🚨 Hi everyone, I urgently need your help regarding the Non-Immigrant ED Visa for Thailand. 🚨
I applied for the ED visa online yesterday, and unfortunately received the message "Your visa application has been cancelled" just a few hours later.
The application fee was already paid, but unfortunately it’s non-refundable.
I wasn’t told the reason for the rejection, but when reviewing my documents I noticed that I had made a mistake in my initial application.
I had accidentally written the course period as July 2025 to November 2026, which would of course exceed the normal visa period. Even though the official school letter clearly says July 2025 to November 2025. I've now corrected that mistake.
However, I’m still unsure if there’s another issue.
According to the school's letter, the program starts on July 26, 2025, but my planned arrival in Thailand is only in September 2025.
Could this timing mismatch be the reason for the rejection?
Is it a problem if the course officially begins before I enter the country?
I’d really appreciate your help:
* What are the most common mistakes with the ED visa application?
* When specifying the duration of stay, do I need to match the course dates exactly, or only my personal travel dates?
* Do I already need to have a return flight booked for the visa to be approved, even if I plan to extend my stay later?
* What should I pay extra attention to?
* Has anyone had a similar experience and can give me advice?
Unfortunately, I can’t contact the embassy until Monday by phone or email.
Until then, I’d be really thankful for any tips or insights 🙏
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TLDR : Answer Summary
A user is seeking urgent advice after their Non-Immigrant ED Visa application for Thailand was canceled due to an error indicating incorrect course dates. They initially listed the course duration incorrectly, which may have contributed to the cancellation. They inquire whether the timing of their arrival relative to the course start date could also affect their application. The conversation reveals possible reasons for rejection, emphasizes the importance of matching course dates with arrival dates, and suggests contacting the school for proper documentation for a new application.
Are you a German citizen? And, arriving in September for a course starting in July doesn't look good. Speak to your school about a course starting after your arrival date. Get new paperwork.
is what I am saying. It just doesn't look good on his visa application. Students on Non-Imm-ED visa are required to attend the classes. No misses. Immigration is doing random checks
Frankfurt Consulate is known for a dead phone - they never pick up because most people will ask irrelevant or stupid questions. They will only answer emails if they think that your question wasn't stupid. That's what one of their staff members told me 😉
There's normally a difference between cancelled and rejected. If your application was cancelled I'd say that is due to incorrect primary information. The name you provided not matching the name on your passport or something similar. The passport scan is known to be problematic so unless you triple checked that it would be where to look
That's what I suspect, too. I was surprised that it was canceled and not rejected. But I checked my information, like my name and passport Details several times, and I don't think that was the problem.
are you sure your names (first name, middle name, family name) matches the "international" last line of your passport detail page? Always enter these details manually (with auto-translation turned off) BEFORE you upload a scan of your passport
I upload the passport picture for scan, after that i fixxed some details and wrote it manually. I think my passport & personal details are not the problem
this could actually be the problem. You must do it the exactly other way around! We got hundreds of reports of this problem. . . You are advised to: FIRST enter all details manually, press "save it", and THEN upload the passport scan
the embassy staff member who is deciding over your application might find it strange that you don't participate for the full extent of the seminar. On a Non-Imm-ED visa you are supposed to attend all classes. So you starting a few weeks later, and missing out classes, will void your application
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