Ed Visa - Can You Switch Back To A Tourist Visa

[mrireland]

Hi,

I've been here about 9 months and i'm here for about another 6-8 months. I got the ed visa a few months back and recently renewed it for the first time at immigration giving me another 3 months.

It made sense to do it to get to learn the language as i was interested in that and also to save me doing border runs was a nice added bonus but to be honest I've got to the stage where i don't look forward to having to go each week and just don't enjoy learning it anymore. I still like learning when i'm out by practicing with what i have learned and learning that way but i'm just not into the set schedule and homework right now as i'm also studying learning programming languages and putting a lot of time into that and when im really focused on something i lose interest in other things. I'm not looking to get my $$ back from the company or anything all i'm wondering about is how would i go about switching back to the tourist visa?

1 - Will this cause hassle with immigration that i haven't completed the 1 year?

2 - I've just renewed my last visa about 2 weeks ago, if i stop going to class now do i immediately give up my visa or whats the best way to handle it?

3 - When i'm due to renew my visa the next time do i need to get my ed visa cancelled first?

4 - Because ill be here 1 year in November does that pose any issues with getting a tourist visa, is there a limit of how many they'll give you and does my ed visa complicate this further? I'm renting the current place until March next year so im stuck on a contract but i dont want to leave, i really like it here i would just prefer to cancel the ed visa and do the border runs instead if possible.

Any help is very much appreciated

[lopburi3]

No problem but suspect you should visit immigration to cancel your current 90 day extension with a letter from school of ending attendance I suspect and leave that day or next to obtain the tourist visa.

1. No.

2. As above I believe.

3. Cancel as said before leaving for new visa.

4. I would get a two entry tourist visa from Laos if you do not have a passport full of them already rather than making 15 day border runs.

[mrireland]

Thanks Lopburi, your always a big help

Sounds good so, i guess ill contact the school and arrange for it to be cancelled. Will definitely be going for single or double entry visa in Laos, was just concerned that there is a limit on them, i used up a single entry and used one of my 2 double entries already and then applied for the tourist visa so i guess by the sounds of it there should be no problem.