What paperwork and fees are needed to cancel an extension of stay and do a visa run in Thailand?

@T**

, you can cancel your ED extension, leave the country, come back in on either a 30 day visa exempt or a 60 day tourist visa and apply for a 90 day Non-O visa at the immigration office then once you get that you can apply for a year long extension of stay based on being over 50 retirement. In Bangkok it takes three visits, one to apply for the 90 day Non-O, one to go back two weeks later and get it stamped into your passport (because it goes under consideration for 14 days) and one more trip to get the yearly extension of stay after you have 45 days or less left on the Non-O stamp

@เดวิด *********

thanks for your help!

You can apply for the Non-OA (retirement) outside Thailand and then apply for an extension of stay in Thailand.

I should add that I am not on that type of entry so I don't have first hand experience.

@เดวิด *********

Yes... I want to switch from an ED to retirement... so, cancel ED... leave country... come back non-O... then apply for retirement at Immigration, correct?

Tim. If you are on an extension of stay for education and decide to stop going to school or change the type of entry you are on, you need to first cancel the current extension. Not doing so would cause you problems with your new application for an extension or even problems at the airport upon entering.

@เด***

, you can indeed get a non-immigrant visa inside of thailand :/ Anyone can and you don't need an agency to push paper for you.

There is no Thai consulate or embassy within Thailand. And technically you can not buy a visa at immigration. Yes, some people use agencies and pay tons of cash and get it done. But is is not cheap.

I think you need to go through the normal steps of cancellation of your extension, leave Thailand, get a new SETV, return to Thailand, apply for the Non-O extension.

Mr.

@Tod ********

is the guy to answer this for sure, but give him some time to reply as he is on vacation overseas.

I have non immigrant b +work permit and will change to non o dependant inside thailand

If after cancellation, I buy the 7 day extension and then next day or day after go to do a different visa at thai consulate In thailand ,any problem ?

I would do it that way. I am glad the consulate didn't require it when I did it backwards. Do it your way.

I didn't know about the cancel the ED visa letter from the school, and just left, got another visa type just fine at the consulate. Then when I went to EXTEND that new different visa, they had me run to the school to get the letter before she would give me the extension.

Do u mean your Work permit then u are wright a visa or an extension is canceled if u leave the country even here in thailand