If a Uni wants to hire me to teach 1-2 seminars a month am I stuck in no man's land?

Best ask if the "uni" will provide the paperwork required for both the visa , any necessary extension and the work permit.

Edited April 25, 201412 yr by thepool

The rules are more flexible for getting a work permit as a teacher. The university should contact the work permit office for info.

For a B visa or an extension of stay based upon teaching there is no minimum hours to get them in the rules.

Public university probably no problem, private university and immigration/work permit might get weird.

A non-b is not a work permit so the hours worked in relation to the visa mean nothing. There is non minimum "hours" for a work permit.

Spoonman, I did not know if the sponsoring business for the visa needed to give a detailed job description. Since the work scheduled would b unconventional, I wondered if it would affect visa and/or permit. Thanks guys.

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For an ED-visa there is minimum of 4 hours, I have heard there is the same minimum for volunteering. So that might be the case also for employment. One might get a work permit, but not necessarily an extension of stay from immigration based on employment (teaching).

A visa is an other matter.

Thanks Mario. That might be an issue for the extension. If that is the case, I should not teach too large of a class if it will translate into too few hours/mo and might need to teach several classes that aren't quite full to make sure that the hours don't fall below that possible threshold.

Yes, but don't forget to not only include the teaching hours but also the hours preparing the seminar.

Ah, then my question is probably a moot one then. A tremendous amount of time goes into research, photos, Powerpoint presentation construction etc. A 10 hours weekend course is well over 50 hours. Thanks.

If any Thai employer is willing to employ you, it is between you and the employer how many hours you have to work. Neither Immigration nor the Labour Ministry ever ask that question. A job is a job as far as they are concerned.