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You said this "Your visa status is based on your visa which is extended by a 'permission to stay' every year." You do not extend your visa with a permission to stay. You simply extend your permission to stay. If your Multy O is 10 years old, it is now invalid.

You do not extend your visa. You extend your permission to stay. If your ten year old visa is not stamped "used", it was missed. Non O visas are only valid for 3 months. A multi entry for 1 year. I'm sure UbonJoe can confirm my comment as "valid".

Nobody seeking an extension of stay from immigration has a valid visa in their passport. They are stamped "used". What people do have is a basically "visa status". For example; non O, tourist, Non Ed or visa exempt. The OP has already stated he was on NonEd. UbonJoe gas already stated it is possible to change reasons for stay from Ed to marriage Nobody renews their visa. You comment is therefore not valid.

The agent will still need to use the same immigration office. The OP speaks about 400k in the bank which suggests he is going to get an extension based on marriage. The problem with that is the final decision does not rest with the IO. It will be sent to the regional head office for final decision.

"He" is who? That is the question. I doubt it will be done school by school. If there is to be a "teachers must be vaccinated" it will likely be from the very top. I doubt very much the labour courts would take take a case against their own bosses.

This happens quite often. You pay a corrupt official one time and you must continue. They know you are a soft touch in these matters. Sadly, they've got you where they want you. Non compliance this time could cause you problems. Unless you can move from the area and use a different immigration office, this could be happening to you every year,

I hope you are not planning on travelling anytime soon. What happens if Thailand joins the group "2 shots of Sinovac is not considered vaccinated"?

I didn't answer a question because you didn't ask me any. Now, your post above. What has any of that got to do with Covid? Those rules have been in place, at some banks, for years. As I pointed out in my post. Over 50s need pension letter? Surely you mean over 60s. This is what you said. Please explain.

We are talking real schools and real salaries. I find it distasteful, condescending and downright ignorant of you to put down a whole region of Thailand. I doubt you even have much knowledge of the area. Now I understand why you have such difficulty getting on with people at work. Incidentally, did you know a native English speaking Physics teacher can earn 120k in certain schools in Isaan? I doubt you did.

Really? Banks have changed documents required because of a virus? I would very much doubt it. What we do know is that different banks, even different branches, have different rules. I have two bank accounts with the same bank but different branches. On branch opened my account with only passport. The other wanted more. The best thing to do is just go to many places and try your luck. If you are not good at speaking Thai then take your partner or a friend. If your partner has an account at the same branch you should be able to work something out,

Sure. I will tell you first that they are all in Isaan. Is that a location that would be of interest to you?

A sad view of your experiences. Quite the opposite to my experiences in 20+ years of teaching in Thailand. Sure, there are some bad points I could mention but to put all of my experiences under the same umbrella would be misleading. I have had some great jobs and worked with some great people, many of whom I am still in touch with years after leaving. I had a couple of bad experiences and left. Simple. Learned from those experiences and moved on. I've worked direct hire and via agency. One agency was a nightmare. I lasted 2 months and moved on. My most recent teaching position was through a very good agency. They were supportive, we had a coordinator on site at all times, lesson plans and courses were all provided, pay was good and on time and we had regular visits from the boss.

Incorrect on all counts. If there has been a breech of contact, not saying there has or has not in this case, the labour department will be very interested to hear about it. There have been many reports of the labour department working on behalf of the teacher and winning the case.

That old chestnut again. Makes me chuckle every time I see it.

Languages evolve. Things change. Meanings evolve. Get used to it.

I think you'll find "3rd degree" is a figure of speech. The meaning being something that was drawn out and likely more difficult and tedious than needed. Some things don't have to be taken literally. As in your quote is says the " actual" 3rd degree. Imagine is mole hills really were mountains. ????????????????

My understanding of the phrase "3rd degree" fits well with the hassles the gentleman in question faced when arriving in Buriram. Also, the post here that mentioned "3rd degree" didn't quote anything. Just referred to a post.

There is the confusion. I wasn't aware of the name change and certainly don't understand the meaning. My original question still stands but aimed at the directors. The Thai script certainly does not match. Lotus's what? 555

Lotus's what...????

Quite right. You did not say it was a shambles. Neither did I say you did. I was pointing out that this is a thread about Pfizer. Thus, your post was misleading.

Thousands jabbed with Pfizer in one province? That's good going. Shame on those who say the vaccine rollout it a shambles.!!

Sounds like you are on Cambly. I gave up on that on months back. Once I worked out the actual hourly rate, taking into account waiting time and gaps between students. Then the poor exchange rates given by PayPal. It amounts to between $5 and $7 an hour.

Regardless of what you teach, what platform you use and how you connect with the student on internet, if the kids are in China there will be problems. New story on the news today is that the Chinese government are going to limit online game playing to an hour a day for students. If they have the technology to monitor that, they will have the technology to monitor every form of online teaching/studying.

Maybe the fault was with the teacher or the curriculum. I taught Chinese kids online for over 5 years. For the most part they were very good. Some exceptional. A small percentage were challenging.

Buriram Hospital via appointment from Buriram.IC.