Studying Thai on ED visa

[Sergach]

Is it true that while studying Thai on a student visa, the immigration or customs can randomly check your basic Thai language skills? Thanks.

[ubonjoe]

Some offices will check your language skills when you apply for 90 day extensions.

[BritTim]

Maybe, sign up for a self defence course rather than a Thai language course, if your local immigration officials are attractive young women. Getting to grips with them as they test your proficiency in hand to hand fighting might be a rather pleasant experience.

[EricTh]

It is true. I had a classmate in a Thai language school who told me he once failed the Thai language test and his visa was not renewed.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2022 by EricTh

[EricTh]

29 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Maybe, sign up for a self defence course rather than a Thai language course, if your local immigration officials are attractive young women. Getting to grips with them as they test your proficiency in hand to hand fighting might be a rather pleasant experience.

Those 'self-defence' course is a visa mill, somebody told me that it's all theory and there was not much physical interaction if any.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2022 by EricTh

[Jack1988]

I've been on a 1 year ed visa before switching to a marriage extension and immigration has never tested my thai language skill

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

Maybe, sign up for a self defence course rather than a Thai language course, if your local immigration officials are attractive young women. Getting to grips with them as they test your proficiency in hand to hand fighting might be a rather pleasant experience.

Answer the OP, instead of comedy.

OP, your Thai will not be tested. 

[Tropposurfer]

There's a really easy, and novel fix for this.

Go to the classes a few times a week for an hour, study for an hour a day for say 5 days a week. then when you go the I.O. office to get your next extension you can address the officers with your new baby Thai skills and all will be well.