michael888 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Going to Thailand mid July to take 1 month Celta course during august, then find English teaching job ,,,by November. Optiion 1: can get free 60 day 2 entry tourist visa ( evidently on may 11 they will be free), leave country after 2 months and come back, have 2 more months- probably enough time to get job (which will supply me with visa and work permit). Option 2: get $65 3 month 1 entry type ED visa , will most likely have to leave country to get 3 more months before finding employment and pay for re entry permit also - but will have a total of 6 months instead of 4 with the tourist visa. Option 3 : get multiple entry 1 year type ED visa for $175. wont have to worry about leaving the country to "renew" but will have "wasted" time on it - and money when ( hopefully) i find employment and get new type of visa to secure work permit. Yep i know , a bit confusing. Any advice or help greatly appreciated ....thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Option 3. There is no guarantee that you will find work here. I have friends who have taken the TESOL course here who cannot find work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Option 1 will cover up to almost six months using 30 day extensions of stay. Option 2 will require school paperwork and will cost. Option 3 will require school paperwork and may not be available for CELTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael888 Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 Option 1 will cover up to almost six months using 30 day extensions of stay.Option 2 will require school paperwork and will cost. Option 3 will require school paperwork and may not be available for CELTA use the first 30 day extension and then leave and come back, get a new 60 days, then get another 30 day extension. Is this the way its done to get the most time out of the visa? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentwarrior Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 You will also need a degree from a 'reputable' University to get a decent job here, with a language school that will supply the necessary visa/work permit. Bangkok has a surplus of English Teachers, not properly qualified, but with years of experience - who can't find jobs at a standard of wage that makes it worthwhile! Do you have any teaching experience and good checkable references? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 If you are looking for a teaching Job then look outside of Bangkok, as there are too many teachers looking for work or working in Bangkok as stated above. Best bet is to go upcountry, a friend of mine just got a job outside of BKK, no degree but a TEFL, not a great salary but enough to live on, and at least it is work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 My story....Yesterday I get a call from a teacher in Nakhon Phanom about positions available at her school there. Her boss gives me an email address to forward my resume, passport copy and documents. I spend 2 hours finding a place that can scan and upload these items for me. The email address they give me is not correct. Hours later we straighten this out. Later last night I get a message telling me to call the Principal of the school immediately as he is in the process of hiring someone else. It is 10:00 p.m. I try to call the number they give me six times, no one answers, they urge me to keep trying. At 10:30 p.m they repeat the phone number which is not the first number that they gave me. So I try this second number and finally do reach the principal and speak with him. They apologize for having given me the wrong phone number. I feel sorry for the students that are attending this school. If the employees' who are employed there cannot give a correct email address or telephone number to reach the director of the school. I spent nearly three hours on the phone and the internet last night trying to sort this out. This morning I get a message from the woman who gave me the wrong email address and incorrect phone number. She told me that she did not think that I had a good attitude. I may need an attitude adjustment after all of this but they definitely need an education adjustment. So If I do get offered the position I have to ask my self would I want to work for an organization like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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