What is the process for re-entering Thailand on a DTV after leaving with an ED visa?

@Mark *****************

Let us know how you handle the ED visa please I am in the same boat. It seems tricky to ask to get in with the new visa and then cancel the old one inside the country.

@Ryan ***********

you are confused a bit, READ your stamp, I think you'll see that it says "extension of stay permitted until" and has a date (even though it's a year out)

@Ryan ***********

IF you did not cancel the Ed Visa... it needs to be cancelled. Let's Ask

@Tod ********

to review this.

@James *******

oh I see that's good to know. In my case it's not extension AFAIK. It's a one year visa stamp. I never have to do extension for this one except doing 90 day reports online.

@Ryan ***********

Yes if you are on extensions of your Ed Visa, (beyond the first 90 days that the Ed Visa was issued) you will need to cancel the Ed Visa before you leave Thailand.

@James *******

this one I got it directly from the immigration officer but I see your point. So I still need to cancel this before leaving for the DTV application right?

@Ryan ***********

if you were in the first 90 days of the Ed Visa, you could just leave Thailand and the Ed Visa has ended.

It's when you get 90 days extensions for the Ed Visa which then requires it to be cancelled before you leave Thailand.

It appears that you got the university course of study arranged with both the university and possible Thai Visa Agent. And the Ed Visa continued with support of the Thai Immigration office.

@James *******

it's the same for all ED visa? Because before I had Thai language school Ed visa and before 1 month it's finished, I got online university Ed visa from buriram without leaving Thailand. So not sure if that officer who got me the new visa cancelled the old one without having to leave. My thought process was to go outside Thailand 1 month before my Ed expire and try to get the new DTV but if I couldn't get it for some reason, I would still have my Ed visa to fall back on and get a new one. So now I guess I have to go to buriram regardless.

@Ryan ***********

no it is not fine. You were responsible to cancel it before you left Thailand.

@James *******

If the ED visa expire before you get back into Thailand then it's fine?

@Yunus ******

Yes ! The Thai Immigration office that placed the Ed Visa stamp in your passport.

@James *******

do you have to go to the exact same immigration office in person that issued the visa?

@Paweł *********

that's for you to find out when you visit the Thai Immigration office to cancel the Ed Visa. AND you have to get the cancellation at the Thai Immigration office which issued the Ed Visa stamp.

@Tod ********

But if somebody cancels the ED extension before the date on school paperwork, there's no fine, right? (Regarding exactly the same situation).

@Mark *****************

i know people who have entered on Non-Immigrant visas (90 day stamp) and then went to cancel their ED visa extensions

they were fined 500 baht a day from the date the documents on the school paperwork said they stopped studying until the day they cancelled it