You are able to extend your ED visa at your nearest immigration office, unlike the tourist visa which requires lengthy and expensive border runs. Also, unlike a business visa, you won’t have to have a minimum of 50,000 TBH in the bank nor be entitled to pay any taxes. These visas are also popular due to their flexibility, as you can extend your visa up to 1 year of having lived in country. After which you can apply for a new yearly ED Visa and keep on doing so for a maximum of 5 years.

Due to new rules recently imposed, in order to meet ED visa criteria you need to attend your school/course for a minimum of 8 hours a week. Most applicants enroll in a 100 hour course, and once completed simply enroll in the next level up. Our courses vary in length and difficulty and are all structured half conversational work and half text book work, meaning 4 hours a week on each. It may not seem like much in the beginning but it really does add up, with most students being able to notice massive improvements in their speech compared to the beginning of the course.