We (at/nz passport) plan to signup to a languageschool to study thai for a year, now ive been reading conflicting statements about student visas making people ineligible for the elite visa programm for years to come.

Ive planned to use the elite visa after a year with the student visa should we decide to live here longterm, can anyone clear up the confusion so i know what i have to look out for?

Thank you in advance.