What should my Filipino girlfriend consider for a border run after her education visa in Thailand?

And Poi Pet is known as the most difficult land border

@Todd ********

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Filipina GF also and we have left a couple of times following 2.5 year covid stay, but received written warning at (notorious) Poi Pet last week. We shall see how that plays out. If you leave at the end for border bounce, i would use an agency to ensure she gets back in

So first of all, people from Philippines do not qualify for visa on arrival, they qualify for visa exempt.

Second, if she is currently on an ED extension, then she will need to cancel that with a letter from the school taken to immigration before leaving. If she does not do that, she will likely face a 20,000 baht fine in the future for failing to cancel it since she signed a document that said she would notify immigration when her situation changed, and ending studying is that.

Third, it's hard to justify being a tourist in Thailand (which is what visa exempt is) after just completing a year in Thailand. So there is a high likelihood of facing a lot of questions and possibly being denied entry.

Finally, a large investigation of illicit ED visas just finished and anyone that has one in their passport from the last 1-2 years may possibly face additional scrutiny, and likely to be questioned about their education, and if it was for Thai language they will probably be questioned in Thai a bit as well.

The best option would be to use a land border with Laos as they are known to be the easiest to do border runs, but maybe also suggest using a border run agency/company that will ensure everything goes okay.

If she doesn't have all the required 90 day extensions during that year, there is a good chance she will be refused entry.