If I Apply Now For A Ed Visa When Does It Start?

[frankylove]

hello, im going to thailand in september for 12 months and will be studying at a language school.

the school said they can sort out the visa when i send the documents

but im gonna be working away from home for the next few months and wont really have much time to sort things out.

so if i apply now (3months before) wil the visa start from when i get the paperwork or from when i enter thailand???

i have already had a look and not found any answers hope you can help me??

any info would be great thanks, frank

[Colabamumbai]

hello, im going to thailand in september for 12 months and will be studying at a language school.

the school said they can sort out the visa when i send the documents

but im gonna be working away from home for the next few months and wont really have much time to sort things out.

so if i apply now (3months before) wil the visa start from when i get the paperwork or from when i enter thailand???

i have already had a look and not found any answers hope you can help me??

any info would be great thanks, frank

The visa will start from the day that The embassy stamps in in your passport, so be prepared to leave shortly after that.

[Mario2008]

The visa will start from the day it is granted. If it is a single entry visa, you will have 3 months in which you have to enter Thailand. If you arrive later, your visa will be expired and you can no longer enter Thailand on it. Once you are in Thailand, the expiry date of the visa doesn't matter anymore.

If it is a multiple entry visa, it will be valid for 1 year from date of issue, and each time you enter Thailand during that year you will be granted to stay 90 days, after which you have to leave the country and can return the same day for another 90 days (if your visa is still valid).

[monty]

There are 2 different dates involved with visa's.

One is the "use before" date of the actual visa. This depends on the type of visa, usually 3 months for a single entry visa, 6 months for a double entry visa and 1 year for the multiple entry non immigrant visa, counting from the day the visa is issued.

This date is exactly what is says, you have to use the visa before expiry, i.e. enter Thailand while it is still valid.

The second important date is how long you will be allowed to stay in Thailand after entering. This is solely based on what type of visa you hold (along with your nationality), for most nationalities it's 60 days for a tourist visa, and 90 days for a non immigrant visa.

This is entirely separate from the visa expiry date! Example: if you arrive 1 day before your non immigrant visa expires, you will still receive the full 90 days you are entitled to!

[david555]

The visa will start from the day it is granted. If it is a single entry visa, you will have 3 months in which you have to enter Thailand. If you arrive later, your visa will be expired and you can no longer enter Thailand on it. Once you are in Thailand, the expiry date of the visa doesn't matter anymore.

If it is a multiple entry visa, it will be valid for 1 year from date of issue, and each time you enter Thailand during that year you will be granted to stay 90 days, after which you have to leave the country and can return the same day for another 90 days (if your visa is still valid).

I have a 1year multiple ed visa and do cambodja visa runs whiteout problems , does this means that if i do my last run BEFORE end of visa i receive an additional 90 days?

[lopburi3]

Yes.

[david555]

Yes.

THX