Changing An Ed Visa

[jackd659]

Hi There!

I am currently on a 1 year ED-Visa as I am studying Thai at a language school. However, I am starting a four year bachelors degree course in August and I have to change my visa so that I am registered no longer to the language school but instead to the university. Does anybody know the procedure for doing this?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

[Tod Daniels]

If in fact you're here on 90 day extensions of stay for studying thai at a private thai language school; I've seen it work out like this;

The school you’re currently attending provides you with paperwork which says after such and such a date you’re no longer enrolled in their program (thus can no longer receive 90 day extensions of stay from them).

The new school or in your case a “real uni” provides you with paperwork which says you are enrolled in their program beginning on such and such a date.

When you go out to Immigrations (Changwattana), to extend your ED visa from your old school; Immigrations will change their information over to where you’re going to be attending.

Also FWIW: people who are enrolled in a ‘real-uni’ (like you said a 4 year bachelor course) versus a private thai language school; usually get a yearly extensions of stay from Immigrations instead of the 90 day extensions most private schools offer.

Both your current language school and your new uni should have this paperwork dialed in as foreign students holding ED visas switch schools/unis all the time. I’d ask at the visa assistance center at the uni and the customer service people at your current school. It's pretty straight forward paperwork on both sides.

What I outlined IS what I have seen happen though. ..

Now if you secured a year long non-immigrant type ED visa outside the country and run 4 the border every 90 days instead of in-country 90 day extensions; my info may not be accurate.

[jackd659]

If in fact you're here on 90 day extensions of stay for studying thai at a private thai language school; I've seen it work out like this;

The school you’re currently attending provides you with paperwork which says after such and such a date you’re no longer enrolled in their program (thus can no longer receive 90 day extensions of stay from them).

The new school or in your case a “real uni” provides you with paperwork which says you are enrolled in their program beginning on such and such a date.

When you go out to Immigrations (Changwattana), to extend your ED visa from your old school; Immigrations will change their information over to where you’re going to be attending.

Also FWIW: people who are enrolled in a ‘real-uni’ (like you said a 4 year bachelor course) versus a private thai language school; usually get a yearly extensions of stay from Immigrations instead of the 90 day extensions most private schools offer.

Both your current language school and your new uni should have this paperwork dialed in as foreign students holding ED visas switch schools/unis all the time. I’d ask at the visa assistance center at the uni and the customer service people at your current school. It's pretty straight forward paperwork on both sides.

What I outlined IS what I have seen happen though. ..

Now if you secured a year long non-immigrant type ED visa outside the country and run 4 the border every 90 days instead of in-country 90 day extensions; my info may not be accurate.

Thanks very much for the help! Great stuff!

I haven't left Thailand since obtaining my ED visa, I have just been going to Changwattana and extending it that way.

Thanks again!