Advice Needed

[alexth]

Ok, I have just applied for University in Thailand (I am currently in Thailand) and will need to change my NON-O visa into the student one. From the university, they told me that in order for this to be done, I should get back home and apply for the student visa from the Thai Embassy in my country? What should I do, I just came back to Thailand three weeks ago and the ideea of spending 14 hours in plane to go home and another 14 to come back is killing me

[vinny]

I think that it should be possible to change your status in Thailand. See the relevant section of Required documents, Visa Extension.

[SunbeltAsia]

Ok, I have just applied for University in Thailand (I am currently in Thailand) and will need to change my NON-O visa into the student one. From the university, they told me that in order for this to be done, I should get back home and apply for the student visa from the Thai Embassy in my country? What should I do, I just came back to Thailand three weeks ago and the ideea of spending 14 hours in plane to go home and another 14 to come back is killing me

No need to change this visa. You simply apply for the extension of stay based on education on a "O" or "B" or whatever non immigrant visa you have. Get this paperwork.

Copy of passport

A 4 cm. X 6 cm. Photograph

A certified document from the President of the institution

The document must contain the following details of the Applicants:

Name Family name

Age

Nationality

Total academic years

Student code number (if any)

Level of education

Curriculum

Funding

Education transcript

A Permit to Establish Higher Education Institution

An approval document of President's Appointment

If you like us to help you, bring this to our office and we'll apply for you. Our Professional fee will be 6,500 Baht plus 7% Vat. No visa extension for one year, no charge.

www.lawyer.th.com

[alexth]

Ok, I have just applied for University in Thailand (I am currently in Thailand) and will need to change my NON-O visa into the student one. From the university, they told me that in order for this to be done, I should get back home and apply for the student visa from the Thai Embassy in my country? What should I do, I just came back to Thailand three weeks ago and the ideea of spending 14 hours in plane to go home and another 14 to come back is killing me

No need to change this visa. You simply apply for the extension of stay based on education on a "O" or "B" or whatever non immigrant visa you have. Get this paperwork.

Copy of passport

A 4 cm. X 6 cm. Photograph

A certified document from the President of the institution

The document must contain the following details of the Applicants:

Name Family name

Age

Nationality

Total academic years

Student code number (if any)

Level of education

Curriculum

Funding

Education transcript

A Permit to Establish Higher Education Institution

An approval document of President's Appointment

If you like us to help you, bring this to our office and we'll apply for you. Our Professional fee will be 6,500 Baht plus 7% Vat. No visa extension for one year, no charge.

www.lawyer.th.com

Will be there on Monday or Tuesday and hope everything will work fine. Is this advice also standing for my friend who is here on a tourist visa? Thanks, Alex

[SunbeltAsia]

Will be there on Monday or Tuesday and hope everything will work fine.

Good to hear Alex. It will go smooth as long as you have the paperwork. Wait till you amaze the University. You should get extra credit for thinking outside the box, and not taking everything they told you as gospel.

Is this advice also standing for my friend who is here on a tourist visa? Thanks, Alex

A tad different. He needs to change his tourist visa to a non immigrant visa and then apply for the extension of stay based on education.

He will have to have at least 21 days left on the tourist visa to change it to a non immigrant visa.

We of course have had experience in the change of a tourist visa to a non immigrant visa and can help your friend as well.

[alexth]

Thanks for the info, then we'll both see you on Monday or Tuesday. What are the hours of operation? We'll have to go to the university in the morning and just need to know what time are you closing.

[SunbeltAsia]

Thanks for the info, then we'll both see you on Monday or Tuesday. What are the hours of operation? We'll have to go to the university in the morning and just need to know what time are you closing.

Most of the time, opening from 8:30 a.m. and the closing time: most staff leave by 6:30p.m. with the office remaining open till 8 p.m. At the end of the month, its open till midnight or even later. ( Most of the accounting staff are working late until the night)

I'll Pm you the name of the staff that will help you, with their phone.

Alex, thanks for the opportunity to get this done for you. Feel free to report to the forum, how it went.

www.lawyer.th.com