Hi all,

My ED visa is up on March 31st.

I plan on going to Vientiane to get on a Tourist visa, crossing the border at Nong Khai by land, and apply for a double-entry visa at the Thai consulate.

I have already received a certificate of attainement a.k.a termination letter from my language school, with a termination date right before the 31st.

I just want to make sure that I am not missing anything so I don't get stuck at the border.

Also, Do I need to wait until April 1st to apply for the tourist visa? (my ED visa lasts til March 31st).

Thanks!

P.

PS. Mario2008 I'd appreciate if you chime in.

I am certain your ED visa expired some time ago an you are now on an extension of stay you applied for at immigration.

You need to leave the country on or before the date that is on the letter from the school because that is the date your extension will end.

You can apply for the tourist visa on the date you leave the country if you want to.

My ED visa didn't expire some time ago - my passport shows: 'valid until"/Length of Stay Until 31 MARCH 2015).

Last time I didn't get an extension at Inmigration, I actually went to Myanmar and the border-crossing acted as an extension, which means it's still valid.

The date of termination of language classes is different from the the length of the ED visa, right?

I am certain your ED visa expired some time ago an you are now on an extension of stay you applied for at immigration.

You need to leave the country on or before the date that is on the letter from the school because that is the date your extension will end.

You can apply for the tourist visa on the date you leave the country if you want to.

A border crossing Never provides an extension of stay!

In the case of muti-entry visas a NEW entry can be obtained if the visa is valid OR a visa exempt entry can be , in some cases , obtained.

It is really of some importance to understand exactly what is in ones passport, what it is called and how it works !

Edited March 27, 201511 yr by nzexpat

is that so

If you have a multiple entry non-ed visa obtained from an embassy or consulate it will remain valid even if you stop going to school. As long as you do an entry on before the enter before date on your visa you will get a 90 day entry.

If you did not have a valid multiple entry visa when you crossed the border and returned you only got a visa exempt entry unless you had a re-entry permit for your extension or previous entry.