Apply For Ed Visa In Bkk?

[JayS]

Hi

i am on a tourist visa in bangkok and would like to sign up for the Walen school to apply for an ED Visa.

Should i apply for the ED Visa in bangkok or fly back to my home country and apply from there?

Does it make any difference? How long does it take from the visa application to the final visa?

Thanks in advanced

[MB1]

Hi

i am on a tourist visa in bangkok and would like to sign up for the Walen school to apply for an ED Visa.

Should i apply for the ED Visa in bangkok or fly back to my home country and apply from there?

Does it make any difference? How long does it take from the visa application to the final visa?

Thanks in advanced

I am pretty sure that you need to apply for the ED visa from outside of Thailand..

Below is taken from the Thai Embassy in Hull UK..

Dated 01/08/2009

NON-IMMIGRANT VISA

If your purpose of visiting Thailand is other than tourism you must be in possession of a valid Non-Immigrant Visa before you enter Thailand.

The Non-Immigrant Visa can be issued only by the Royal Thai Embassy or the Royal Thai Consulate and it must be obtained before you arrive in Thailand. It is not possible to obtain this visa in Thailand.

The Non-Immigrant Visa can be granted for the following purposes of visit:-

Category “B” conduct business as employee of non Thai company or to work for Thai company.

Category “ED” study, attend/participate in seminar/conference/exhibition, attend as official at a recognised event,

study Thai boxing, etc) and study as Buddhist monk. This category does not allow paid employment.

Category “O” visit friends/family, for extended stay in Thailand, visit as UK pensioner, to work as a volunteer,

attend training course (teaching English, scuba diving, etc) and to seek work/employment. This

category does not allow paid or unpaid employment without a work permit.

HTH.

[Mario2008]

You will have to apply abroad at a consulate or embassy. There is no need to go back to your home country, with a letter from the school you can go to Laos and apply there.