You went to a consulate and got your visa stamped?

You use this website apply for the visa, you get the visa by e-mail and on the visa is a validity date which is 10 years after the date of issue.

So you have 10 years to use this visa to enter Thailand as many times as you like.

@Tod ********

Okay, this is nonsense,

And in your first comment, you tell you can change the reason for an issued Extension of Stay.

As things may sound otherwise to you, I like to give correct information and not I type something that sound easy but is actually wrong.

You forgot in your comment the income requirements.

Again you can NOT change the reason, if you cancel the extension of stay it is cancelled and not valid, you apply for a NEW Extension of Stay with a NEW reason. NEW and NEW is not change what you had.

Lets get practical.

You can NOT change the reason of your stay after it is issued.

NO, you do not have to resign or get fired to be inside Thailand based on visiting Thai family.

Go to your local Immigration Office, get the hand out of requirements, be aware that there are multiple options to meet the financial requirement, discus this with the officer and see which option does fits you. One of them is income made in Thailand.

Than make an appointment, so you have time to get all needed documents to apply for this 1 year Extension of Stay based on visiting Thai Family.

You can do this before your current stay ends or cancel your current stay and apply for a new 1 year of stay.

I believe the change is made 1979, with the introduction of the Immigration Act section 38.

Part of the text: "where the house, house or hotel is located within twenty-four hours from the time the alien resides."

There is and was never a mention of only report the first address after arriving in Thailand.

I guess you have a big stamp in your passport from Immigration with the text:

"permitted up to xx Nov 2025"

This stay is permitted based on being employed, if you stop working, you have to cancel this permission to stay as signed at application of this Extension of Stay.

If you have permission from Immigration to make short trips abroad while living on a tourist visa and coming back each and every time to the same address, it is no problem.

If you did not discuss this with your local office, I can not tell you.

Officially you have to report within 24 hours after arrival at the address.

That means when you left Thailand and return or when you decide to stay overnight at another address.

Just for extra info. As you mention that you are allowed to be inside Thailand to study, it may be a problem that you leave twice a month to other countries in stead of sitting in the classroom. Be prepared to answer some questions about the need to travel around.

NO, Thailand made NEVER a big deal of announcing, it was a load of foreigners who made these announcements as they think they make the rules.

Go outside Thailand and use this website to apply for the correct visa for your stay,

it does work if you enter Ethiopia as passport country

@Lloyd *******

at any visa or even visa exempt people may first apply for the 60 day Extension of Stay based on visiting family and than for the 1 year.

BUT it all depends on the Immigration Officer, if he is lenient you can apply, if not than you have to go abroad for a new visa.