Can you renew a student visa for a language course in Thailand after completing one year?

@Nongnuch *******

ah alright, thank you either way

@Alan *****

well then it's an Immigration specific rule . . each Immigration makes up their own rules. At the Jomtien Immigration it is 50

@Nongnuch *******

Why not they do with everything else.

@Pete *********

your school should know what their local immigration policy is

@Brandon ***********

haven't gone that far in this process yet. Once I find a school I'll ask. I'll go over on the non O visa and have some time to establish residency first and move forward from there. I'll convert to Retiree or a student visa for thai language or muay thai depending on what's more cost effective and what makes the most sense for me. I've only spent a total of 45 days in thailand on two visits and have really only explored Bangkok, Pattaya and jomtien and a couple islands off of pattaya. I definitely want to see some other areas . I also went to Laos and enjoyed it there as well .

I haven't ruled out a relocation to there either.

@Pete *********

if you go over on a non-O then converting to education will not be an option. The only option you will have is an extension based on the same reason of your visa.

@Brandon ***********

what's the 90 day one ? Thought I could convert that ?

@Pete *********

the non-O is a 90 day visa. The one you can convert is tourist visa. That gives you 60 days when you arrive and you can get one 30 day extension.

@Brandon ***********

ok well someone said before go on a 90 and convert to Retiree. Don't go on tourist visa. So many mixed messages. I'll just deal with embassy here. Thanks for the help

@Pete *********

if you go on non-O there is no conversion, you are already on retirement. But you cannot convert from non-O to non-ED for education.