Bikke

I entered Thailand in March 2020 on a visa waiver with an American passport.  Then I stayed thanks to the covid amnesty. When that was meant to run out, I paid an agent to extend the visa for medical reasons several times.  Then I paid the agent to extend it as a covid extension.

In all this, it was my understanding that because I entered as a tourist, and because I was doing the medical extensions at 90 day intervals, that I did not have to file 90 day residence reports.  Is that correct?

I will be leaving Thailand in a few weeks and I'm suddenly nervous that I will have a problem at the airport.  I realize that I screwed up by not making sure of this sooner. ????

Visa stamps attached.

2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

I have a friend who got a Ed Visa through an agency this month , received his passport and visa back.............and a August 2020 entry stamp , giving him a full year

I assume you mean 2021? Do you know which agency?

22 minutes ago, Seik said:

Yes because things are locked tight in that regard in Bangkok. Try Pattaya you will get very different answers, as an example.

Interesting, thanks. Would it be possible to apply at immigration in Pattaya even though I live and would be going to school in Bangkok?

20 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Actually it is possible to apply for a 90 day non immigrant visa (category ED) entry at immigration to attend a school with the correct supporting documents if on a visa exempt or tourist visa entry.

Ugh, really? I've called seven schools in Bangkok and they've all said you have to apply from outside the country!

49 minutes ago, Kay McDonnell said:

I was at immigration yesterday and today.  they said that tourists will 100% have to leave on the 26th September or apply for a student visa.

My understanding is that you can only apply for a student visa from outside the country?

On 8/23/2020 at 3:02 PM, edwardandtubs said:

Well the visas are genuine so if that's the way you want to do it, no problem.

Can you recommend an agent? I see the owners of Thai Visa Centre, which seemed to be a big one, just got arrested for fake visa stamps.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2020/08/05/american-thai-wife-arrested-operating-an-illegal-visa-business-in-bangkok-using-fake-stamps/