Answereda year ago
What options do I have if my ED visa expires before my new visa is processed in Thailand?
I am on my ED visa 15 months.
End of this month it gonna expire.
My job is busy make papers for new visa I am not sure or they will be on time before my ED running out.
If its not. Do I have other options instead of leave Thailand to get some more time for the visa they are preparing for me?
Maybe tourist visa or something like that?
End of this month it gonna expire.
My job is busy make papers for new visa I am not sure or they will be on time before my ED running out.
If its not. Do I have other options instead of leave Thailand to get some more time for the visa they are preparing for me?
Maybe tourist visa or something like that?
Answer summary
The user is concerned about the impending expiration of their ED visa while their new visa is being processed. They seek alternatives to leaving Thailand, such as applying for a tourist visa, but face responses indicating that it's not possible to obtain a tourist visa from within the country. Comments suggest a border run as a potential solution to extend their stay.
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Donald *********
They give visas to people with ED?!? Well that explains why all the expat old men have moved there 😅
Farang ******
OP@Donald ********
Yeah and it is online aswell 🤣
Graham ******
Your school prepares what you need
Farang ******
OP@Graham *****
It's not not my school I not going for a (new) ed visa.Max *************
A border run will give you another 60 days.
Farang ******
OP@Max ************
Befor I drive 1.5 hours to Cambodia for that. But unfortunately not possible at this moment because " the war".Max *************
@Farang *****
Take the cheapest flight to for example Cambodia or Vietnam.Brandon ************
@Farang *****
Thailand does not have a rule. Different borders have different rules.Max *************
@Farang *****
I haven't got a clue. It's not an official thing for sure.Farang ******
OP@Max ************
is it an "official rule"? I mean about howlong you need to stay there for a visa/border run. Or it depends on the immigration agent?Max *************
@Farang *****
About that time everything changed when it comes to doing border runs to Cambodia on your own. I guess it's about money. People had to use agencies if they wanted it to be a one day trip from for example Pattaya.Farang ******
OP@Max ************
But why it isn't a 1 day thing anymore? 1.5 years ago I did it 3 times and i did stay there 15 minutes.Max *************
@Farang *****
Doing border runs on your own to for example Cambodia isn't a one day thing anymore. But doing a border run using an agency is still "in and out" the same day. Before they closed every land border crossing,that is. In and out via air is not the same thing. You'll be back on a 60 days visa exempt in no time. One night in Cambodia or Vietnam isn't that bad and it's cheap.Farang ******
OP@Max ************
is this for every country?.I did hear something about 3 days for Laos? Or Cambodia I am not sure anymore.Max *************
@Farang *****
No,you can return same day,or stay one night and have a few beer. 😎Farang ******
OP@Max ************
Do I have to stay there a few days?Brandon ************
No, you don't have any options. You cannot get a tourist visa inside of Thailand.
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