LiamB80
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Update: I talked with two other schools in Pattaya this afternoon. Both advised me not to go this route unless I’m sure I will remain in Thailand for the whole year without leaving. They also said this is not a new rule and has been around for a while but they recommend their students still leave the country to apply in Penang or Bali.
It appears to be a deal between some schools and chonburi immigration, and one of the schools I talked with today said the legality of this ED visa is questionable and if I left Thailand within the year and tried to return with a re-entry permit, it might not be honored by immigration at the airports in Bangkok and I could be denied entry.
So now I feel the first school wasn’t completely honest with me about this. Both schools today said it is possible to go this route but it could cause me problems in the future.
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12 minutes ago, clearance said:
Looks like some shady thing. Visa must be issued by some Embassy right? So here they have stamps from some Embassy? And what about out and in stamps, you need to cross border to "activate" visa, right?
Previously that’s how it was done, with the consulate outside of Thailand issuing the visa, but the woman at the school said that changed last week and the visa can now be issued by immigration inside Thailand. They had a lot of problems with people paying the school and being denied the visa at the consulate. I’m going around to a few other schools this afternoon to try and verify this.
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I’m currently looking for a school that offers an ED visa in Pattaya and isn’t on the supposed blacklist. Last Friday I stopped in a school and inquired about prices. The woman working there told me that the new regulation is that ED visas are now processed in Thailand and the applicants are no longer required to go outside Thailand to places like Laos and obtain the visa. The catch was it also added 15k baht on top of the school fee. So 17k baht for the school + 15k baht for the visa processing for a total of 32k baht and I don’t have to leave the country. Has anyone else heard anything about this? She stated it had had just come into effect last week. I don’t have a reason to not believe her but thought maybe it was a scam of some sorts and wanted to be sure about it before I proceed with payment.
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I inquired at prolanguage in pattaya a month ago. They told me 10k to get the ball rolling on the paperwork and another 7k once I comeback from Laos with the visa. Also have to pay 5k every 90 days instead of the usual 1900 at immigration. They definitely had some deal with immigration so students didn’t have to show up.
Im glad I didn’t use them, but now I’m still looking for a school for ED visa in pattaya and have only two months left on my current tourist visa.
Any information about the other schools on this blacklist would be appreciated. I wouldn’t want to be in this same situation.
End of ED Visa ... what's the best option to get to stay another 2 months in the Kingdom?
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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You don’t need to go all the way to Laos for the border run. Myanmar is closer to BKK. Minibus leaves in morning and you’ll be back in BKK by 3-4pm.