Hello all,
I need some advice in regards to my ED Visa - I have just completed my final extension at immigration and they have only approved my stay until the 2nd of December (I thought I’d be approved until 7th of December i.e. 1 year after I entered Thailand on my initial ED Visa - like a previous ED Visa I’ve had). Immigration have been provided with a letter from my school confirming the class started on 16 Dec 2017 to and ends on 11 Nov 2018.
As I fly out to my home country (New Zealand) on the 6th of December I need to make sure I have a valid visa until then - I don't want to overstay my current visa as I will be applying for a METV when I return to my home country (and I don’t want to give the Embassy a reason to decline my METV).
I am considering the following 2 options:
* Option 1: Around say the 1st of December go in to immigration and apply for a 30 day extension of my ED Visa and pay 1,900 baht - from reading previous posts my understanding is that immigration will decline this and likely give me 7 days to exit Thailand?
* Option 2: Probably in late November obtain a letter from the school confirming I have completed my course , the next day cross the border (probably at Mae Sai) and re-enter Thailand on the same day and obtain a 30 day visa exempt, then the following day go into immigration and take in the letter from the school to cancel my existing ED Visa (and complete a TM30 as I live in Chiang Mai)
Can anyone see any issues with the above options? Any advice would be appreciated TIA.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is seeking advice on their ED visa situation, where their extension ends on December 2, while they need to stay until December 6 before flying home. They consider two options: applying for a 30-day extension, which might be denied, or leaving the country and re-entering on a visa-exempt basis. Community responses suggest that option two may be more viable, emphasizing the need to cancel the existing visa extension before re-entry.
