfathered in, but you didn't meet the criteria.

There most certainly were licences. It was a pale blue book, about the same size of the work permit.

Inside you had a black and white passport size photo of the licence holder. What school you were teaching at and the education department that issued it.

This was before the teachers' council was set up. You didn't need a licence to teach but the school I worked for at the time wanted me to have one.

45 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

are you puchooay? ????

This town ain't big enough for two of me. 5555

Has any anyone actually got a licence recently and can actually tell us what documents and qualifications they used?

In our village the water supply that comes via the municipal supply has been stopped. We now rely on the village water which is pumped from the lake at the Tessaban office. Not quite as clean but better than nothing.

Sadly, if you are in the town, you only have one water source. I would advise to go and buy one or two 2000l water tanks and fill them as a reserve.

1 hour ago, Isaanbiker said:

   I don't think that the Immigration is open on such a high Buddhist holiday.

 

     Monday is not a holiday, but some schools, perhaps also institutions just made it to one that the employees can have a longer holiday.

 

  

 

  The 16th  is Asahna Bucha Day which is a National holiday. The 17th is Buddhist Lent, also a government holiday in Thailand. I'd guess also banks are closed on that day?

 

   

 

  

 

  

The only official holiday is 16th. Check the bank websites. The 17th is not listed. Here is an example: https://kasikornbank.com/en/Holidays

1 hour ago, Isaanbiker said:

It's actually up to the director if the school is open. Unfortunately, our school's open. 

No it is not. The announcement came from the Education Department. It seems all the schools in their jurisdiction are closed. Expect an announcement soon that your school will be closed.

On 7/1/2019 at 11:35 AM, puchooay said:

The government often grant extra holidays to make long weekends. Wouldn't surprise me if they did it on this occasion too.

There was an announcement at my daughter's school yesterday.

Schools to be closed 15th, 16th and 17th.

8 minutes ago, DavisH said:

I would have thought that someone qualifying for the four tests would have applied for the full licence and the earliest opportunity.

I tried to. If you have ever dealt with Thai officialdom you will understand that things take time.

I had also just taken a new position. The school were not really sure of what they had to do even though I gave them the paper work from Khurusapa to show them what I needed.

By the time they were up to speed the goal posts had been moved. The decision to not let me slip under the net seemed very harsh and kind of put me off trying again.

Just my luck I guess. I even had a licence back in 2002. I could have got a new licence under the grandfathering rule but, sadly, I had a 3 month break from teaching and thus could not show continual employment.

Never mind. Onwards and upwards and time to move on. More lucrative and rewarding employment is now here.

11 minutes ago, stubuzz said:

I like you; You are funny. 

Anyway, A colleague got his licence and has renewed it last year with A BA and 4 tests. Thus my question. When did Krusapa stop accepting them?

That is a renewal. That means the licence holder has been grandfathered. If you took the tests and applied after the tests were suspended, with no notice, you were left in the lurch. I think not quite a decade ago but at least 5 years. Must be near that as I have had and used 3 waivers since I took the tests.