Student Visa Information
Students who enrolled at Cornerstone Language School can obtain student visa and stay in Thailand for as long as they learn Thai with us .
In order to obtain student visa in Thailand, you need to enter the country on a non-immigrant ED visa. Some countries will allow you to apply for student visa directly in your home country.
Tourist Visa cannot be changed into student visa without leaving the country.
The school does not guarantee that you will get your student visa outside Thailand, but the process in Thailand is guaranteed. All the necessary documents will be provided.
You must enter the country on a non-immigrant ED visa issued by Thai Embassy before obtaining student visa within Thailand. C.L.M. is able to give you the necessary papers for this process.
If you have come to Thailand on a tourist visa, either issued by Thai embassy, or the 30 days stamp you receive on arrival at the airport, you need to do a process of switching visa from a TR to an ED visa at Chiang Mai Immigration Office.
All official documents (except for the passport) need to be certified by the Embassy of the country of origin. (Your own Embassy in Thailand.)
Student Visa Conditions: The Student Visa will enable you to learn Thai in our program. The tuition fee is non-transferable and non-refundable.
- You must have a valid “ED” Visa stamped in your passport.
- The student visa application process with us, must begin two months before your “ED” Visa expires. To obtain your student visa, you will need to bring your passport to enable us to begin the application process.
Tuition & Visa Extension Processing Fees:
The tuition fee for student visa.
Due to the extensive paper work and traveling required to submit all papers to the relevant government offices, the school charges a fee of ฿5,000 per single student visa, to cover the application and processing of student visas. All dependents (couple, other family members) can be covered under one student visa, and the cost is ฿10,000.
The visa fee does not include the immigration visa fee, which is currently: ฿1,900 per visa, per person for a visa extension fee (every 90 days).
Please be advised that after obtaining a student visa or work permit in Thailand, you are required to register with the immigration office every 90 days.
According to Thai government regulations for student visas, students are required to pay their student fees for the duration of the visa (1 year) in advance.
If a student ceases to study before the year is completed, they will need to obtain a “cancel visa letter” from the school, to inform the immigration with their passports. (Prepaid student fees will NOT be reimbursed.)
According to Thai law, students living in Thailand on student visas are NOT permitted to work. A working visa (work permit) is necessary to be allowed to work in the country. Illegal work will lead to the cancellation of the student visa.
