I just spoke to the thai consulate in Hull, UK and they couldnt give me an answer.

my 2 sons aged 13 and 14 are going to attend school in thailand for the next few years. The only 2 options are a single or multiple entry visa. Will they have to make border runs.

If they are going to an authorized school they can obtain ED visa/one year extensions of stay and will not require border runs under section 7.8 with proof as below, they would enter on a single entry visa and then extend there stay at an Immigration office inside Thailand at a cost of 1,900 baht per year.

1. Petition Forms

2. Copy of Passport of the Applicant

3. Copy of the Institute’s educational

license issued from related

government sector.

4. Certify letter requesting for continuous

of study from that education institute

illustrating the course details and its

duration and transcript

5. Must be certified by a related

government sector or by the Provincial

Mayor which is responsible for that

education institute (exempted in the

case of studying in an international

school and undergraduate level)

If they are going to an authorized school they can obtain ED visa/one year extensions of stay and will not require border runs under section 7.8 with proof as below, they would enter on a single entry visa and then extend there stay at an Immigration office inside Thailand at a cost of 1,900 baht per year.

1. Petition Forms

2. Copy of Passport of the Applicant

3. Copy of the Institute’s educational

license issued from related

government sector.

4. Certify letter requesting for continuous

of study from that education institute

illustrating the course details and its

duration and transcript

5. Must be certified by a related

government sector or by the Provincial

Mayor which is responsible for that

education institute (exempted in the

case of studying in an international

school and undergraduate level)

Thanks for the info Lopburi 3.

So the single entry visa (3 months) is the best option. The border runs could have been a real pain in the arse as I work ouside thailand