Hello

I'm going back to Thailand next month, just checked on Hull consulate's website under their requirements for a non-B visa.

They want a CRB check if you are wanting to teach...I don't recall this being a requirement when I applied for my non-B in September 2010...is this a new thing?

Also, being a teacher on a non-B, the consulate will only grant a single-entry visa....again, back in 2010, I got a multiple-entry. (I don't recall this being mentioned when I applied in 2010 either).

All I sent to Hull back then was a letter from a company in Thailand saying they will employ me, my passport and the fee....my 90-day multiple-entry non-B came and off I went.

I'm thinking the single-entry visa is about your employer getting your work permit sorted for you within those first 90 days.

I don't know if anyone has had any experience recently with Hull and these seemingly new rules?

Could anyone please advise? Thank you in advance

There have been a lot of changes in recent months in the requirements for visa applications, probably on instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. So now it is a single-entry only non-B visa and a CRB check for teaching in Thailand.

What is a CRB check?

Criminal Records Bureau check.

I'm not sure that they can enforce this as a CRB check can only be applied for by an institution employing you, with the right to do so and your permission. You cannot request one for yourself. they're also a ridiculous amount of money - I had to pay for my first one when I did my PGCE.

What they may mean is the certificate you can get from your local police, cost me £10 back in 2008. Lists your criminal convictions.

Thanks for your reply.

Oh great, so I need to get a CRB check, but the company that will employ me has to do it, from Thailand. Handy.

The company need to write a letter, explaining why you need a CRB and you go and apply for one with that.