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Student Application Procedures
BEFORE STUDENT ENTER THAILAND

Following procedures has to commence at least ONE month before intake date.

    1. Student will have to fill in the application form and make the following payments:
    • Application Fee THB 5,000
    • First Payment Upon Admission THB 260,000

    2. Student will have to submit the following documents to RDI(Bangkok):
    • Completed Application Form
    • Bank Transfer Slip
    • Photocopy of Passport (1st page and all used pages)
    • Photocopy of Transcripts and Certificates (Both in original language and translated into English) (Name and Surname must be the same as in the passport.)
    • 12 x Passport Size Photographs

    3. Raffles Design Institute Bangkok will issue Letter of Acceptance, Pre-Approve Letter from Ministry of Education Thailand and other necessary documents to RDI(Bangkok), when the student application is accepted.

    Note: These documents will only be issued when the student paid the Application Fee and First Payment Upon Admission.

    4. Student will have to go to the nearest Thailand Embassy in person, with the following documents:
    • Completed Visa Application Form (can be obtained at the Embassy)
    • Original & Photocopy of Passport or travel document with validity not less than six months
    • Two x 4x6cm full-faced, bareheaded, formal dress up photographs taken within the past six months
    • Letter of Acceptance from Raffles Design Institute Bangkok and all other school documents
    • Pre-Approve Letter from Ministry of Education Thailand

    Notes:
    • Step 4 is to apply for Non-Immigrant Visa Category “ED” for studying in Thailand.
    • Student has to indicate this in the Visa Application Form.
    • Non-Immigrant Visa Category “ED” is only valid for three months.
    • Two weeks are required to apply for Non-Immigrant Visa Category “ED”. Thus, student should apply for Non-Immigrant Visa Category “ED” only two weeks before he/she enters Thailand.

    5. Student can only travel to Thailand when he/she obtains the Non-Immigrant Visa Category “ED” stamp on their passport.
AFTER STUDENT ARRIVE IN THAILAND
Upon arrival in Thailand, Raffles Design Institute Bangkok will assist student to apply for one year student visa with re-entry.
Student has to bring the following documents and Thai Baht with him/her to Raffles Design Institute Bangkok:
  • Original Passport with Visa Category “ED” stamp
  • Original Transcripts and Certificates (Both in original language and translated into English) (Name and Surname must be the same as in the passport.)
  • 12 x Passport Size Photographs
  • Student Visa Fee – 1,900 Baht
  • Re-Entry Visa Fee – 1,000 Baht (single) / 3,800 Baht (multiple)
Note: All students must do Re-Entry Visa if they want to leave Thailand to other countries, it does not matter for what reason, or to which country. If they did not apply for Re-Entry Visa before leaving Thailand, their Visa Category “ED” will be automatically cancelled. And they will have to repeat the whole process above.

Overseas Thailand Embassies & Immigration Offices

Australia
Royal Thai Embassy
111 Empire Circuit, YARRALUMLA ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6273-1149, 6273-2937
Fax: (02) 6273-1618
Website: http://www.thai-embassy.org.au

People’s Republic of China (Beijing)
40 Guang Hua Lu, Beijing 100600
Tel: (8610) 6532-1749, 6532-1848
Fax: (8610) 6532-1748
e-mail: thaibej@public.bta.net.cn

People’s Republic of China (Shanghai)
7 Zhongshan Rd., East 1, Shanghai 200002
Tel: (8621) 6323-4095, (8621) 6321-9371
Fax: (8621) 6323-4140
e-mail: rtcgsha@online.sh.cn

Singapore
Royal Thai Embassy
370 Orchard Rd., Singapore 238870
Tel: (65) 6235-4175, 6737-3372
Fax: (65) 6732-0778
e-mail: thaisgp@singnet.com.sg

A full list of Thailand Embassies can be found at http://www.thaiembassy.org.

About Bangkok
Bangkok is one of Asia's most cosmopolitan cities. Created as the Thai Capital in 1782. Bangkok is a national treasure house and Thailand's spiritual, cultural, political, commercial, educational and diplomatic center. Travel and Leisure Magazine, a leading magazine in North America has voted Bangkok as the Best Tourism City in Asia and the third Best Tourism City in the world (for year 2003).

Living in Bangkok
The apartment rental fee is 5,000 - 10,000 Baht per month or higher, depending on room size, location, luxury and facilities. Electricity, water and phone call mostly are not included in rental fee. The best way to find an apartment is to walk through the area you want to stay and contact the apartment directly. However, feel free to ask for information from our student service.

Many apartments do not have cooking facilities. However some apartments have a small restaurant or food stalls can be found in abundance along the street. The cost of food from food stalls is usually between 20 and 40 Baht per portion. The standard price of food in apartment restaurants will usually range from 35-60 Baht per portion.

Recommended Apartment Links:
http://www.starryplace.com
http://www.thaiapartment.com

Transport within Bangkok
Bus - without air-condition cost 7 or 8 Baht - with air-condition cost from 10-22 Baht depending on distance.
Taxi - by meter start with 35 Baht
Skytrain - the most convenient way to travel around Bangkok. Cost from 10-40 Baht depending on distance.
Subway Train - the Cost start from 15-39 Baht


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