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How to obtain a student visa.
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ED Nonimmigrant study visa is issued for a period of 6 months to 1 year. You can get it in any country where there is a consulate of the Kingdom of Thailand, including in Russia (Moscow/Vladivostok), but you will have to pick up the documents from the school in advance (send them by DHL). Starting from 2017, schools accredited by the Ministry of Education of Thailand can apply for an ED visa without leaving the country. The scheme for obtaining an ED-visa: 1. We find a suitable school and choose a course. The school must have an accreditation form with an official stamp and an identification number. The Council: take English first, then Thai. If you immediately choose Thai, then later, when you want to get a visa through an English course, problems may arise. 2. Three weeks before the end of the current visa or arrival in Thailand, you need to notify the school that you need documents for a visa. Here, schools are usually asked to contribute 50% of the tuition fee. The school will need your passport and possibly a rental contract. 3. We collect a package of documents for a visa: — a passport (valid for > 6 months); — a photocopy of the main page of the passport, certified by its owner (date, signature); — completed visa application form; — 4 3x4 photos for the questionnaire, plus up to 20 photos if you apply for an annual visa; — the consular fee is 2000uah, in Russia they accept in rubles, in Laos only in baht; — documents from school: — a) Letter address to Thai consult of __ (original). — b) Original approval letter from the department of education. — c) School registration and principal endorsement. — d) Course schedules. — e) Full course syllabus. — f) Proof on enrollment. — j) Proof of bank statement updated either from home country or Thailand bank acct. — h) Student Certificate (required if you receive a 2nd or 3rd ED visa). 4. We are planning a trip for a visa. You can buy tickets and pay for your accommodation yourself or take a minibus to #vizaran. The most popular destination is Penang (Malaysia), but the requirements have been tightened there, so you can go to Vientiane (Laos) or Bali (Indonesia) for a visa. Keep in mind that it will take 2 working days: 1 day — submission of documents from 08.00 to 11.00; 2 day — passport receipt from 13.00 to 16.00.5. We go to Vizaran and get a visa. On the way back, when crossing the border with Thailand, the officer will stamp the passport for 90 days. Be sure to double-check the dates! The officer has the right to demand to show the rental agreement, as well as 20,000 rubles. You will need to fill out a Departure card, where you will specify your address in Thailand. Make sure that the Departure card is fixed in the passport and is not lost, this is important. 6. The next day after the visa, you need to come to the school with a passport for reporting. 7. According to Thai law, foreigners need to be registered every 90 days — they will need to come to the Immigration Office to renew the stamp and pay 5000UAH each time. Renewal documents (in addition to those prepared by the school): — lease agreement; — certified copy of the owner's ID card; — a copy of the certificate of ownership certified by the owner; — a hand—drawn map of the location of the house; - three photos of the house: a general plan, a sign with the house number, a student on the background of the house and signs. 8. After completing the language course, you need to come to the Department of Education to take the exam.
