Can I get a Non-Immigrant ED Visa from within Thailand while on a Non-O Visa?

@Laurine ********

ahhh, you are on a "trailing spouse" extension (married to another foreigner who legally works here) AND you are correct you can't 'work' on that extension type.

The ONLY way you'd be able to change it in country would be to go in to your immigration office, cancel your current extension of stay (the one piggybacked to your spouse's employment extension), then immediately apply for a 60 day covid extension, and once you get that get documentation from the university/foundation/company that you're going to intern for and go apply for the in country 90 day ED visa at your immigration office.

You need to take a representative from your employer to make SURE this can be done before you cancel the extension you're on.

Yes, you can if you signed up at a university here. But at the end of the end, it will be up to the immigration when you apply.

In the worse case, you need to return to Thailand and go quarantine for 15 nights first.

What visa are you on now ?

You state a Non O...

For what purpose was the Non O issued?

What is the ending date of your Non O ?

Are you on an extension of the Non O at this time

The success in getting the Ed visa will depend on...

.... you meeting with your school ....

....and they meet with the Education ministry.

...Seeking cooperation together with Thai immigration in support of your obtaining the Ed visa inside Thailand.

It is possible.