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Thank you. Everything has been resolved and I’m going back today thankfully. I got a return ticket for September 30, 2022 so I can come back sooner and it will be under 1 month instead of 3 months like before. I also won’t need an agent, anyways I misunderstood what they meant and it’s just somebody waiting on the other side to basically greet me. Lol. They don’t even help with immigration.

Thank you. Well the agency helped me find the kind of school I wanted to attend, as I needed help searching for them in chiang mai. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t signed up to do schooling in Thailand, but what’s done is done.

Got it. Yea, the way everything worked out I wish I never signed up for my studies in chiang Mai, since the visa was done there and I only have less than 6 months, plus I find the education better in my home country. I got my re entry at the airport and showed my letter. Waiting to get on my flight now.

Update: School said I can go back and resume my studies when I arrive back in Thailand. They’ve been very helpful and understanding through this, as I want to continue my studies but my grandfather is in serious condition. Not gonna use an agent, as they only help once I get to baggage claim to take me to my home, and that the service was only available pre-covid for meeting at the gate. I’m on the way to the airport now to go home. Thanks for the help everyone. And to answer you @DrJack54my extension expires February 19 2023. Not sure if they would make a difference though

It’s the agency that got me my visa said they can do such. Not sure if anyone has heard of it though. as far as being gone for 3 months, I really don’t see why they would have an issue with this? Schools don’t always just cancel your program if you have a genuine need and emergency.

Yes. Thank you. I am very close to him. I talked to my agent and they said I can hire someone they know within airport immigration to escort me from the plane through immigration. Have you heard of this before? Is it safe? Also, I’m not sure I can get a letter from the school, but I’ll try my best. Would it also perhaps be better if I reduced the amount of time I was staying in the states to two months? Or would that even help any at all? Thanks

So I’ve been in Thailand since November 2021. Came on a tourist visa. I then had to get two covid extensions while I was awaiting processing of my student visa. I got the 90 stamp and now I have the extension of stay for 1 year on august 17 2022 from an immigration office in another province. i have a flight in 3 days to go back to America (I’m an American citizen) for 100 days to see my terminally ill grandfather with cancer. I’m going to a re entry permit at the airport, and will be back in 100 days. I’ve heard and read that people with education visas were getting denied entry on re entry permits if they stayed out of the kingdom for more than a few days because officers didn’t accept being out so long on a student visa. Is this still the case? Do I have anything to worry about? If so, what is the best plan of action? I should also mention my home address is a few provinces away from the school.