Im a 21 year old British citizen starting work in Thailand on the 1 st of june as an English teacher. I just have a few questions if anyone could help. First the school Im working for  have faxt/ e mailed the detals to the Thai embassy in London, is this the correct way of doing things, or does the school have to send me the letter to take to the embassy.

Secondly Im planning to go to the Embassy in London, I seem to be getting the immpression that Hull would be a better place to apply for my non Immigrant b visa is this so?

Would be great if anyone could help me .

Thanks

Hi laduladiva and welcome to Thailand Expat Forum.

Bring/post your passport, photo and the faxed documents to the Hull Consulate and ask for a NON-B double or multi entry. Letters in orginal will bet better than faxed docs. Forget London, they will not be very helpful, according to earlier posts here.

You CAN get a work permit without a degree, TEFL should be enough. Maybe someone else here at the Forum can give you more details about TEFL.

 Thanks George was really helpfull advise also while im here

has anybody got any advise for me on the cost of living in Thailand. ( Im not that clude up on things as you can tell ).

Im going to be teaching in Phetchaburi and will be earning around 20 000 THB each month, I will be getting free accommodation and will only have to pay for electrcity, water and food. This will be suficiant I hope and do you think ill be able to save some of the cash to do some traveling in Thailand or should I save the money for traveling in the uk. Thanks

You could have a relatively comfortable lifestyle in Petchaburi with 20,000 baht. But mind you that there are better paying offers. If your intention is to save money, I don't think Thailand is the best option. I heard S. Korea or even China pay better. But if you are a simple person with simple needs, then Thailand is waiting...

thanks for the reply. Im not really thinking of saving money but doing quick day trips, weekend trips etc to other areas of Thailand.

While no formal qualifications are necessary to teach here in Bangkok, qualifications can help you land the best jobs and are an invaluable introduction to teaching. The two most recognized qualifications are regulated by the Royal Society of the Arts, hence the RSA CTEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and Trinity college for the TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) qualification. Of the two, the RSA course is slightly better known but carries no more weight than the TESOL qualification. Both focus primarily on the communicative approach, which advocates the need for students of English to practice, and use the language for a purpose in the classroom.  Both run their courses in a variety of forms but the most common is a four week intensive course (very intensive) costing around $1500. Whichever course you decide to pursue, you are in for a very testing time, maybe the hardest four weeks of your life. As Peter McGregor remarks after taking the CTEFL, in London, England, "I thought my University degree was hard but it was nothing compared to my four weeks learning to teach. I passed, but at the end was too exhausted to celebrate!"  

For information on finding a training course near you, please check the following websites.

http://www.tefl.com -  

http://www.tefl.net/teacher-training/index.htm -  

http://www.english-international.com -  

http://www.eflweb.com -  

http://www.eslcafe.com -

Thanks for all youre replys, been a great help

ps wicked sight , keep up the good work  :laugh: