American Teacher seeking volunteer position Chang Mai

[tlchurch1]

Hello, I'm a high school English teacher in PA, USA, taking sabbatical next year to live in Bali in Sept/Oct and Thailand from Nov - May. I'll be in Chang Mai area with my wife and three young children from November 2014 - February 2015. I'm looking for an opportunity to volunteer teach English to any age group in Chang Mai. I'd like to set up a volunteer teaching arrangement soon in order to get a work visa. Any connections or suggestions as to how I can go about setting this up?

Thanks,

Tom

[ubonjoe]

There is no work visa. Only a work permit allows you to work.

You would first get a non immigrant O visa from an embassy or consulate based upon volunteering. Then after arriving here you would apply for and obtain a work permit. The you could apply for a extension of stay at immigration based upon doing volunteer work.

You could do a search for NGO's or even for a school that would accept you as a volunteer teacher.

[tlchurch1]

Thanks!

[Mario2008]

As OP already has the same topic running here, http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/721931-american-teacher-seeking-volunteer-position-chang-mai/

this one is closed.

Please post comments in the other topic.