VISA REQUIREMENTS

Yes, students can apply for an Educational Visa.

All applicants must verify their non-immigrant visa status.

1. A student must have completed the Admissions process AND received his or her Official Acceptance Letter.
2. Entrance fees, capitalization fees, and full-year tuition must be paid before a visa package can be processed.
3. Submit the Visa Request Form to our Visa Department at visas@gisthailand.org.
4. Receive the documentation necessary to apply for a non-immigrant visa.

Parents can apply for a Guardian Visa (1:1 parent: student).

1. A student must have completed the Admissions process AND received his or her Official Acceptance Letter.
2. Entrance fees, capitalization fees, and full-year tuition must be paid before a visa package can be processed.
3. Submit the Visa Request Form to our Visa Department at visas@gisthailand.org.
4. Receive the documentation necessary to apply for a non-immigrant visa.

Students obtaining a non-immigrant “ED” Education Visa prior to entering Thailand:

• This can be done at any Royal Thai Embassy or Thai Consulate General in your home country or even a 3rd country.
• Upon arriving in Thailand, the student will be entitled to stay in Thailand for a maximum period of 90 days on that original visa.
• During that period, you complete the process of converting that 90-day visa to a 1-year visa through the school.
  • After 45 days of the arrival date, the student can convert the non-immigrant “ED” Visa to a 1-year student visa under GIS at Chiang Mai Immigration. The student will then be granted a new visa which will be valid until June 16 of the following calendar year. About 45 days before the 1-year visa expiration date (usually in May of each year), the student must renew their annual visa for a subsequent school year or cancel the visa if not returning the following year for schooling at GIS.
• All visa fees are the responsibility of the family. GIS does not reimburse families for visa fees.

June 16 each year

The visa will be given along with the passport expiry date.

Recommended instructions for Visa transfer:

1. Request for a new passport from your consulate.
2. Go to immigration and transfer the visa stamp from the old passport to the new passport.
3. Bring the new passport and school fee receipt to contact Khun Ping or Khun Aun at GIS.
4. The school will prepare a visa packet when you extend your visa.
5. Submit your request to the immigration office with a 1,900 Baht fee when you extend your visa.
6. Update the student’s visa number to the school registrar at registrar@gisthailand.org.

No, students are considered children for immigration. Therefore, an adult (a parent, guardian, or relative) must go with the student every time. A person can request a visa extension on his/her own at 20 years old.

No. Guardian visas are considered dependent visas through a student visa, so they cannot have a dependent visa.

New GIS parents can send a request to visas@gisthailand.org once a student is officially accepted and school fees (capitalization fee and whole year tuition fee) are paid.

45 days before the expiration date.

A student or guardian holding a visa must cancel their visa before leaving the country.

No. GIS only provides student visas for full-time students.

Central Festival provides Teacher Visas, Student and guardian visas, 90-day reports, and Re-Entry Permits (only in the morning). This location is more convenient for waiting due to access to restaurants for lunch and dinner, a game center, and coffee shops. However, the immigration office near the airport provides all services and a re-entry permit service all day.