JHicks Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I am in Europe just now but want to go to Thailand when it reopens. Normally I would spend a couple of months there, then go to Vietnam for another couple and head back to Thailand for three, ending Feb/Mar. Obviously a lot of things are up in the air at the moment. If that kind of itinerary turns out to be possible at all, it might well mean 6 weeks in quarantine, so it would be much better to enter Thailand once and stay until the end of the "cool" season. I have plenty of free time and put quite a bit of it into learning Thai, so an ed visa would be a reasonable fit. I normally study by myself and check in with a teacher once a week, but I could go the classroom route. Does anyone know what the score is with ed visas at the moment - have they been suspended / restricted? Are there any particular schools in Chiang Mai that are known for offering solid / genuine visa study programmes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 A non-ed visa and extensions for attending a school are still available. Some school have canceled classes due to the lockdowns and etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 5 hours ago, ubonjoe said: A non-ed visa and extensions for attending a school are still available. Some school have canceled classes due to the lockdowns and etc. Do you happen to know if a visa exempt stay that has been prolonged by the automatic COVID-19 "amnesty" can be converted to a non immigrant visa entry for university studies? I mean at the local immigration office, without having to leave the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Caldera said: Do you happen to know if a visa exempt stay that has been prolonged by the automatic COVID-19 "amnesty" can be converted to a non immigrant visa entry for university studies? I mean at the local immigration office, without having to leave the country. Probably not. I am aware of person that had to get a letter from their embassy to apply for a 30 day extension in order to do the non immigrant visa application. Immigration refused to accept the application with a "automatic extension". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardgraf Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I am currently on an ED Visa which will be up in July. My school as I imagine all is currently closed. I am attending lessons via Skype. I was able to get a total of 1 year. I had to activate outside of Thailand (Laos) & renew at 6 months outside of Thailand (Saigon). Not sure what the current situation is regarding being granted an ED visa. I can ask my school if you'd like? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHicks Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 10 hours ago, Hardgraf said: I am currently on an ED Visa which will be up in July. My school as I imagine all is currently closed. I am attending lessons via Skype. I was able to get a total of 1 year. I had to activate outside of Thailand (Laos) & renew at 6 months outside of Thailand (Saigon). Not sure what the current situation is regarding being granted an ED visa. I can ask my school if you'd like? That's OK. I have a recommendation now so will contact the school. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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