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Not true you will still need to show an onward fly ticket to the airline before the date of your visa expires.

Technically yes. However I talked to an agent a number of months back about this and he said it’s not advisable as technically your supposed to be studying not traveling. So he advised against it.

Have considered these visas before. The main issue with this visa for me is that I will have to go back to the Uk after 3 months due to personal reasons. Then when you leave Thailand after 3 months the education visa then becomes void. So is only worth it if you know you are staying for at least 6 months to 1 year.

Thanks Tim yes I believe the Malaysia or Nong khai land border is my best option. Ive never done the Malaysia land border before only the Nong khai

Regarding the visa I will apply for the visa from the Thai embassy London on the evisa website I think that will be more convenient than going to another embassy in Asia. Yes that’s what I was thinking starting of in Saigon. Then I could either do the Saigon to chiang Mai flight as you suggested. Or alternatively perhaps I could fly from Saigon to Vientiane then cross at the Nong khai land border. Just not sure which 1 offers better chance of success the Chiangmai route or the Nong Khai land border route. Yes that was also in my thoughts aswell if I got denied for too many visas I would rather be sent to another neighboring Asian country nearby than to be sent back to Uk. So I guess flying to another Asian country helps with this.

Usually i do spend time outside of Thailand to give myself more chance of getting in. However on this occasion circumstances I don’t want to get into here dictate I need to go back next month. So I’m wondering which Thailand entry point offers the best chance of success. The Nong khai land border perhaps?

Hi, I am 30 years old from the Uk and have been on an stv visa for the past 9 months.I also have multiple long term entries to Thailand over a 5 or 6 year period. I have just left Thailand but plan to come back next month. I am currently back in the Uk. I need to come back to see my girlfriend. I reliase my chances of successfully entering again are uncertain considering I’ve been in Thailand for 9 months straight. So it doesn’t look great coming back so soon after staying for 9 straight months. The problem is the visa options for my age group are very limited. Im not even sure if I will be applying for a tourist visa for next month or an stv visa as don’t know if the stv visa will be continued. Im concerned immigration will think I’ve too many visas and too short a time frame to let me in again so soon. Is there any advice anyone can give to maximize my entry success. would I have a better chance of entry by flying to another Asian country 1st then attempting to enter via the Nong Khai land border? Or perhaps there is another airport instead of Bangkok who don’t worry about someone with a long visa history. A new passport could possibly help also but not sure as all my entries will be in the system anyway so not sure if it’s worthwhile getting a clean passport. Any advise is appreciated.