Hello I am still working out the best visa to obtain to get to Thailand.

 

I plan to stay long term in Thailand. I have a child who has previously studied in Bangkok and I intend to enroll her in school once again at some point.

 

I really hate with a passion the visa application process for an education and O visa - for me and my child. I am living in the north of England so it’s a postal application, and I really need my passport for the job I’m in. 
 

So I’ve heard about the new tourist visa. Can we just take this and then extend once in Thailand ? If so how long can you keep extending?
Could we then switch from this visa to an education visa and O visa ? 

#stressed 

A tourist visa would also need fixing to your passport so no difference there. Do you mean visa exempt entry?

OP, buy an elite visa PE.

You state stay long term. No to your question re tourist visa  be extended ongoing.

 

I spoke with someone who said you can extend this tourist visa once - then after that you can get an agent and pay big bucks to get an O visa ? 

You child could apply for change from tourist visa to a non-ed visa at immigration if attending a formal school.

You would not be able to apply for a non-o visa based upon being the parent of your child at immigration. There might be a way to arrange it but it would be costly.