What to do if my ED visa school increases classes from 1 to 4 per week?

So what if you actually want to use the Ed visa for its intended purpose.

The classes should be online, then it will make sense.

Sounds like you should be glad that you were able to enjoy the loophole for some period of time.

How much can you possibly learn once a week?

Maybe ED is short for education.

Big Joke is on the case.

Maybe ask if they can do any of the classes virtually. That way, you’d still be spending four hours a week learning, but you wouldn’t be spending time commuting back and forth to a classroom. So there’d be less of a hit to your productivity.

So what's the problem? Ed visa =so go stydy 🙄

They play it twice a day . Everyone should learn to sing the national anthem

Which is what it's supposed to be - 8 hours minimum a week and legit schools typically run them over four days a week. If you don't want to turn up to class and actually learn, go and get a proper visa.

They’re getting strict because of the Chinese criminals who were rorting the system with dodgy ED Visas supplied by dodgy IO’s

The issue is and has always been that people (including you clearly) have been using these and similar visas as long term tourist visas.

No harm no foul IMO to use loopholes. But you have to be aware said loop holes can end.

Seems like a crack down is happening.

You have a few choices.

1. Get a visa that is more in line with what you want.

If you have the money Thai Elite is your best bet. But since you run an online business you could possible get a visa off of that as well.

2. Focus on the Nomad part of being a digital nomad.

Thailand normally seems to have no problem with people sending about half the year as a tourist in Thailand. So you could stay in Thailand 3-6 months and then travel in other countries for the other 6-9 months.

3. Go to a country that is more open to long term stays.

Some like PH without loop holes will allow it. PH specifically allows many nationalities to extend up to 36 months and then border bounce and start over with less than 24hrs outside the country. (Think dinner in Singapore) Others have loop holes you could use that like Thailand may go away. But in loads of places there are always loopholes. Thailand has long been one of those places and we all know it have heard of someone who has been in Thailand for decades without a true long term visa.

4. You could find another loop hole that is working long term for Thailand. Like I said Thailand has long been a country known for them.

Pre-covid IMO the writing was on the wall that they were going to start cracking down more. Post-covid we have seen people who used covid extensions struggle to get back in without spending significant time outside the country. And of course reports like this.

Thailand doesn’t seem to want long term tourists. It might have nothing to do with people like yourself but you are clearly caught up in it. Doesn’t really matter if they are targeting you or random Chinese nationals (as another comment suggests) with these enforcement changes. You have to deal with them.

I personally don’t think option 4 is a good option myself. But I’m not you so maybe you will.

Either way education visas seem to be out for your personally.

Good luck.

Ouch!😄😯

They aren’t issuing Ed visas in country at present and a lot aren’t able to extend every 3months. Massive clampdown and they aren’t messing about this time.

Wow, the nerve of the immigration folks. It's almost as if they are trying to make sure people are using the visa for what it was intended for!

It’ll all die down after showing they’re “doing something” and then it’ll go back to the norm.

On the plus side you will learn the language on the minus side it will kill all your free time you had wanted

Whats the purpose of an ed visa if not for education?

Get elite or ltr if you want to stay here. Your school is probably just trying to follow the law now as they are reviewing all these fake Ed visa.

This might be helpful to some of you. It was posted yesterday on here