In response to growing concerns over the misuse of student visas, Thailand's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), in collaboration with the Immigration Bureau, has introduced five new measures aimed at tightening regulations for non-degree international students.
During a joint meeting on April 30, Pol Lt Gen Panumas Boonyaluck, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, and MHESI Minister Supamas Isarabhakdi outlined the following key measures:
These measures follow recent incidents where educational institutions were implicated in visa scams, including a case involving a Buddhist university linked to fake student enrollments. The Thai government aims to uphold the integrity of its education system and immigration processes through these enhanced regulations.