I have a current American teaching license, a Thai wife, a yellow book, work permit, teaching job, the required amount of money in a thai bank, and a non imm O VISA to be here in Udon with my wife. It expires in Sept. I want to extend for 1 year. Nong Khai immigration office told my wife one of the documents we had to bring was my work permit. Other familiar with the situation have told me I don't need to work if my visa is for marriage. If I show my work permit they will ask for my teaching license. My school would not help me get a thai license and said to teach with them I don't need one.

Does anyone know if Nong Khai immigration will extend my visa with an american teaching license? Or if I can extend for marriage without showing my work permit?

Thanks in advance,

Dave

I believe your question has been answered in the visa section. Here I would limit the discussion to the question if an American theaching license is enough to teach.

It might help if you tell at what kind of school you are teaching: government, private or language school.

I believe your question has been answered in the visa section. Here I would limit the discussion to the question if an American theaching license is enough to teach.

It might help if you tell at what kind of school you are teaching: government, private or language school.

Thanks for the response.

I'm teaching at a government school, they take anybody that speaks english to teach here, no license necessary. My situation concerns whether the thai education ministry, which informed the thai immigration people that visa extensions for teachers must show a teaching license, will accept a valid foreign teaching license with a work permit to extend a non imm O spousal visa?

Dave

My experience is limited in this area, however, a few years ago, we had a teacher with an overseas teaching license (Australia, I believe). Immigration didn't take the license, but when we applied for a Thai Teacher's License, he was given one instantly. At the time, I believe he was given a 5 year license. The regulations changed in the meantime, but your license should be transferable.

I suggest you apply for a Thai license and see what happens.

My experience is limited in this area, however, a few years ago, we had a teacher with an overseas teaching license (Australia, I believe). Immigration didn't take the license, but when we applied for a Thai Teacher's License, he was given one instantly. At the time, I believe he was given a 5 year license. The regulations changed in the meantime, but your license should be transferable.

I suggest you apply for a Thai license and see what happens.

I hope this will be true for me, I'll look into it, thanks for the response.

Dave