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Reader question: Can I go to Thailand earlier with a student visa?
Hello!
I have already benefited a lot from your website, thank you for that! But I still have a question: In February I will leave for Thailand for 4,5 months for an internship for my HBO education. This will start on February 10 and this is also indicated in my internship contract. Now I assume that when I apply for a visa (Student Visa), it will only be valid from February 10th.
But I would like to leave for Thailand a week earlier to get used to/settle down a bit. Can I just enter the country with the free 30-day tourist visa, and do I still have to have my Student Visa stamped a week later? And when my internship ends, can I still travel around on that Student Visa? Because I will have to apply for an annual visa for those 4,5 months. (And can I even apply for an annual visa in NL? Sometimes you read that they only issue a 3-month visa)
Or should I do a Visa run and apply for a Tourist Visa?
Thank you very much in advance.
Greetings,
Nynke
Nynke,
It is not the case that you will only get one stamp from the first to the last day of your internship. It would be a problem for many students who would only be able to enter Thailand that day and would have to go straight to class, then take the plane back after the last class.
Normally you will receive a visa with a validity period of three months or one year, depending on the duration of your internship.
Suppose you submit your application in December/January, the validity period will start somewhere a week (14 days) later, and will therefore be valid for three months or 1 year.
From that date you can already enter Thailand.
You will receive a stamp upon entry that allows a stay of three months.
After those 90 days you will have to go to Immigration with your papers (internship contract) to prove that your internship is still running, and you will get another 90 days stamp and so every three months.
If your internship ends somewhere in between, you do not have to leave immediately, but you can still stay until the end date of the last stamp.
Afterwards you can no longer stay on the basis of your ED visa, since your internship has ended and you will have to purchase a different type of visa if you want to stay longer.
Be careful not to leave Thailand outside the validity period of your visa, and check whether it concerns a Single or Multiple entry.
Single is only a single entry before the end of the validity period of the visa, Multiple is multiple entries within the validity period of the visa.
I advise you to check all this again at the Thai Embassy.
Rules sometimes change.
Another tip and not unimportant.
Be careful with internship.
In Thailand it is rather quickly regarded as work.
I do not know what the internship entails, but it is best to inquire whether it is not necessary to also have a work permit.
(A visa that allows work is not the same as a work permit.)
Good luck with your internship
Dear RonnyLadPhrao,
Thank you for your extensive response! So I conclude from this that there is no point in applying for my visa this month or next month, because it will then start too early?
Other than that it's very clear, thank you! I only thought that with a multiple entry I would have to do a visa run every 90 days, but if I can arrange it with Immigration in Bangkok it would be ideal!
By the way, I'm going to do an internship at an Orthopedic company. At this company arm / leg prostheses and orthoses are measured and produced. So I will mainly watch in the workshop and with the patients and it is the intention that I also practice myself, so to speak, to master the techniques.
I had indeed already read that there is a chance that I would need a work permit. But my internship company recommended applying for an ED visa and I have been in contact with both the Thai Consulate and the Thai Embassy here in NL (via e-mail) and explained the situation, that it is part of my education here and they told me that I had to apply for an ED visa.
I will not receive an internship allowance or anything like that, I also pay for housing myself and my internship contract also states very clearly that I really retain the status of intern and therefore am not entitled to any further allowances and the like.
Hopefully they will really see it as an internship and not as work.
Regarding the application – An email to the Embassy and they will answer you from when it is best to make your application.
You are still waiting for the papers, so you will have to wait a while.
Regarding an ED visa, I recommend clicking the link below.
It is not directly about an internship, but about studying in Thailand and the ED visa.
You may get an annual residence after 90 days and you only have to comply with the 90 days notification obligation (actually a confirmation of your address in Thailand).
This would of course give you enormous freedom to discover Thailand after your internship.
As I (and others) have written before, be sure to check everything again at the embassy so that you are not faced with any surprises once you arrive in Thailand, but I understand that you will still do this.
http://studyinthailand.org/study_abroad_thailand_university/student_visa_immigration_thailand.html
Still, be careful with that ED visa and internship / work.
It doesn't matter to Thai whether or not you get paid for work, but it could get you into serious trouble. (I can't help but warn you again)
Good thing if the embassy says it's not necessary...
Nynke,
Just an addition.
An ED visa is something that is not discussed much on the blog, because it is not that common. The experiences are therefore limited.
I suspect many readers would appreciate your experiences with this, so keep us posted on how it goes in practice.
Dear Nynke,
Ask these questions when you are going to apply for the student visa. I assume you do that at the Thai consulate in The Hague. I would not take any chances and stick only to information provided by official bodies. Have fun in Thailand during your internship!
Yes, as soon as I have all the papers, I will visit the Embassy or Consulate (Which of the 2 would be the best?), to apply for my visa on the spot. I understood that it was also possible by mail, but I prefer personal contact.
And thanks! I think I'm going to have a great time there. I also find it very exciting, but I have been to Thailand once before for 1 months so it is not completely unknown. Also found a studio right opposite the company where I will be doing my internship, so that's also ideal.
Hi Nynke,
I would just email the Thai Embassy or Consulate in the Netherlands with your question. They can tell you everything exactly, up to date and then you know where you stand.
Have fun in advance