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One Year Visa - Now you can stay in Thailand for One Year on your Education Visa.
Foreigners who register for TLC's one (1) year course of 180 lessons and pay the full tuition become eligible to apply for a one year non-immigrant ED visa. This course may be extended up to three (3) years. At present, extensions cost 1,900 Baht.
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Study Thai in Hua Hin with a one year ED visa
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JimmyGreaves
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As i understand it, you have to pay the fees one time all together and get the paperwork to apply for the ED-visa outside Thailand...
They have an own website under construction:
http://www.thailanguagecentre.org/visa.htm
They have an own website under construction:
http://www.thailanguagecentre.org/visa.htm
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JimmyGreaves
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Correct. Can apply at any Thai Consulate as long as you have paperwork from the school and endorsed by the Ministry of Education. Process takes about 5 working days.hogus wrote:As I know, you can apply in every Thai-Embassy/Consulate for another ED-Visa, if the paperwork is done correctly.
No need to return to your home-country.
Anyway, it's a good idea to give them a call!
Penang consulate is the most friendly.
Cheers, Bapak
From our experience, must be a new visa.. Not really an extension. At present can apply yearly for 3 years. Some suggestion that this may be increased to 5 years.Super Joe wrote:JG,
Read conflicting reports on whether you can extend for the 2nd year inside Thailand or whether you need to re-apply for a new Visa outside Thailand.
You have to attend a minimum of 4 hours of lessons per week, ie: you do not have to attend the full lessons you've paid for.
SJ
Cheers, Bapak
You're spot on Bapak.bapak wrote:From our experience, must be a new visa.. Not really an extension. At present can apply yearly for 3 years. Some suggestion that this may be increased to 5 years.
Cheers, Bapak
I just rung them on behalf of a good friend who does not speak English (from Sunderland) and you definately have to get new Visa each year and definately have to get that outside country (as we know already visa's are issued outside). They give you all the paperwork and Penang do no problem.
You can start classes now even if on existing non-imm 'O' and change over to ED visa later, ie: you don't need the ED in place before starting classes.
Next class starts 24th March, after that they start classes everytime they have 7-8 people requiring it. Didn't ask about 5 years.
Cheers,
SJ
Attn: George, внимание, что вещание организовано сторонними сайтами, поэтому за бесперебойность Penang качество работы данных серверов Non-Imm 'O' радиостанция не несет ответственности. В случае, если один из ED Visa потоков не воспроизводится, рекомендуем воспользоваться следующим, представленным Geordie Cnut списке. Будем благодарны за ссылки.
What I'm reading is contradictory to what I've been told,which is that there is no such thing as a 1 year ED visa. Most people get a single entry ED visa which is then extended at immigration for a further 90 days for 1,900 baht each time. If you continue studies beyond the initial 1 year (and have proof from the school), then there should be no need to re-apply for another visa. This apparently can be done for up to 3 years.
The Hua Hin school looks new, so being a cynic, I doubt if they've come across this yet.
That's what I was told (from a visa not school perspective), so don't shoot the messenger.
The Hua Hin school looks new, so being a cynic, I doubt if they've come across this yet.
That's what I was told (from a visa not school perspective), so don't shoot the messenger.
Noz, whilst called a 1 year Non-Immigrant 'ED' Visa that really means you have 1 year to use/activate it, it's a 1 year visa the same as a Non-Imm 'O' is a 1 year visa, both only give you 3 months permit to stay initially.
When you go to Immigration after the initial 3 months stamp at the border, you are not going to 'report' but to extend your stay for another 3 months with a 1900 Baht fee due as you rightly pointed out. But no visa runs required, that's the big difference with the 'O'.
You do have to leave the country each year (or 15 months!?) and obtain a new 'ED' visa from a local country. Then same process for next year.
From a school in Bangkok:
1 Year ED (student) Visa
Students who enroll at our school in a one year course are eligible to apply for a one year non-immigrant ED visa. With this visa you do not have to leave Thailand every now and then but can stay here continually for one year. On arrival you will be permitted to stay for 90 days and then with a paperwork provided by our school you will be able to extend your stay every 90 days at the local immigration office for the duration of the course. At present extensions cost 1,900 Baht.
How many years can I study Thai at your school?
You can study at least 3 years, but you will be required to have a new visa for every year. Once this visa runs out and you are still interested in continuing your studies we will repeat the same procedure and you will be able to extend your study period for another year
1 year (valid) ED Visa:
SJ
When you go to Immigration after the initial 3 months stamp at the border, you are not going to 'report' but to extend your stay for another 3 months with a 1900 Baht fee due as you rightly pointed out. But no visa runs required, that's the big difference with the 'O'.
You do have to leave the country each year (or 15 months!?) and obtain a new 'ED' visa from a local country. Then same process for next year.
From a school in Bangkok:
1 Year ED (student) Visa
Students who enroll at our school in a one year course are eligible to apply for a one year non-immigrant ED visa. With this visa you do not have to leave Thailand every now and then but can stay here continually for one year. On arrival you will be permitted to stay for 90 days and then with a paperwork provided by our school you will be able to extend your stay every 90 days at the local immigration office for the duration of the course. At present extensions cost 1,900 Baht.
How many years can I study Thai at your school?
You can study at least 3 years, but you will be required to have a new visa for every year. Once this visa runs out and you are still interested in continuing your studies we will repeat the same procedure and you will be able to extend your study period for another year
1 year (valid) ED Visa:
SJ
I think Super Joe has adequately answered your question above. However, re new school, there has been several years of experience with ED visa procedures in Bangkok.Noz wrote:What I'm reading is contradictory to what I've been told,which is that there is no such thing as a 1 year ED visa. Most people get a single entry ED visa which is then extended at immigration for a further 90 days for 1,900 baht each time. If you continue studies beyond the initial 1 year (and have proof from the school), then there should be no need to re-apply for another visa. This apparently can be done for up to 3 years.
The Hua Hin school looks new, so being a cynic, I doubt if they've come across this yet.
That's what I was told (from a visa not school perspective), so don't shoot the messenger.
Cheers, Bapak
Thanks Super Joe and Bapak. That makes things clearer.
Although now the image of the ED visa has been posted, it reminds me that I was also told that with a multiple entry ED visa as shown, you HAD to leave the country every 90 days (no choice) and that yes, like a non immigrant O visa, it would have that 1 year validity. Given the latter, I now see where the 1 year mention is coming from.
If you don't have to leave then that's obviously good. I was informed you did have to exit the country and so there was no real benefit to a multiple entry ED visa and that a single entry ED was preferable as you could extend for the duration of your course without leaving Thailand.
I don't suppose anyone has any first hand knowledge of a single entry ED visa plus extensions etc...?
Although now the image of the ED visa has been posted, it reminds me that I was also told that with a multiple entry ED visa as shown, you HAD to leave the country every 90 days (no choice) and that yes, like a non immigrant O visa, it would have that 1 year validity. Given the latter, I now see where the 1 year mention is coming from.
If you don't have to leave then that's obviously good. I was informed you did have to exit the country and so there was no real benefit to a multiple entry ED visa and that a single entry ED was preferable as you could extend for the duration of your course without leaving Thailand.
I don't suppose anyone has any first hand knowledge of a single entry ED visa plus extensions etc...?
