As far as I am aware, there is no actual expiry date on the documents from MOE. However, there is a limited time window for applying outside of Thailand for ED-Visa as soon as the application for it has taken place inside of Thailand.

1. How long is that period exactly?

2. Might there be an expiry date on documents given by school to apply for ED-Visa as well?

You do not make an application for the visa in Thailand.

Your school gets documents from the MOE approving your course of study.

As far as I know there is no expiration date on any of the documents.

The only thing that might happen would be the embassy or consulate considering that they are stale dated because they are more than 30 days old.

Thanks for quick reply.

I meant rather the request done by school for documents from MOE to be able to apply for ED-Visa, which then set the validity period until ED-Visa application should be launched outside TH at embassy.

According to this post: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/756449-moe-document-validity-2-weeks-from-issue/

I also had a discussion with this member today and he confirmed it, but was not sure about the duration of that validity period.

• How long is that? Anyone knows / heard of it?

Perhaps this might go along what ubon joe said, that it might be considered as stale dated when the embassy sees the date the paperwork/initial request was processed.

The actual confirmation/application of the course tooks place when coming back with the valid visa, as far as I know.

Edited October 19, 201411 yr by boxofbirdz

When you get your paper work from your school to go outside of Thailand to apply to your ED Visa

yes there is an expiry date to do it

It should be right on the MOE documents itself and it depends how long it takes to get it back to you

I believe it was about 3 or 4 weeks if memory serves me correct as I just did it in August and my school warned me of the date on the MOE document

and said you got to do it before this date, which I believe at the time was about 3 weeks

Forgive me if I should be posting this somewhere else but the answer might be of help to OP also.

If you have a 1 year ed visa and passport control stamps your passport with entry to expire in only 90 days, what's the best way to remedy that if you want to go to Vietnam and return? I called the issuing office (Thai consul in the USA) and they said it happens frequently but had no advice for what to do to make sure you are able to get back in if you leave the country for a weekend. They said the date of expiry on the visa (which is a giant, label-like affair in the passport) and the "$200USD" both visible on the visa as well as the "Entry M" for multiple, all on the visa itself make it evident what your visa is, but had little advice re the stamp given at passport control.

Edited October 20, 201411 yr by JenniferSG

Forgive me if I should be posting this somewhere else but the answer might be of help to OP also.

If you have a 1 year ed visa and passport control stamps your passport with entry to expire in only 90 days, what's the best way to remedy that if you want to go to Vietnam and return? I called the issuing office (Thai consul in the USA) and they said it happens frequently but had no advice for what to do to make sure you are able to get back in if you leave the country for a weekend. They said the date of expiry on the visa (which is a giant, label-like affair in the passport) and the "$200USD" both visible on the visa as well as the "Entry M" for multiple, all on the visa itself make it evident what your visa is, but had little advice re the stamp given at passport control.

You have a multiple entry non-ed visa that gives a 90 day entries for one year. You can do as many entries as you want.

You must leave the country every 90 days to get a new entry.

You can leave at any time during those 90 days and get a new entry when you return.

Forgive me if I should be posting this somewhere else but the answer might be of help to OP also.

If you have a 1 year ed visa and passport control stamps your passport with entry to expire in only 90 days, what's the best way to remedy that if you want to go to Vietnam and return? I called the issuing office (Thai consul in the USA) and they said it happens frequently but had no advice for what to do to make sure you are able to get back in if you leave the country for a weekend. They said the date of expiry on the visa (which is a giant, label-like affair in the passport) and the "$200USD" both visible on the visa as well as the "Entry M" for multiple, all on the visa itself make it evident what your visa is, but had little advice re the stamp given at passport control.

You have a multiple entry non-ed visa that gives a 90 day entries for one year. You can do as many entries as you want.

You must leave the country every 90 days to get a new entry.

You can leave at any time during those 90 days and get a new entry when you return.

No, it's an ED visa. It says ED right at the top. "Type of visa Non-immigrant, category ED."

Edited October 20, 201411 yr by JenniferSG

You have a multiple entry non-ed visa that gives a 90 day entries for one year. You can do as many entries as you want.

You must leave the country every 90 days to get a new entry.

You can leave at any time during those 90 days and get a new entry when you return.

No, he has and ED visa. Is says ED right at the top.

A non-ed visa is a ED visa.

What is the enter before date say on the visa sticker. As long as an entry is made before that date a 90 day entry will be given.

The visa does no allow you to stay for a year if that is what you are thinking it only gives a 90 day entry.

You have a multiple entry non-ed visa that gives a 90 day entries for one year. You can do as many entries as you want.

You must leave the country every 90 days to get a new entry.

You can leave at any time during those 90 days and get a new entry when you return.

No, he has and ED visa. Is says ED right at the top.

A non-ed visa is a ED visa.

What is the enter before date say on the visa sticker. As long as an entry is made before that date a 90 day entry will be given.

The visa does no allow you to stay for a year if that is what you are thinking it only gives a 90 day entry.

It says July 15 2015. So you're saying that even with the 1 year multi entry Ed visa, you must leave the country every 90 days and re-enter? Gads, that's completely opposite of what the consul at home told us. So if you're over that 90 day (10 days over right now), what's best to do?

It says July 15 2015. So you're saying that even with the 1 year multi entry Ed visa, you must leave the country every 90 days and re-enter? Gads, that's completely opposite of what the consul at home told us. So if you're over that 90 day (10 days over right now), what's best to do?

Look at the "allowed until" date, each extra day is 500 Baht fine until you leave. From Bangkok most people go to Cambodia for a border hop. You pay the fine when leaving at the border post.

You have a multiple entry non-ed visa that gives a 90 day entries for one year. You can do as many entries as you want.

You must leave the country every 90 days to get a new entry.

You can leave at any time during those 90 days and get a new entry when you return.

No, he has and ED visa. Is says ED right at the top.

A non-ed visa is a ED visa.

What is the enter before date say on the visa sticker. As long as an entry is made before that date a 90 day entry will be given.

The visa does no allow you to stay for a year if that is what you are thinking it only gives a 90 day entry.

It says July 15 2015. So you're saying that even with the 1 year multi entry Ed visa, you must leave the country every 90 days and re-enter? Gads, that's completely opposite of what the consul at home told us. So if you're over that 90 day (10 days over right now), what's best to do?

You need to leave and pay an overstay fine of 500 baht per day on the way out of the country.

Which embassy or consulate gave you that completely incorrect information.

It says July 15 2015. So you're saying that even with the 1 year multi entry Ed visa, you must leave the country every 90 days and re-enter? Gads, that's completely opposite of what the consul at home told us. So if you're over that 90 day (10 days over right now), what's best to do?

Look at the "allowed until" date, each extra day is 500 Baht fine until you leave. From Bangkok most people go to Cambodia for a border hop. You pay the fine when leaving at the border post.

Thank you. When doing the border hop you mentioned, can you go out and just go right back in, or do you have to stay overnight? Thanks again. What a mess.

Thank you. When doing the border hop you mentioned, can you go out and just go right back in, or do you have to stay overnight? Thanks again. What a mess.

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You can leave and just turn around and come back.

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