Hi all..

I am swedish citizen that will study in Bangkok from September 15. The tuition is paid and I have received all the paperwork from Ministry of Education. I already live in Bangkok and now I have to travel abroad to get stamps from an Embassy or Consulate. I will go to Macau soon and I will stay there about two weeks. I tried to call the thai consulate in Hong Kong to see if it was possible to get a multiple entry non-immigration-ed visa from them but the answer was somewhat schizofrenic. I have also contacted the school and scanned thaivisa.com about this issue, but nowhere do I get the information I am searching for. Now I ask you if it is possible to get a multiple entry in Hong Kong since I prefer not going to Kuala Lumpur..

Looking forward hearing from you

Regards,

Johan

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by dunder

I seriously doubt it - as you do not need such a visa for study in Thailand. Legitimate study allows extension of stay inside Thailand at an immigration office. All you should need is a single entry non immigrant ED visa to start the process. Has the school not advised you of this?

I seriously doubt it - as you do not need such a visa for study in Thailand. Legitimate study allows extension of stay inside Thailand at an immigration office. All you should need is a single entry non immigrant ED visa to start the process. Has the school not advised you of this?

Hi..

The school advised me to get a multiple entry visa when they understood I need to travel quite frequently even though I am studying. If I have a single entry non immigrant ED I need to get a re-entry permit every time I travel out of the country. If I don't choose to get a re-entry permit every time I can get a multiple re-entry permit valid for 3 months at a much higher cost.. and Then I have to get 4 quarterly re-entry permits per school year/ non-immi-ED-year. Instead of doing that I can get a multiple entry visa valid for year - and then I can travel in and out of Thailand as much as I want at a decent cost. or have I misunderstood it.. If I have understood all the rules correctly I should get a multiple entry non immigration ED visa and if Hong Kong cant issue these, then I guess I will have to go to Kuala Lumpur

/johan

Hong Kong is not known for issue of multi entry visas - you can try and if you explain your reasons you might be successful. Can the school offer any experience?

Expect you may have to explain why/how a student can travel frequently however.

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by lopburi3

I have never seen one yet. If things did not change you have small chances of getting a multiple ED from Hong Kong.

Walen School

www.thaiwalen.com

Maybe you can enlighten us why you are travelling so much when your visa is for study in Thailand?

Maybe you can enlighten us why you are travelling so much when your visa is for study in Thailand?

In my very modest opinion - it is not our bizness,do not answer this.

ThaiVisa Member

I have never seen one yet. If things did not change you have small chances of getting a multiple ED from Hong Kong.

Walen School

www.thaiwalen.com

Bad news for me then. What can you advise me to do then? Get a single entry visa in Hong Kong or go somewhere else to get a multiple entry? Is it even possible to receive a multiple entry non immigration ED visa? Now I am confused

You as a site sponsor should know if someone:)

regards,

Johan

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by dunder

Maybe you can enlighten us why you are travelling so much when your visa is for study in Thailand?

In my very modest opinion - it is not our bizness,do not answer this.

ThaiVisa Member

Thank you for expressing what I thought the very first second I read it!

/Johan

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by dunder

Maybe you can enlighten us why you are travelling so much when your visa is for study in Thailand?

In my very modest opinion - it is not our bizness,do not answer this.

ThaiVisa Member

Thank you for expressing what I thought the very first second I read it!

/Johan

I asked the question to try to help you, nothing more. I've only heard of single entry ED visas which are then extended at immigration in Thailand to continue studies. But good luck with whatever try but I think you already have the answer.

Maybe you can enlighten us why you are travelling so much when your visa is for study in Thailand?

In my very modest opinion - it is not our bizness,do not answer this.

ThaiVisa Member

Thank you for expressing what I thought the very first second I read it!

/Johan

I asked the question to try to help you, nothing more. I've only heard of single entry ED visas which are then extended at immigration in Thailand to continue studies. But good luck with whatever try but I think you already have the answer.

No worries Thaiphoon.. Yes you are right about my original question. Hong Kong seems to be out of the question. Now I am worried I can't get a multiple entry at all though..

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by dunder

An honorary consulate may more likely be disposed to evaluate your visa requirements based on your travel itinerary, but you may have to travel to your home country for that. You could give Perth a call or email, though. Put your travel itinerary on paper for easy reference when talking to them or email it.

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Maestro

An honorary consulate may more likely be disposed to evaluate your visa requirements based on your travel itinerary, but you may have to travel to your home country for that. You could give Perth a call or email, though. Put your travel itinerary on paper for easy reference when talking to them or email it.

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Maestro

Brisbane or Perth would help if there is aletter from the school. www.thaiconsulate.org

dunder,

The process is this.

1) You receive an ED visa outside Thailand utilising the documentation your school gives or sends to you. You receive a single-entry Non-Immigrant ED visa to Thailand, valid for 3 months.

2) When you go to the school, they will give you additional documents which will enable you to extend that visa (up to one year in total)

3) Before the first 3-month period is up, you take those documents, photocopy of your passport photo page and of your ED visa, plus a filled-out extension application and 1900Bt fee to your local immigration office.

4) They will process it while you wait (and wait, if you go to Suan Plu), and if you are close to the end of your first 3 months, they will include the 90-day address reporting requirement in your application. Thereafter, every 3 months you only have to do the 90-day reporting (free).

5) If you will be travelling outside Thailand during this period, you have to apply separately for a re-entry visa, either single (1900Bt) or multiple (3550Bt). Note that this re-entry visa is only valid for each 3-month reporting period. That notice is actually stamped into your passport as a reminder. So, if you are only likely to make one trip outside Thailand in every 3-month period, the single-entry is obviously much cheaper. You may need to consider your planning on this.

dunder,

The process is this.

1) You receive an ED visa outside Thailand utilising the documentation your school gives or sends to you. You receive a single-entry Non-Immigrant ED visa to Thailand, valid for 3 months.

2) When you go to the school, they will give you additional documents which will enable you to extend that visa (up to one year in total)

3) Before the first 3-month period is up, you take those documents, photocopy of your passport photo page and of your ED visa, plus a filled-out extension application and 1900Bt fee to your local immigration office.

4) They will process it while you wait (and wait, if you go to Suan Plu), and if you are close to the end of your first 3 months, they will include the 90-day address reporting requirement in your application. Thereafter, every 3 months you only have to do the 90-day reporting (free).

5) If you will be travelling outside Thailand during this period, you have to apply separately for a re-entry visa, either single (1900Bt) or multiple (3550Bt). Note that this re-entry visa is only valid for each 3-month reporting period. That notice is actually stamped into your passport as a reminder. So, if you are only likely to make one trip outside Thailand in every 3-month period, the single-entry is obviously much cheaper. You may need to consider your planning on this.

Thank you very much for this detailed explanation.. you are a rock Rick!

/Johan

I have never seen one yet. If things did not change you have small chances of getting a multiple ED from Hong Kong.

Walen School

www.thaiwalen.com

Bad news for me then. What can you advise me to do then? Get a single entry visa in Hong Kong or go somewhere else to get a multiple entry? Is it even possible to receive a multiple entry non immigration ED visa? Now I am confused

You as a site sponsor should know if someone:)

regards,

Johan

Usually western countries will issue multiple ED visas, I had seen many from Australia, UK, US, Germany, Switzerland to name a few. Countries close to Thailand will not do it at the present time. The easiest way is to call a consulate where you intend to apply and ask if they issue multiple entry Ed visas (if close to Thailand do not bother at this time, the answer is NO until we hear reports of change in the policy) it they say yes then you just put that in the application form and with the right paperwork you will get it.

Walen School

5) If you will be travelling outside Thailand during this period, you have to apply separately for a re-entry visa, either single (1900Bt) or multiple (3550Bt).

I don't know where you're getting your prices for re-entry permits. I'm looking at the form now and it says SINGLE RE-ENTRY 1000 BAHT, MULTIPLE RE-ENTRY 3800 BAHT. (Never the less mostly accurate information).

Realize that a multi-entry Non-Immigrant Type ED visa issued by a consulate abroad still ONLY allows you to stay 90 days at a time in country. After each time you re-enter the country you automatically get stamped in for another 90 days. One way or another you must leave and re-enter at least once in a 90 day period. Currently there is NO type of ED visa which allows you to stay a full year without either border running OR getting in country extensions at thai immigrations for 1900baht per extension. There is no "pay once, stay a year" visa for educational purposes.

If you come in on a single entry ED visa; you're far better off getting a re-entry permit after each 90 day extension, unless you travel in and out of the country a lot. As was stated a re-entry permit is good only as long as your "permitted to stay stamp". I've known people who came into the country on a single entry Non-O Type ED visa (which is good for 90 day), got a multiple re-entry permit at Immigrations (3800 Baht) thinking it would be good for an entire year, only to have it expire at the end of their 90 day permitted to stay stamp.

So your choices are;

get a Multi Entry Non-Immigrant Type ED visa from a "user friendly thai consulate or embassy; then exit the country every 90 days to extend it

OR

get a single entry visa good for 90 days and extend it in-country in 90 day increments at Thai Immigrations for 1900 baht, as well as buying either a single or multiple re-entry permit after each extension.

I concur with macwalen, there are few, if any thai consulates in the neighboring S/E Asian countries who will issue a one year multiple reentry type ED visa. I've emailed most of them around thailand and the ones that responded won't even issue that type of visa to attend a 'real' university here in thailand let alone a private thai language school. It's just not something they do.

As he suggested; call the consulate you're thinking of applying at and ask them. I know some of the thai consulates in Australia and certainly Hull in the UK will issue that type of visa. I would call them.