Student Ed Visa for Thailand (Non-immigration ED Visa)
The Immigration Department here in Thailand, which controls visa processes, can make sudden changes to their policy without notice. So, it is best to ask your chosen university or school to provide up-to-date requirements for visa application.
Prepare all the required documentation before submitting and ensure everything is correct as per the Immigration requirements.
When preparing your application, it’s important to remember that you are responsible for the visa, not the university/school you’re applying for.
Apply for the visa in your home country or before arriving in Thailand. That’ll make the process easier, faster, and less costly.
Every university or school has different application procedures, and your selected institution will outline what it requires. Some schools only require an email including your application form and copies of your transcripts, while others may demand completed documentation with certified copies and proper photographs.
Also, the submission fee is important for a complete application. No application is considered legal unless you submit your fee. As with application submission, every school differs in their fee also.
Paying from a foreign bank can be troublesome and might cause considerable costs. Some universities allow you to pay on the day of registration, which, in some cases, is a better option.
As soon as your application gets accepted, you should expect to receive the acceptance letter, AKA, ‘Letter of Admission.’
This Letter of Admission is usually printed on the respective official letterhead of your school or university and would be signed off by a managing official of the institute.
This letter confirms that you have been accepted for the selected program and that you should show up to commence your studies from the allocated date.
In this letter, they will most likely mention the subjects you will be studying in the following semester. Note that both details are equally important.
Make sure that your chosen school is certified and authorized by authorities.
A regular student visa is for one year, and it shall only be granted to serious students who want to attain a degree. If the authorities feel like you have misused your visa to carry other activities like holidaying and finding a job, the visa extension may be reduced accordingly. Also, if, for some reason, your study period gets reduced, the authorities hold the right to reduce your visa too. The immigration office can check your attendance record at any time to ensure you are a legitimate student.
This is why it is essential to make your application look like a serious candidate applying for a student visa. Usually, in Thailand, a semester is five months long, and the educators will maintain the syllabus over this period.
