@Wannikea ********

haha that's okay. It'd my first passport. So it's blank

@Keven ***

they said 1 extension until August 2023. And additional extensions can be given if I stay longer

Update: my university said they can give me a 1year extension. So there'll only be 1 extension, so I won't have to worry about getting multiple re-entry permits for each extension

@Tod ********

damn. That sucks. Thanks for your reply!

@Benjamin *****

I thought about coming on a tourist visa and then transferring to ED visa, but the tourist visa isn't long enough. But I've just learned that you can extend a tourist visa and then switch to an ED visa.

I believe that the Mahidol campus is Nakhon Pathom. I didn't realise they had Facebook pages. I'll contact them.

Thanks again for all your help

@Benjamin *****

yes, I've spoken to both places, but they each only know about going to one. E.g. Duke says yes you can get an ED visa to study here, mahidol says the same, but the switch between the two is unclear.

I must have gotten the 1 year maximum for Ed visa from the language school requirements. It makes sense that I can continue at Mahidol until my program concludes.

I contacted the embassy here in Australia but they weren't sure and told me to contact immigration in Thailand. I've been trying to get into contact with immigration but can't seem to get through. The website only shows info about changing visa types e.g. Tourist to Ed. I tried calling the hotline +66 1178, but it says the number is invalid.

Okay thankyou!

And there's no limit in how long you can stay? As long as you continue to get the supporting documentation and extension of stay?

Do you know anything about switching institutions? I wonder if it would require a second visa or just a change in the visa information.

First at Duke Language School (approved by Thai immigration as an ED visa institution) for 3 months. And then 12 months at Mahidol University in Salaya