OP

Go to immigration this week and apply for the covid extension (worst case scenario it's denied, but to my knowledge you'll still be able to stay until your studies officially ends on May 15)

Being here for 4 years on an ED. Visa isn't illegal, you haven't done anything wrong by being here. Therefore there's little to no chance you'll be denied re-entry... The only people who've reportedly been denied upon immediate re-entry, are those who claimed they couldn't leave and stayed on covid extensions for the past 1-2 years.

I just had a friend who, after about 3 yrs on Ed visas ... She went to Singapore for 3 nights and returned (using Phuket airport rather than BKK) without any issues.

You could easily book a flight and get your Thai pass all approved before leaving Thailand (get a Thai pass approved for example for May 17 arrival .. it just requires the 10,000USD insurance) leave on may 15 to the country of your choice (Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia) and fly back in 2 nights later. Not much to worry about. You'll have your 30 days as a tourist and even the option to extend another 30 if needed (in order to have all the paperwork to prove your marriage) and switch on to an extension of stay based on marriage to a Thai

As the person above has said, being on overstay is much more likely to result in denial (you can't receive a new visa while currently on overstay) + the 500 baht fine per day, which I'm sure you don't want to pay.

@Robert ******

foreigners can't apply for themself... Nor can they cancel their own work permit

We are at the direction of our school, as they are the ones applying for us... I was just trying to tell the OP of my own experience having gone through this just last month. 🥴

I know you're a moderator, not trying to argue. Just sharing my own firsthand experience, that's all

@Robert ******

no... I didn't wait until the last day, my new school had prepared to have everything done by day x.

They told previous employer (at least 2 weeks prior to day x) to cancel things on day x.

But when day x came, some documents weren't completed yet.

This forced me on to overstay and I was just letting OP know it can still be done if you end up on overstay but best to try and arrange it so that doesn't happen.

Basically if the new school knows what it's doing and the old school is willing to co-operate it's fairly easy to do

Essentially all parties must co-operate in sending necessary documents etc. And the 'previous' school must agree to cancel the work permit/visa on the exact same day the new school tells them to in order to get you the new non-b + work permit (all needs to happen on the same day)

☝️this.

@Peter *********

you can easily purchase a single or "multiple re-entry" from any immigration office

It will simply be "added" to your passport and it allows you to go out of Thailand and re-enter, keeping your status of being permitted to stay under your current extension as-is

@Jim ****

and I'm sorry I don't know about that process 😅

@Jim ****

hm sorry my friend didn't require any visas

@Jordan ******

haha! Yes! Random! 🤣

My friend just went to Singapore

Fairly cheap and easy, no quarantine for vaccinated visitors

Getting back into Thailand is the more expensive and inconvenient part , however if she has the insurance coverage and her Thai pass figured out it's much less stressful

Currently with even just 1 night in an SHA+ with the PCR test and necessary transportation from the airport etc... the return into Thailand is between 5-10,000 baht incl. flight in.

@Benjamin *****

if denied for the 60 day covid extension is the 1900 still collected by immigration??