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[T_Lanc]

For now I am happy teaching in China, but I do plan on returning to Thailand some day.

In 1997, British-American (stop laughing!) got me a teacher�s license and W.P. They gave me copies of the license and W.P. and kept the originals. B-A refused to give me the originals when I left one year later.

I then joined another language outfit in Bang Saen and, purely with the photocopies of my T.L. and W.P., they managed to get me a new W.P. for Chonburi; I didn�t have to leave and re-enter Thailand. My second employer told me that there was no need to get another teacher�s license.

About 1 year later another former B-A�er came to Bang Saen and one day the matter of teacher�s licenses came up in conversation.

He told me that on the day he went to B-A�s office to get copies of his T.L. and W.P., B-A�s photocopy machine was broken. The office girl gave him the originals and directed him to a photocopy shop down the road. He got a colour-copy of his teacher�s license, which he gave to B-A, and he kept the original; smart fellow!

My former colleague told me that there were, in fact, 2 teacher�s license documents; a 1 year duration document naming B-A as the employer and a lifetime duration document not specifying any employer; which is the one he kept and apparently the one I had a black & white photocopy of. The copy was ruined about 3 years later due to a massive water leak from the apartment above mine.

So, are / were teacher�s licenses issued for life? If so, any ideas on how I would go about getting a second (original) copy when I return to Thailand?

[kenkannif]

Really a moot point mate as your employer will still need to jump through all the hoops to get their half of the TL....so you'll need to put everything in for this. So having one (and I think they might well be for life) doesn't really help you in any way at all.

I'd guess if you contacted the MoE they might be able to issue you it, but like I said there's no real advantage if they do.

[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

kenkannif knows his stuff, so this may or may not be helpful.


Found on Ajarn, the following FAQ excerpt & link.

I have no idea if it's up-to-date ...


kenkannif might know?

[kenkannif]

I think I helped write some of the FAQ.

Like I said though no real advantage....so a waste of time trying to get it IMHO!

[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

^


Since we're on the subject of WPs & TLs,

it might be a good idea to repost this link:


http://www.ajarn.com/Banter/visaworkpermitfaq.htm

[T_Lanc]

Thanks for the replies.

So, it would seem that when I return to Thailand I start from scratch! T.I.T.!

[kenkannif]

Yes, basically. Although like I said even if you had it and hadn't left Thailand etc. it'd not make any real difference.