Is it possible to get a work visa working part time for a language School.

And if so how does it work does the language school do all the paperwork for you or are you pretty much have to go to immigration do everything yourself.

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Legally you need a work permit for working full time, part time and even volunteering. How schools deal with the paperwork and payment for WP and Visa depends on the school. Having said this it is now a requirement for a Thai person from the school to go to immigration with you. If that is universally adhered to I've no idea but the Immigration I go to will not deal with teachers from my school if not accompnied.

Every language school I am aware of will take the employee through the process.

However, you would need to discuss with the language school how many hours a week they would require you to teach. They may not wish to have the cost and effort of the work permit administrative process if you are only willing to teach, say, four hours a week.

Part time work is all but impossible for westerners in Thailand. There is a minimum monthly salary requirement to qualify for a work permit. This starts at 35,000 for some nationalities, and goes up to 60,000 for others. I don't know of many employers that are willing to pay someone 35,000 baht or more per month to work part time.

1 hour ago, BrandonJT said:

Part time work is all but impossible for westerners in Thailand. There is a minimum monthly salary requirement to qualify for a work permit. This starts at 35,000 for some nationalities, and goes up to 60,000 for others. I don't know of many employers that are willing to pay someone 35,000 baht or more per month to work part time.

Do the minimum salary requirements apply to teachers?

1 hour ago, Briggsy said:

Do the minimum salary requirements apply to teachers?

Probably not for government schools, but the original post asked about language schools. So I'm assuming a private employer, not the state.

16 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

Part time work is all but impossible for westerners in Thailand. There is a minimum monthly salary requirement to qualify for a work permit. This starts at 35,000 for some nationalities, and goes up to 60,000 for others. I don't know of many employers that are willing to pay someone 35,000 baht or more per month to work part time.

This is misinformation. As I stated a WP is even required if volunteering in which case the wage is zero baht.

16 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

Part time work is all but impossible for westerners in Thailand. There is a minimum monthly salary requirement to qualify for a work permit. This starts at 35,000 for some nationalities, and goes up to 60,000 for others. I don't know of many employers that are willing to pay someone 35,000 baht or more per month to work part time.

To my knowledge, the minimum monthly salary is a nrequest from immigration when renewing extension of stay based on work permit. Furthermore, there is no minimum requirements for school teachers.

12 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

Probably not for government schools, but the original post asked about language schools. So I'm assuming a private employer, not the state.

To my knowledge also not for private schools — at least the native English speaking teachers in my daughter's private bi-lingual school (EP programme) was not covered by a minimum monthly salary request.

3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

This is misinformation. As I stated a WP is even required if volunteering in which case the wage is zero baht.

The minimum salary is real.

I know because I was required to pay myself that salary (I owned the company).

The minimum salary does vary based on nationality and (I believe) the job.

28 minutes ago, timendres said:

The minimum salary is real.

I know because I was required to pay myself that salary (I owned the company).

The minimum salary does vary based on nationality and (I believe) the job.

The minimum salary is real, yes. But it's a requirement for getting an extension from immigration, not a requirement for getting a work permit.

In practice, that distinction is less relevant nowadays than it used to, as multi-entry Non-B visas are no longer available for working in Thailand. I knew some people who used them to work in Thailand instead of extensions, because they couldn't meet immigration's income requirements.

On 5/27/2026 at 3:00 PM, Caldera said:

The minimum salary is real, yes. But it's a requirement for getting an extension from immigration, not a requirement for getting a work permit.

You are correct. It was immigration that checked the minimum salary when I applied for my extension.

Of course, the work permit is somewhat useless without the extension.

On 5/26/2026 at 8:26 PM, Briggsy said:

Do the minimum salary requirements apply to teachers?

the % for tax depends on the country the tax payer is from

57 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

the % for tax depends on the country the tax payer is from

I think what you are saying is that the minimum salary varies according to the nationality of the work permit applicant. However, that is not what I asked. My question was do the minimum salary requirements apply to work permit applicants working in the teaching sector.

(In fact, your post is so disconnected from my question, I have no idea why you quoted me.)

Don't worry as long as you pay taxes and social security.

Your salary can be less than stipulated as long as you pay taxes higher than your in facto salary.

The best is that you will get a social security card that gives you free health care.

My salary depends on how much I work, but I always pay my taxes.