Does My Friend Need to Cancel His ED Visa Before Applying for a Non-O Visa?

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My friend has a question...
He currently has an ED visa that expires in April but he finishes studying in December. The school have told him he has to cancel his visa by the end of December. He is thinking of just going out of the country and getting a non-O (he is eligible)... does he have to cancel the ED visa to get the non-O, or can he just leave? My guess is he has to cancel otherwise he would have an active visa while applying for another?

Ask Thailand · Answer

A user asked if their friend, who has an ED visa expiring in April but finishes studying in December, needs to cancel their ED visa before applying for a Non-O visa after leaving the country. Comments clarified that since the friend is on an Extension of Stay rather than a traditional visa, it is mandatory to cancel the current extension before applying for a new visa. One suggestion included taking a termination letter from the school to the immigration office to complete the cancellation process.

Tod ********* · Answer

take a letter from the school stating they are stopping studying on xxx date, go to the immigration office a week or two earlier, cancel the current extension, they will stamp him in until the date on the termination of study paperwork and then they can leave the country and get a new visa.

Remember just because you stamp OUT of the country it does not mean an extension is officially cancelled.

Remember just because you stamp OUT of the country it does not mean an extension is officially cancelled.

Ranjit ************** · Answer

If in case he have valid reentry then he need cancel visa

Ranjit ************** · Answer

No need cancel visa , when he will go outside without reentry

Then his visa automatically cancel

& then he can apply any other visa

Edgar *********** · Answer

Yeah, He should cancel the visa before get another one. It's a very simple and easy process. I did cancel mine before get another 1 year ED visa.

Robert ******* · Answer

just to clear: Your friend does not have a visa. He has a big stamp from the Immigration Office with in the second line the text Extension of Stay permitted up to ../04/2020. He got this extra stay due his studying, if he stops going school, he has to cancel this.

Álvaro ********** · Answer

I assume he's on an extension of stay for studying, so yes, it's mandatory to go and cancel it BEFORE leaving.

Last time I did it, in Chiang Mai, it took me like 15 minutes in the middle of a busy morning. So it's hassle free.

Does My Friend Need to Cancel His ED Visa Before Applying for a Non-O Visa?

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