Is it true? Thailand now wants fresh college grads over Experienced teachers!?!?!

**Anna Key** · 23rd August 2012 00:31

Oh, and HerrDean. I heard you the first time.

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Oh, and HerrDean. I heard you the first time..

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Oh, and HerrDean. I heard you the first time...

**HerrDean** · 23rd August 2012 00:39

This forum ALWAYS freezes up on me. More than any other site.

**Hollow** · 23rd August 2012 00:57

Thats because its so cool...

**jonny danger** · 23rd August 2012 02:30

Originally Posted by HerrDean

This forum ALWAYS freezes up on me.

Are you subzero?

**dingoman13** · 23rd August 2012 13:49

Originally Posted by HerrDean

You guys are hilarious and fun. I should love Thailand. So I have a rare mix. An American who taught English and German. Sounds like it should work. Aber...Nein, Ich bin sicher dass mein Englisch viel besser als mein Deutsch ist. Also, unlike 90% of you throwing German out there, please avoid using translator sites. Stay off the babblefish guys. Stimmt! The German verbs are misplaced on those sites. lol.

Ha, you caught my intentional mistake - "mein Englisch" not "meine" - the cases in German are a bitch!
But you have to work on your sentence structure.
"Ich bin sicher dass mein Englisch viel besser ist als mein Deutsch."

Right, stay away from translator sites - they are only good for a laugh. Maybe you can appreciate this one I got: "powder coat finish" (like on a motorcycle frame) was translated as "Pudermantelschluss" - - - !

**HerrDean** · 28th August 2012 03:56

Actually "ist" can go to the end of that sentence. Both work in this case, but yeah German is a real beotch of a language when it comes to grammar.

PATTAYA, PATTAYA!

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Do these work permits really take 2-6 months to get? How much do they cost and who do I contact to get that started? The Education Ministry?

**Don** · 28th August 2012 04:13

Yip contact the MoE

**Stamp** · 28th August 2012 07:22

Originally Posted by HerrDean

Do these work permits really take 2-6 months to get? How much do they cost and who do I contact to get that started? The Education Ministry?

That depends on your employer. The Labour Office itself needs 7 to 14 days for an initial work permit.

http://wp.doe.go.th/sites/default/fi...m/form_tt1.pdf

RATE OF GOVERNMENT FEES FOR WORK PERMIT
1. 100 Baht/form = Application Fee
2. 750 Baht = not longer than three months.
3. 1,500 Baht = longer than three months but does not exceed six months.
4. 3,000 Baht = longer than six months but does not exceed one year.
5. For a work permit which is longer than one year, the fee will be increased for the period exceeding one year at the rate shown in items 1,2 and 3 above.
6. 500 Baht/Book = Substitute of a permit
7. 1,000 Baht/time = Permission to change or add job description.
8. 3,000 Baht/time = Permission to change or add employer
9. 1,000 Baht/time = Permission to change or add the locality or place of work
10. 150 Baht/time = Permission to change or add conditions

Alien Occupational Control Division

Getting a work permit starts all with documents the employer has to produce.