depends on how long you've planned to stay in thailand. If it's for another month then a border run would be enough (which could be extended for other 30 days). Remember that you'll start to be suspicious if you stay over 6months and you'll might get a lot of questions when u try to get in

why don't you get a multi entry visa which costs only 5k and allows u to stay in up for 9months?

are you really studying or u just got the ed visa for staying in thailand long term?

@Maxim **********

dude, perhaps you haven't realized that the immigration got much stricter after covid cuz there were a lot of people like you. Back in 2004 I could get a triple entry visa that could allow me to stay in thailand for 9 months and then you could just go to penang to get a double entry one. As I said I got questioned by the immigration the last time I got in the country and I was there for just 4 months. Perhaps you haven't realized that 12years ago nobody used ED visa while nowadays they have gotten much stricter with those as well. 183days isn't a rule but it's the line that most of the countries consider dividing residents from non residents.

@Joel ******

nope, it doesn't work that way, especially when you do that systematically and if you've spent over 6months in thailand. They've become pretty strict, as I said above, I wouldn't push your luck to the limit

@Joel ******

well, if you have already just few chances by airplane, those would reduce close to none by land border and still you'd get really likely refused to get a 30days extension. U already done more than half a year in thailand, I'd suggest you to get multi entry visa. I wouldn't trust any agents/agency at all, they don't take a duck if you entry gets denied, they had already gotten the $ by that time

chances are that next time you come in you get denied cuz you've spent over half a year in thailand which moves you from the status of "tourist" to the one of "resident". I was in thailand for 4 months this early year and at the 3rd time I got in, I got questioned about the reasons I was there for such a long time and seemed totally unhappy. If I were you, I wouldn't even try to enter the country again without a visa, there are really high chances you won't make it out of the airport

Education visa are for those who really want to study, you just want to be a tourist in thailand then you should pay for an elite visa. You don't have $ for that? Then thailand isn't the right place for your family and you

did you really attend the school or it was just a short way to get a long term visa? Will you be able to prove u have learnt basic thai during these 8 months? it's likely that officers at the border will ask check that to figure out if you really attended your classes....

@Stuart ********

what about if the cops check his documents while the kid is overstaying?