Follow these steps after receiving your Non-Immigrant ED Visa. Always follow the expiry date and conditions printed in your passport. Contact Bangkok Language School if your passport dates differ from the schedule below.
Contact the school within 7 days of arrival
If you received your ED Visa through a Thai embassy outside Thailand, contact Bangkok Language School and bring your passport to the school within 7 days of arriving in Thailand.
We use your updated passport information to prepare the next Ministry of Education letter. A delay may affect the preparation of your next visa extension.
The school does not keep your passport. We copy the required pages and return it to you.
How the 14-month Thai program works
The 14-month Thai course is not 1 continuous 14-month visa stamp.
The initial Non-Immigrant ED Visa normally gives a 90-day stay. Through extensions, the first ED Visa cycle can support up to 8 months of the Thai program. A student continuing for the remaining 6 months must apply for a new ED Visa using the required Ministry of Education completion and approval documents.
Language-school ED Visas and university ED Visas follow different processes.
Visa extensions and address reporting
Contact the school at least 14 days before the expiry date shown in your passport. We need time to prepare your extension and address-reporting documents.
The extension sequence described for this program is:
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At the end of the initial 90-day stay: apply for an extension of up to 60 days.
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At the end of the fifth month: apply for another extension of up to 60 days.
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At the end of the seventh month: apply for an extension of up to 30 days.
Each extension costs 1,900 THB and is paid directly to immigration. An extension may normally be submitted up to 1 month before the current stay expires.
After immigration updates your stay permission and address-reporting slip, contact the school so we can update your records.
School staff accompany students on the first extension visit. Students attend later extension appointments and any separate 90-day address reporting themselves.
Tests and proof of study
Students must genuinely attend and participate in class. Students may need to complete school quizzes as evidence of study.
For the Thai program described in this policy, students complete a Ministry of Education test near the end of the seventh month. Students who want to continue into the next Advanced Thai period need the completion letter for their new ED Visa application.
Re-entry permits for travel outside Thailand
You must obtain a re-entry permit before leaving Thailand if you want to preserve your current permission to stay.
You can apply at the immigration office in Chaeng Watthana before travel or at the airport on your departure date. Applying at least 7 days before travel is recommended when using the immigration office.
Current fees are:
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Single re-entry permit: 1,000 THB.
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Multiple re-entry permit: 3,800 THB.
If you leave without a required re-entry permit, your current ED Visa permission will be cancelled. Restarting the process requires new Ministry of Education paperwork and an additional 5,000 THB school document fee. Approval of a new application cannot be guaranteed.
A re-entry permit does not extend your visa. You must return to Thailand before your current stay expires and attend every required extension.