| useful information (actionable advice)
The ethics of using a bogus degree aside, here's some actionable advice:
Tell your pal to go for it, I personally know people who teach on bogus BAs which have been submitted to BK. He may be alright.
Tell him to keep largish amounts of cash on hand (20k baht or so at a min) if immigration or MOE people show up, innocently ask if there is a fine you can pay on the spot, discretely pull out the money and pictures of your pregnant wife or better still, a baby and family pics of you and the in-laws in a shack in the sticks. (sounds silly, but Thai's take Song San seriously).
Action: there is a company called "Media Kids" google it. They have contracts all over thailand and they can manage it if you don't have a degree but can get the job done. They (and others) do this by getting you a 90 day non imm B every term.
Also, once you have the kid, you can get an automatic 2 month extension to a tourist visa for "visiting family". In Laos you can apply for, and get a 2 month tourist visa every time you show up.
The 90 days in and out rule only applies to "on-entry" visas. If you leave the country and get a "real" tourist visa, there is no 90 day limit.
Get a degree at Thai university and you will be just fine... You can pretty much buy one of those as well, but you gotta do the time. Once you are enrolled, you get a visa for the duration. |