Can I let my education visa expire and re-enter Thailand on a DTV?

Oct 22, 2024
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Hey y’all, I have an education visa with a current extension of stay until November 2nd (after that is my final extension, which would only be until mid December)

My school has told me that if I don’t do the extension, the last date I can stay is the 2nd of November.

Can I simply fly out before then, let the extension expire, and then fly back in with a (hopeful) DTV to get stamped in with a new visa?

If not - anybody been in this situation? Cancelled their ED and then went out of Thailand to obtain a DTV? Would love to hear your experience. Read 1 report on here of someone not cancelling but would appreciate additional insights.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The poster is seeking advice on whether they can allow their education visa extension to expire and then re-enter Thailand with a new DTV visa. Comments suggest that while it's possible to leave before the visa expiry without canceling it, they recommend obtaining a cancellation letter from the school to avoid complications. Several users shared their personal experiences, indicating that some successfully navigated this process without issues.
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Antoinette ********
I have recently went through similar process of leaving when my expiration date was ending
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. I decided not to extend as I’ll be returning later this year with the DTV. I tried to do my due diligence and cancel my ED visa just in case I’d run into problems obtaining the DTV. I went to immigration with a rep from my school and letter to cancel but they said that I do not need to cancel IF my Ed visa expires on the 14th of October and I’ll be leaving the 14th anyway. Even if I’m applying for a new visa bc the Thai immigration in Thailand and the embassy in other countries are two separate entities (essentially). And I wouldn’t have any problem obtaining the DTV.
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Antoinette Yvonne wow interesting. This is very helpful thank you. This contradicts what I’ve read from
@Tod ********
about the necessity to cancel because it wouldn’t just automatically cancel on the end of extension date (not criticizing you Tod, I trust your judgement on all thai visa subjects 😂)
Jeiz ***************
There have been multiple accounts of experiences on this. Keyword search: "ED" or "Education" or "ED Visa",
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@Jeiz **************
only found one in this group specific to what I’m asking, care to share the others?
Jeiz ***************
Anonymous participant have you searched those keywords? These should have appeared:

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@Jeiz **************
thank you 🙏🏽
Sarah *******
I just left before my ED visa expired and re entered on the DTV
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@Sarah ******
have you cancelled the extension of stay/contacted your school about the ED visa expiring?
Sarah *******
Anonymous participant I contacted them but they didn’t really seem to have a clue 😅 I didn’t cancel anything, I think I’ll just let it expire (I know multiple others who have also done this)
John **********
You need to cancel the extension of stay with a letter from your school but I've heard of people doing so after they return on their DTV. You just need to be careful they stamp you back in correctly
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@John *********
right - I would definitely present the DTV instead of my Edu visa.

Preferably I’d like to cancel it after I come back.
Flynn *****
i thought once you leave the country ( if you have ED), it auto cancels. So coming back in, you would just show DTV
John **********
Anonymous participant both will be in the system