What options do I have for my Education visa after one year in Thailand?

@Жанна ***********

they told us the extra 6 months was because we signed up before Jan 2017. Anyone else who signed up after that date was only eligible for a year. It’s a shame they are limiting this as genuine students like me will suffer.

@Tod ********

yes, but the visa was the sweetener to making long term stay easy. I may look into the multi entry tourist visa for next year. Thanks for your help.

@Mar***

, you can still enroll in a school and study thai if you want to, you just can't pull an ED visa and extensions for doing it is all. You'd need to be on a different visa type to stay here.

@Tod ********

bummer. I was really enjoying it. Hopefully by next year they will change their minds!

@Martin *******

Unfortunately, you maxed out on the amount of time you can study thai on an ED visa. That's the way the rules are being interpreted now.

Tod Daniels I just finished a 1 year Thai language course and the school now says that I can only get another 6 months worth of ED visa and after that I wouldn’t be eligible for any more ED visa for Thai language, but could possibly apply for another language. I’m keen to continue learning Thai and don’t want to learn another language. Do you know the official stance on what’s going on as this seems very strange and I believe that it may be to do with so many Thai students scamming the system and not going to class. This is in Samui / phangan area and is apparently what Samui immigration is saying and may not be official policy. Thanks for any insight. ( I’m actually leaving the country till may and hoped to return again for another year of study.)

The school gives you new paperwork from them and the Ministry of Education and you go back out of the country to a thai consulate and buy another 90 day single entry ED visa.

Tod is a legend!

He's a immigration officer or may as well be lol