Leaving Thailand with an ED Visa: Remember to Apply for Re-Entry Permit
Remember to apply for a re-entry permit if you plan to leave Thailand while on the ED visa. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of your ED visa upon re-entering Thailand.
The cost is 1,000 baht for single use, or 3,800 baht for a multiple re-entry permit.
The re-entry permit can be obtained either at Immigration or at the airport (both Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang).
Having a re-entry permit does not exempt you from your visa extensions. You must come back to Thailand on time for your extension or your ED visa will be revoked once past the extension date.
A re-entry permit is only valid as long as your current “extension of stay” stamp is valid for.
Leaving Thailand with a re-entry permit will keep your current extension of stay “alive”. When you re-enter Thailand you will be stamped in for the same “admitted until date” as your extension of stay.
The countdown for filing your 90 day report resets every time you re-enter Thailand. Your next 90 day report will be due 89 days from the date you enter Thailand because they count the day you enter as day 1.
DO NOT throw out your old receipt of filing a 90 day report (even though the due date of your next report is wrong). Keep it and turn it in along with the TM.47 90 days reporting form when you file your next 90 day report.
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