easy and maybe recurrent question

I got my ED visa 2 weeks ago for 3 months with renewal

I need to fly to singapore for few days. Whats is the best way to get the re entry visa ?

I heard at suva airport counter it could be trouble to get this re entry visa ? is it better to go to immigration center ?

Is it 100% sure I can get this re entry visa with my ED visa ? Can I request multiple entries ?

Thank you

It is is re-entry permit not a visa.

You can get it a the airport or at immigration.

It will be valid for the lenght of your pemit stay,

And you can get single or multi (but as said above it will only be valid until your current 90 day stay ending date so unless you plan frequent travel multi would not be cost effective for only a short permitted to stay period).

I don't know how to change an existing visa, but if you end up having to apply for a new Education visa, you basically have to demonstrate in your application that you have a valid reason for leaving Thailand and coming back while you are still a student. I have a 1 year multiple entry ED visa, and it was granted because I indicated that I would be traveling to Korea, Myanmar, and Singapore throughout the year to do culture research for my thesis.

I don't know how to change an existing visa, but if you end up having to apply for a new Education visa, you basically have to demonstrate in your application that you have a valid reason for leaving Thailand and coming back while you are still a student. I have a 1 year multiple entry ED visa, and it was granted because I indicated that I would be traveling to Korea, Myanmar, and Singapore throughout the year to do culture research for my thesis.

This is not about getting a visa.

It is about getting a re-entry permit at immigration for a visa entry or an extension of stay,

And if you have a multi entry visa you do not need a re-entry permit - that is for those needing to keep there current entry/extension. With a multi entry visa you get a new 90 day stay on any entry.

I don't know how to change an existing visa, but if you end up having to apply for a new Education visa, you basically have to demonstrate in your application that you have a valid reason for leaving Thailand and coming back while you are still a student. I have a 1 year multiple entry ED visa, and it was granted because I indicated that I would be traveling to Korea, Myanmar, and Singapore throughout the year to do culture research for my thesis.

"I don't know how to change an existing visa, but if you end up having to apply for a new Education visa"

You can't change an existing ed visa and the O/P didn't ask about getting a new Education visa, so how is this relevant?

Edited September 1, 201411 yr by Suradit69

You just go to immigration and get one..... I just did it today, no questions asked. 1000 baht and about 20 minute wait. The problem is never getting the re-entry permit...... The problem is that every once in a while, someone seems to have trouble having that re-entry permit honored when coming back to Thailand on an ED visa. But those situations seem to be a minority of cases for various reasons.

So... one member just wrote-

And if you have a multi entry visa you do not need a re-entry permit - that is for those needing to keep there current entry/extension. With a multi entry visa you get a new 90 day stay on any entry.

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I got my ED visa about two weeks ago, and was not thinking about multiple reentry, which I will need. So what to do in order to get a multiple that lasts for an entire year?

Go to my local immigration office?

AND based on what another member wrote- If I get a multiple reentry now, it will last beyond my first 90 day stint?

TIA,

Charlie

A visa would be from a Consulate outside Thailand and each entry would be for 90 days if multi entry - one entry of 90 days if single.

So if you have single entry and now have 90 day stay you will need to obtain extensions of stay from immigration and for any travel will require re-entry permit before leaving to keep your stay alive. Re-entry permits are only valid for current permitted stay.

A visa would be from a Consulate outside Thailand and each entry would be for 90 days if multi entry - one entry of 90 days if single.

So if you have single entry and now have 90 day stay you will need to obtain extensions of stay from immigration and for any travel will require re-entry permit before leaving to keep your stay alive. Re-entry permits are only valid for current permitted stay.

No charliebadenhop does not need and extension of stay, beside if it still in the first 60 days of entry, he can't get one. If he want to travel he needs a re-entry permit.

Edited September 1, 201411 yr by paz

So... one member just wrote-

And if you have a multi entry visa you do not need a re-entry permit - that is for those needing to keep there current entry/extension. With a multi entry visa you get a new 90 day stay on any entry.

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I got my ED visa about two weeks ago, and was not thinking about multiple reentry, which I will need. So what to do in order to get a multiple that lasts for an entire year?

Go to my local immigration office?

AND based on what another member wrote- If I get a multiple reentry now, it will last beyond my first 90 day stint?

TIA,

Charlie

You can get a re-entry permit for the 90 days you will be given on entry to the country.

Before the 90 day entry you will get expires you can then apply for an extension of stay. Then you can apply for a re-entry permit for your extension. If you get a one year extension of stay a multiple re-entry permit (3800 baht fee) would be advisable if you plan on making several trips out of the country. If only a 90 day extension a single re-entry permit (1000 baht) would be the best.

If you haven't actually come to Thailand yet, call the consulate that issued the visa and see if you can get the visa changed to a year long multiple entry ED visa before you arrive. To do this (assuming they can change it at all after it has been issued), they will need to see a documented reason for you going out of the country and returning to Thailand. They may also suggest only giving you a double entry permit, etc. It should also be noted that the multiple entry visa is a lot more expensive than the one you have now. Mine cost $200 USD at the consulate in LA.

Once you have a multi-entry Ed visa you will need to either leave Thailand at least once every 90 days and come back, or apply for an extension of stay in Thailand with documentation from a school in Thailand. In my case, I have to leave and come back at least once every 90 days because I'm doing research for my American university (that is to say I don't have a Thai school).

If you haven't actually come to Thailand yet, call the consulate that issued the visa and see if you can get the visa changed to a year long multiple entry ED visa before you arrive.

Beside that OP is in Thailand already, visa cannot be 'changed' after being issued.

They may also suggest only giving you a double entry permit, etc.

There are no "double entry" ED visa. Only single and multiple.

If someone has already had the permit to stay extended to April 2015 in June 2014 and obtained a re-entry permit according to that before August 29th, is there chance for getting problems because of the new regulations? I mean, do the immigration officers at the airports have the discretionary authority to overrule the decisions of their inland counterparts making the new regulations retrospective?

You have a valid permission to stay. That will not change.

Upon entry immigration has the right to question you and deny you entry, no changes there.

Thanks folks, and hope I am not being too dense....

Ubonjoe wrote: You can get a re-entry permit for the 90 days you will be given on entry to the country.

Before the 90 day entry you will get expires you can then apply for an extension of stay. Then you can apply for a re-entry permit for your extension. If you get a one year extension of stay a multiple re-entry permit (3800 baht fee) would be advisable if you plan on making several trips out of the country. If only a 90 day extension a single re-entry permit (1000 baht) would be the best.

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Seems clear at first and then I am not sure...

I applied for an ED visa and got it. I am living in Chiang Rai.

Does it work like this?- I get 90 days at first and then have to go to Immigration? I believe that is it.

And when I go after my first 90 days do I get an extension for the remaining 9 months, or do I have to keep on going back every 90 days?

Thanks for everyone's help!

If you are attending a language school you will only be able to get 90 day extensions for one year from the date you entered on your non-ed visa.

If you are attending a university you would get a one year extension of stay from the date your first 90 days ends.

Thanks Ubonjoe!

And then...

Whether i get a multiple reentry or a single reentry permit, it will only be good for 90 days and NOT the remaining 9 months I have on my visa?

If you had a one year visa it would be a multiple entry issued by an embassy or consulate and you would not need a re-entry permit.

If you had a one year extension of stay from immigration a re-entry permit would be valid for a year.

If you only get a 90 day extension the re-entry permit would only be valid for 90 days.

Ok, thanks for the clarity!

Much appreciated.