@Ryan *******

there for a while they waived the proof of funds at most consulates to sell a single entry tourist visa but now they are going to reactivate the requirement

This time it's really messing people up because all too many people who show up here free stamp think they showed up and got stamped in on a tourist visa entry🙁

@Daniel ********

are what days mentioned? The 45 days before you can apply is straight count (calendar days) as is the 21 day under consideration stamp

@Far****

I mean that NO ONE has posted that they graduated, took the "extra free year" extension and then were able to switch it to another visa/extension type inside thailand

The program has only been out 10 months so far

AND

That's why I said you and/or your new employer need to GO to Chaengwattana and see how the process actually works

@Daniel ********

if you don't get an extension BEFORE you leave the country and you're outside the country when your current stamp expires then as

@John *********

correctly stated; you would lose the extension you're on and have to start all over from zero.

Thanx John (y) I left that out 🙂

you or your employer need to go to the immigration office (which is Chaengwattana from the stamps you have) and ask how it's done well before you're going to switch over to employment

In THEORY you are correct the ED Plus extension can indeed be switched to another visa type inside thailand

BUT

I don't know a single person who has successfully done it

It was posted on the information image that Immigrations put out about it when they rolled the program back on July 15th 2024

One last thing, remember when you apply for a year extension based on marriage IN BANGKOK you get a 21 day under consideration stamp and you have to show back up on that date to get the year inked in 🙂

@Jose **********************

Thank you for the updated post (y)

𝟭 - 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻?

In Bangkok you can apply for a new extension of stay when you have 45 days or less left on your current stamp

𝟮 - 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 — 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿?

As a rule NO, you would be on overstay at 500baht a day until you apply for the extension AND it would totally be up to the immigration officer you're in front of as far as if they would let you clear the overstay & apply for the extension.

𝟯 - 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

This is a GENERIC hand out listing the requirements for an extension based on marriage to a thai. It covers most of the things the immigration office can ask for BUT it is not office specific. I would go out to Chaengwattana with your thai wife, go to the first cubby on the right in Section L-1 and get the hand out listing the requirements at Chaengwattana