Extending An Ed Visa

[bigbadthaijohn]

I'm studying at Webster University. Classes start this coming Monday. My non-ED visa expires on Jan. 28th.

The University says something about having to submit paperwork for the extension 45 days in advance. This doesn't seem correct to me.

Could someone tell me what the requirements for extending an ED visa are?

Thanks

BBTJ

[jazzbo]

Document List for Visa Extension Webster University Thailand Campus (WUTC)

New student

• 2 recent photos 6 cm x 4 cm (not over 3 months old)

• 2 photo copies of your passport (the page with the picture)

• WUTC registration form (Obtained from the Registrar’s Office)

• WUTC receipt of payment (Obtained from the Finance Office)

Returning student

• 2 photocopies of the first page of your passport

• 2 recent photos 6 cm x 4 cm (not over 3 months old)

• Grade report (Obtained from the Registrar’s Office)

• WUTC registration form (Obtained from the Registrar’s Office)

• WUTC receipt of payment (Obtained from the Finance Office)

... and a filled out T.M. 7 form plus lots of Passport / Visa page copies.

Students who are not registered to continue classes at WUTC will not have their ED visas extended by WUTC.

Edited January 9, 2010 by jazzbo

[thaiphoon]

Plus 1,900 baht fee and also I suspect Form TM47 will be required for first 90 day reporting.

Normally applications for extensions of stay are made at Immigration 7 days or so before expiry of permission to stay, but suspect the 45 day figure from the University maybe because they are deluged with volume/paperwork.

[Falcon]

Unless you are talking of 2 different things regarding the expiration and extention of visa of course, such as this may be his 2nd year of study thus needing the university to send his details up to the MOE and get the needed letters again for the 2nd year of study.

If this s so then, yes, 45 days is about right for the extention/acceptance for 2nd year of study from the MOE.

Falcon

[bigbadthaijohn]

This is my first year. I had been on a non-B and work permit, but left my job when my contract was up in November. I got my ED visa in Penang then. They gave me a 3 month visa, which means that it will be up at the end of this month.

So what I understand from these posts, it seems that for the second year, I will need to do the 45-day in advance shtick, but this time, it's not necessary. Do I understand correctly?

Thanks a lot for your replies.

BBTJ