Living in Thailand: Thai Visas: The Education Visa

February 3 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

What is the Education Visa?

The education visa is the visa granted to foreign citizens who want to pursue studies in Thailand.

This type of visa covers the cases of enrollment in a government educational institution or in a private educational institution (High School or University) and is also available to foreign citizen that whishes to conduct training or research into a university or research institute.

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Originally posted 2009-08-04 10:38:43.

Thai Visas: Reminder 90 Days Stay Notification

February 1 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

In this post I just want to remind you of the obligation made to foreigner to report every 90 days to the immigration office. Indeed, this is a requirement of Thai immigration law that we often forget.

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Thailand Visas: Setting the Record Straight 4: Visas Definitions

January 30 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

This post is a continuation of our series Thailand Visas: Setting the Record Straight. I wrote this series with a “back-to-basics” kind of approach because I don’t believe that it is possible to understand Thai immigration regulations without having first an understanding of basic terms such as visa, visa class, visa exemption, passport stamp, entry visa, departure visa, multi or single entry and so on…

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Originally posted 2009-10-26 09:27:19.

Living in Thailand: Thai Visas: Visa O Family

January 30 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

Introduction to the Non Immigrant Visa O Family

 

What is the Family Visa?

The family Non Immigrant Visa O is for foreigners who have Thai family in Thailand and who wish to stay in Thailand to take care of their family. Family means a Thai relative whether a parent, spouse, children, adopted children or spouse children.

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Originally posted 2009-07-30 12:06:22.

THAI VISAS UPDATES 2012 : Visas Comparative Table

January 30 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

Please find below a comparative table showing the most commonly used types of visa in Thailand, their benefits and requirements. I discuss most of these visas in more detailed articles to be found in the visa section of this blog. The purpose of this table is simply to permit readers to compare different type of visa without to switch from one post to the other. Note during this week I will update and republish all visas related posts.

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Thailand Work Permit – Working outside the Work Place and other Issues

January 28 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas & Work Permit, Thailand Work Permit No comments yet

Now a lot of foreign investors or employees in Thailand believe that once they have obtained a work permit they are safe and can do whatsoever they please. For example they believe that they can work anywhere they want or that they can also exercise activities which are not mentionned in their work permit. When a work permit is granted to a foreigner it will contain a mention of the work permit holder working place that is to say the location where the foreign employee is allowed to work as well as the work to be performed by the foreign employee

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Living In Thailand: Thai Visas – Cleaning the House

January 28 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

On the 11 September 2009, Thai news reported a new crackdown on back-to-back Tourist visa applications under the form of an extended screening of visa applicants. Unfortunately I must say that this latest measure does not surprise me and is only one side of a new policy started by the immigration department around two years ago as part of a “spring house cleaning”.

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Originally posted 2009-09-12 06:32:32.

Working in Thailand: Thai Visas: The Visa “B”

January 22 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Work Permit No comments yet

Introduction to the Visa B

What is a Non Immigrant Visa B

Foreign investors who wish to come into Thailand to conduct a business or to work must first obtain a Non Immigrant Visa B with a Royal Thai Embassy.

The Non Immigrant Visa B will allow you to stay in Thailand for a period of not more than 90 days at a time. This visa may be granted for a single entry or multi entries.

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Originally posted 2009-07-29 08:45:28.

Thailand: Frequently Asked Question: What is the blacklist?

January 21 2012 Categories: Thailand FAQ, Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

 

The infamous blacklist

 

There are a lot of lists most of us dreamt to be on (fortune list, most influent people, most eligible bachelor and so on….) but there is one you definitively don’t want to be on, Thailand immigration blacklist.

Note: I would be unfair to Thailand if I did not state that Thailand is not the only country with an immigration blacklist. All countries have one.

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Originally posted 2009-08-08 06:36:36.

Working in Thailand: Work Permits Fee Increase

January 20 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas & Work Permit, Thailand Work Permit No comments yet

Once again the foreign community is busing with rumors of a next hike of work permit fees that would soon increase up to 7,000 THB. Of course as a foreign investor I regret any increase of fees or anything which will make the situation more difficult for foreign investors in Thailand. Read more…

Originally posted 2009-09-01 10:50:05.