Non Imm Ed Visa And Permanent Residency

[mcombes]

Hi there,

Could anybody tell me if getting a 1 year ED visa (to study Thai language) 3 years in a row qualifies for the permanent residency requirements?

TIA,

-m

[PoorSucker]

Must have been on extension of stay.

[Maestro]

mcombes, even three years of extensions of stay for studying the Thai language would not qualify you for Permanent Residency.

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Maestro

[mcombes]

Thanks for your reply, Maestro.

However, I read from the info published on the Thaivisa website that:

Qualifications of an applicant:

1. An applicant must have received permission for yearly stays in Thailand on a non-immigrant visa for at least of three years prior to the submission of an application for permanent residency. Holders of multiple NON-Immigrant visas can not appy. You must have 3 un-broken yearly extensions in order to qualify.

2. An applicant must be holding a non-immigrant visa at the time of submitting an application.

The above may or may not be reliable info, but are stating a fact?

Thanks,

-m

[Lite Beer]

An applicant also has to have a record of paying a lot of Income Tax.

[lopburi3]

You are confused by a requirement to apply for consideration. To obtain PR requires much more than being here for 3 years on extensions of stay.

[simon43]

Your 3 years of extensions of stay fulfills one of the application criteria! but then there are the tax payment requirements as well as others!

Simon

[mcombes]

I see, understood. Thank you all for your replies, appreciated.

-m