Study in Thailand

• Country name: The Kingdom of Thailand
• Capital city: Bangkok
• Population: 70.1 million
• Location: Located in southeast Asia sharing a border with Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia.
• Language: Thai

There are a lot of universities that offer international programs. Some of the universities are located in Bangkok and neighboring provinces like Pathum Thani but a lot of universities are located in other provinces of Thailand too such as Phuket, Khon Kaen, Ubon, and so on.

Complete list of universities offering international programs:

Thailand is very affordable place to study abroad as compare to other study abroad destinations. The tuition fee in Thai universities varies university to university but it is mostly between 40,000 to 100,000 Thai baht per semester.

Apart from the tuition fee, the students have to bare a few more costs like applying for student visa in their home country, buying flight ticket to Thailand, paying visa extension fee in Thailand and baring rent and food cost.

Cost breakdown:

• Thailand student visa application fee in India: Rs 5000
• Visa extension fee in Thailand: 1900 Thai baht
• Flight ticket: Approx Rs 12000 to 15000 from India
• Rent: 3000 to 5000 Thai baht per month for apartments, 6000 to 15000 Thai baht for condominiums
• Electricity bills: 1000 to 2000 Thai baht
• Food cost: 150 to 250 baht per day for Thai food + fruits and vegetables

To get admission into Thai universities, you need to visit the university's website to find out the following details first:

1. Whether they have the program you're looking to study
2. Check intake periods (January, August, or sometimes May)
3. Check the tuition and application fees
4. Check the admission requirements, GPA and language requirements

If everything above align with your current profile, find the application portal of the university or their contact email and submit your admission application and pay the application fee.

The university will contact you for any admission test or interview they wants to take before accepting the admission application, once you're done with this process, you will get the admission acceptance letter or admission offer letter.

To apply for a Thai student visa, one has to first apply for admission into a Thai university, get admission, and pay the at least first semester's tuition fee. After this, the student has to prepare other required documents.

Required documents:

• Passport
• Two passport-size photos of size 3.5 * 4.5 mm with white background
• 6 months attested bank statement showing enough funds
• Admission offer letter, visa invitation letter, and tuition fee receipt
• A cover letter explaining your motivation to study in Thailand
• Accommodation booking confirmation
• Visa application form

After preparing these documents, contact the Thai visa office in your jurisdiction and ask for a date and time you can go to submit your visa application.

Thailand is a good place to study abroad because of its good quality education, friendly people, and good living standard. There are tons of universities and programs option to study abroad in Thailand. The cost of studying and living in Thailand is very affordable as compared to other destinations.

Students has to check the admission deadline and requirements before appying and once they complete the admission process, the next step is to prepare the required documents for the student visa and apply. After getting a Thai student visa, the student can travel to Thailand to experience a new chapter of their life.

The author himself has been an international student in Thailand for many years and has traveled to different provinces of Thailand to experience the real culture and explore the beauty of the wonderful country. With his experience of studying in Thailand, he believes that Thailand is one of the best countries in the world to live in because of its good living standard, friendly & welcoming people, and quality education.