Dexter1234

I am in quarantine--just arrived. My son's mother is willing to go through the process even though we are not together. SO, if it takes 3 months how can I do it since I am here on Tourist Visa (renewable to get to a total of 90 days)? Does anyone think they might give me a non-o family visa based on the birth certificate and maybe a statement by her in front of someone official?  Since the amphur thing will take beyond how long I can stay on current visa?  Seems that since it will be in process, there should be a way to get this done for a visa so I can stay and complete the process. 

Anyone have any experience getting a Non-Immigrant O family (Thai child) visa from Thai consulate in Saigon?  I read that it is best to get it in Penang but with Covid and being in Vietnam, that is not possible. 

Sorry if this is covered somewhere, but I couldn't find the specific answer.

• MY MAIN QUESTION:
  
  If they reject my ED Visa Extension, what happens? Do they give me days or a week or something to leave? Do they give me a tourist visa for some period of time? Or do they drive me to the airport or make me buy a ticket immediately?  

I ask because I have an apartment and stuff here. I am planning on heading back to my country in late fall for the holidays anyway, so if they reject my renewal I will just do some traveling on the way back home. One option would be to go to China, Vietnam, or elsewhere but it would be nice if I have a week or more to figure it out to save on airfare and to get a visa for somewhere if I go to a country without Visa on Arrival.

Here is some background if this matters in terms of predictions of what will happen! -- I am going in to renew my ED Visa. I completed the original 3 month ED Visa (doing the extensions along the way to make that one last 9 months), then went abroad and got a new one that is for 3 months (taking me to now-- which is 12 months at this point).  When I started all this, the ED Visa was supposedly attainable for 9 months (doing the extension process during that time), then you could get a new one abroad and do the extensions again until you reached 15-16 months.  I have heard that the length of time was shortened to 14 months, but I also heard they are kind of being flexible on that (or at least inconsistent). I attend school for hours every day at a legit school. But.... I am not good with languages; plus I struggled with dyslexia when a child so the Thai Script is absolutely brutal on me.  I am admittedly behind where they expect in terms of speaking Thai and reading/writing Thai.  I understand that sometimes they have unrealistic expectations anyway, but maybe I will get lucky with who I sit across from at immigration... but probably not. Note that I have never overstayed, never reported late, do not work illegally, or anything. But... I suck at languages. 

Anyone have recent experiences with ED Visa this far into it?  Any guesses on if they drive me immediately to the airport, or give me a full 2 month extension, or anything in between?!