Will my ED visa be canceled if I leave Thailand by land without a reentry permit?

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@Tod ********

. Just got my first Thai Visa from the Consulate in Laos today. It is all new to me.

@Greg *****

, you are confusing a re-entry permit <- which you buy inside the country AFTER you have a visa or an extension which allows you to exit the country keep your extension alive and come back to get stamped in for the same expiration date and the choice of a single or multiple entry VISA which you buy from a thai consulate before you come here.

Danny Dickinson incorrect, if you were previously on an extension of stay for ED, then you MUST cancel extension of stay as Tod detailed...or the next time you go to immigration on your new visa to do 90 day report, TM30 or another extension of stay...they may notice you didn’t cancel your previous extension of stay and fine you 500 Baht per day (up to 20,000 Baht) since you have been back in Thailand - they refer to it as overstaying your previous extension of stay because it was not cancelled.

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@Tod ********

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The application at the Thai consulate allowed you to to chose single entry or multiple entry $65 - $175.

That only means that you'd cancel your current stamp, which would make you start all over if you wanted to still be on an ED visa BUT if you were on an extension of stay while your stamp would be canceled at the border when you stamp out your extension would not officially be canceled.

Dick Hallgren there are no guarantees in life, and certainly none here in Thailand - you do your best, as we all do.

Tod has a wealth of personal knowledge from his own experiences and his own investigations, as well as that of his friends and cohorts across Thailand...he’s is careful to explain his advice...and personally I have found his advice for my circumstances 100% correct for the past 2 years, it’s served me well and made my life much simpler and saved me money and time 🙂

I previously told you, ask here for advice, ask your local immigration office (probably more than one officer) and then make an informed choice on all the information you have.

It’s up to you what you do...but this group is about sharing experiences and knowledge...your choice what you do with it

Good luck to you 🙂

@Glen ********

, and who says and garantee that his "advice" is the 100% correct and it's those rules my local immigration practice?

Dick Hallgren your doing it - follow the advice of people like Tod who has first hand experience and the collective experience of others here...that’s what this group is all about.

Sometimes the rules don’t matter as you will find out, as different offices have different rules for themselves hahah

So ask questions here, ask your local immigration office, and then make the best judgment you can on the collective advice received...

@Glen ********

, ok so what more can we Farangs do here in Thsiland then go to our local immigration office and ask for the rules and how procced?

Dick Hallgren that’s Thailand for you... Tod has detailed the correct process, it’s a personal choice if you follow it or not - and yes depending on which office you go to, and even the officer who sees you, will depend on whether you get fined or not. But if you do get fined, it’s based on the correct process that was not followed.

I personally decided not to risk a 20,000 Baht fine, prefer to spend it on something better - it’s 2 x return trips to Australia 🙂

@Glen ********

, is there somewhere these rules can be found in English?

@Glen ********

, strange because me and my GF did this after we asked the immigration how to proceed....

But I guess it's big difference in where in the country you are and what immigration office you go to...

Dick Hallgren incorrect as Tod explained, and following your advice could cost someone up to 20,000 Baht fine for overstay - be careful when giving advice, sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

But still it will terminate the "ongoing period" of the Permit of stay/Residence.

@Tod ********

, really? What did I miss???

that is not correct :/