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More class time required for Education Visas in Phuket

More class time required for Education Visas in Phuket

PHUKET: New immigration rules are set to go into effect this week that will affect foreigners staying in Thailand with ED visas, according to a report on ThaiVisa.com.


By The Phuket News

Saturday 15 November 2014 06:45 PM


Students on the island who have an ED-Visa are now required to attend two-hour classes 5 times per week, ThaiVisa.com reports.

Students in Bangkok, however, are required to attend two-hour classes, 4 times per week.

It is not yet known if the new rules will go into affect for the entire Kingdom. 

Earlier this year, immigration authorities made several other changes regarding the process of applying for ED-Visa extensionsNon-Immigrant B extensions and out-in Visa runs that affected thousands of foreigners in Phuket. 

"Thaivisa.com would like to thank Mac Walen of Walen School of Thai for clarifying the new requirements as received from the Private Education Commission," a report on the website said.