TEACH IN THAILAND

Thailand is a nice place to stay for tourists and job-seekers. Here are some of the questions you might want to ask when you want to visit and teach in Thailand:

VISA APPLICATION

Thailand does not require any visa for Filipino visitors and they are given a 30-day stay inside the kingdom upon arrival. On or before the 30-day expires, the visitor must leave the country.

WHAT IF I WANT TO STAY LONGER THAN 30 DAYS?

There are many options you can do to extend your stay. You can extend your 30-day permit to another 30 days at the Immigration Office at ChaengWattana Government Complex. You can get a TRANSIT VISA from Cambodia which is only 4 hours away from Bangkok and which will cost you around 700 baht only. That will extend your stay in Thailand for 15 days. If you still want to stay longer after that 15 days you can go back to the border (Cambodia) and get another 15 days extension again and you can do it limited to 2 times and the next next thing you can do is go to Laos and get a 3 months tourist visa.

HOW ABOUT TOURIST VISA?

If your first 30 days is almost over and you still want to stay, you can get a TOURIST VISA in Laos. Cambodia does not issue Tourist Visa only Laos. It takes 10 hours to go there, then you have to stay overnight because the issuance of visa will take 1 working day. The cost of the visa alone is a thousand baht. So including your fare and meals and hotel, you may need 3 thousand. Tourist visa gives you 60 days to stay in the kingdom.

WHERE COULD I POSSIBLY STAY WHILE LOOKING FOR JOB?

If you have friends in Thailand, you can stay with them for a while. You can also rent apartments which are very cheap and affordable. But if you find the job already, you can move to the place nearer to your school.

WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO TEACH?

Every professional can come and try their luck in teaching Thai Government Schools. While some schools accept any degree, most of the schools at present only hires Education Degree holders.

HOW CAN I APPLY FOR TEACHING JOBS IN THAI SCHOOLS?

Once you come to Thailand, you can immediately start your journey of applying. Many schools nowadays are under agencies so you can not just walk-in to any schools you see along the way. What you can do is find teaching agencies and apply there and they will be the once to place you to any schools under them.

WHAT ARE THE AGENCIES I CAN APPLY TO?

Some of the famous teaching agencies are listed below. Many of them places teachers within Bangkok only, but some places teacher in the province also.
1. ASIA Computer and Language
2. EMS
3. SIAM Computer and Language
4. ECC
5. Easy English
6. TLS
7. ILIT
8. Nature Method
9. OLA
10. Ramkhamhaeng University Project in Nonthaburi
11. Chulalongkorn University Project in Nonthaburi
12. JPE

ARE ALL SCHOOLS UNDER AGENCY?

Not all. Most of the Thai government schools are under agencies. International Schools, Bilingual Schools and Universities are not. You can apply directly to these schools.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION?

In applying, you need the following:
1. Copy of passport
2. Copy of TOR
3. Copy of Diploma
4. 3pcs. passport size ID picture
5. Medical Certificate (from Thailand: only 50baht-150baht)
6. Girls must wear skirt, boys must wear tie.
Bring all originals for reference.

CAN I APPLY ONLINE FROM MY COUNTRY?

Yes. You can log in to www.ajarn.com and www.jobsdb.com to find teaching job postings.