What is the best way to extend my stay in Thailand after applying for a student visa?

@Sheldon ***************

I know you're new to the group but believe me we have people from ALL over the country who keep the group updated on what can and can't be done and where. Plus the moderating team goes out of the way to delete posts with b/s information.

It's ok. There is a lot of missinformation on Google these days, or a lot of old information

@Tod ********

Yep, that's the term I was thinking about. Is it actually called a day pass, or is that what we're just calling it?

@Benjamin *****

you're actually buying a 'day pass' much like you do at Mae Sai, Mae Sot etc. All it does is get you stamped in and out of burma and you leave to go back to thailand.

@Sheldon ***************

I suppose a visa is required to enter Myanmar. However, you are NOT getting a visa if you follow my instruction, you are simply getting some type of permission to enter into a small area of Myanmar basically.

Look at this link and see that they go to that border every day

@Sheldon ***************

you are totally incorrect and visa run companies lug people to the Phu Nam Ron border crossing with Myanmar EVERY DAY for visa exempt entries.

I'm telling you that you DON'T need any visa to burma because you're only paying to get lugged across the no mans land between countries get stamped in and out of burma and lugged right back to the thai side to get stamped in.

@Sheldon ***************

They won't even let you stamp OUT of thailand at that border if you can't stamp back in

That's because you don't have a visa to get IN to myanmar and if you're denied entry to thailand you couldn't do anything but stay at that border town

@Sheldon ***************

As an American on a Non-O ME based on marriage, in my experience, no. The border is very relaxed, and are nice to western farangs. However, your milage may vary of course.

@Sheldon ***************

You'll do it yourself/ agency. First, from Bangkok at the Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai), take the bus 81 to Kanchanburi, it'll be 100THB. From Kanchanburi, tell someone you want to go to Phu Nam Ron border, and they'll lead you to a bus that's written in English/Thai/Burmese. It'll be 60THB.

From there, they'll take you to the Phu Nam Ron border. You'll approach the border agent, and ask to do a border hop. He'll stamp you out, and have you wait at an open-air waiting area where there'll be an agent. The agent will take 900THB, your passport, and when there's enough people, you'll cross the border of Thailand and go on a bus.

He'll take you across the border, where you'll get out, look around, shop at the duty free shop, while the agent does stuff in a building. Once he comes back, you'll get back on the bus, and go back to the border.

You Do NOT get a visa to get into Myanmar at the Phu Nam Ron border crossing. you pay 900 baht and get a day pass. All they do is stamp you in and out of Myanmar at that border.