New tourist visa extensions

[DonaldPeverley]

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 

[treetops]

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

[DrJack54]

OP, buy an elite visa PE.

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

 

[DonaldPeverley]

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 ? 

[ubonjoe]

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.