Thai Ed Visa

[aussiebrian]

If you have a 1 year Ed Visa and you don't report every 3 months to immigration, does anyone know the penalties? Is there the same fine as for overstay with a 200 Baht a day fine with a maximum 20000 Baht ? Is your visa cancelled?

[lopburi3]

A visa requires you exit the country every 90 days. Only if you have an extension of stay can you just report address to immigration every 90 days. So you need to advise what exactly it is you have.

If indeed you had only a 90 day visa entry you are overstay on any time past the permitted to stay until date at a fine of 500 baht per day to 20k and subject to arrest and jail. A visa is only valid for entry - the permitted to stay stamp is what is important.

If you have a one year extension of stay from Immigration and are not doing the 90 day reports the normal fine is 2,000 baht or 4,000 baht if arrested.

[opalhort]

Of course Lopburi is correct.

But from what I understand from reading other posts on TV about ED visas they are handled differently.

A one year ED visa gives only an inital 90 days stay which can be extended every 90 days at IMM in TH as long as there is evidence the person actually does study.

If I'm mistaken in this understanding I request the mods to please delete my post. It could only cause confusion.

opalhort

[monty]

Depends.

If studying at one on the many licensed language school you have to get a new 90 day extension (every 90 days) at a cost of 1,900 Baht.

Failing to do so would put you at overstay, fine 500 Baht/day with a maximum of 20,000 Baht, if you manage to leave Thailand without getting arrested first.

A simple passport check would see you arrested, jailed, brought before a judge, fined and deported, along with canceled visa. To be avoided at all costs.

If studying at a big university, you likely will get a 1 year extension in one go, which would see the need to do 90 day address reporting. Failing to do that will only risk you a fine of I think maximum 5000 Baht.

[lopburi3]

A one year ED visa is that same as any other one year visa - 90 day stay max on any entry. A person using that method just exits/returns every 90 days.

The ED extension of stay process for language schools is what is different in that instead of a one year extension of stay it is 90 days at a time with proof of study being required for each extension of stay.

[opalhort]

Thanks for the clarification.

The OP is not very clear about his current visa/permit to stay situation.

opalhort