Tq Shea, Good advice. I'm in the process of applying for the ED visa now. Been looking for the School, and just found one which accepts me applying from my home country instead of being there 1st.
I know about the service but don't want to take the risk.
Anyway, why is it difficult to get the ED visa abroad? I just found a school that still accepts it and you're right most of the schools only want more money by doing the conversion if you get into the country 1st and refuse to let you do the extension yourself for 1.9k bht instead of paying them for 5k bht. Please clarify the difficulty you mentioned. Is it the risk of the application being rejected by the embassy or hard to find the school?
Thanks mate. My only problem is that I stayed far too long in 2025. Based on my travel history, I think they'd flag me as not a genuine tourist. I've read a lot of comments here about people being denied entry, which raises my concern. 🙏🏽