Can using an agent speed up the visa application process in Thailand?

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Technically you can use a service of registered Travel Agent to obtain TOURIST visa for you. It has always been the case since decades ago, long before Thaksin was ousted by military co'up. And it is not only for Thailand but almost all countries that do not require you for interview. The practice still happens even today as long as you are willing to pay extra fee. However, Thailand has made it 'easier' by turning all direct-applicants into online. Yes it is easier but also riskier as you are at the mercy of those behind the screen. If you are in luck, 3-10 working days and you shall receive your visa at the standard fee, presumably you dont screw up anything when you input your data. If you are unlucky, 1-2 months you will hear nothing at all.

Having Travel Agency do your visa, they usually know someone at the embassy who could help them speed up the process.

Try the Thai visa centre they are currently running a special at the moment for Visa stuff here on Facebook.

It Could be worth reaching out to them to see what they can do for you?

The steps for filing can be a pain and rejection will cause delays. I am on a plane right now headed for Thailand. My agent has made it go very smoothly so far. To me it is well worth the cost to have a professional handling it all. Meeting in a few day's with her contacts for the bank and immigration.

Iam going in Novembre to Thailand for holliday and, think days to Bangkok and the rest in Huahin, is it easy to handle a visa( retirement O) and come in January for my retirement?

I can wholeheartedly recommend Chiang Mai Assist.Orathai is a Thai lady and her husband is Australian.She really cares about the people she helps and goes the extra mile.Yes, you can do this on your own, but honestly for what it costs, do yourself a favour and get some help. It's not just the time it takes it's all the rest of the stuff that you probably won't even think of.

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Orathai is a Thai lady and her husband is Australian.

She really cares about the people she helps and goes the extra mile.

Yes, you can do this on your own, but honestly for what it costs, do yourself a favour and get some help. It's not just the time it takes it's all the rest of the stuff that you probably won't even think of.

Thaivisa service provides one day service for a price

If you want to make things easier and have some extra cash to spend, use an agent. If you’d rather handle it yourself, the process is pretty straightforward — it just takes a bit more time and effort.Just keep in mind that Thailand is cracking down on a lot of things right now. If you use an agent who lends you the 800,000 baht to meet the financial requirement, you could be misrepresenting your financial situation on the application. It might seem like an easy shortcut now, but it could create bigger problems down the road.

If you want to make things easier and have some extra cash to spend, use an agent. If you’d rather handle it yourself, the process is pretty straightforward — it just takes a bit more time and effort.

Just keep in mind that Thailand is cracking down on a lot of things right now. If you use an agent who lends you the 800,000 baht to meet the financial requirement, you could be misrepresenting your financial situation on the application. It might seem like an easy shortcut now, but it could create bigger problems down the road.

Do your research get all your paperwork together no need for an agent

If nothing has changed so far, I wonder how an agent should speed up the application process. The visa application is filed under the applicant's account and not under the account of an agent.

So the only advantage might be that an agent can check the papers before they are filed to avoid additional questions from the embassy. But the embassy will not automatically prioritize the application just because it was filed by an agent.

And yes, agents are happy to support bank accounts opening and 90 day reports. If the applicant is eligible for an account and the paperwork is complete, it's easy money for them.

They did our visa and open bank account quickly

Agents are great if you want to avoid the stress of Thai bureaucracy. You can do it your self but takes time and patience.

Great question and great information. 🙏🙏

They cannot speed up the visa being processed. My husband and I just went through this. Our Mon-O visa went through 2 days prior to us traveling to Thailand. Our agent and the consulate told us that if the visa does not go through to travel anyway and enter visa exempt. When the visa is processed we leave Thailand’s and upon re-entering to use the Visa. We are US citizens. As it turned out we didn’t need to do this. The did help us get back accounts, which went very smoothly. They help with 90 day reporting and the 12 month extension, but we haven’t been I Thailand that long yet.

We just moved to Thailand almost two weeks ago and we used an agent and they not only got our visas quickly but also helped us open the accounts at the bank since we don't speak Thai. It was a smooth process completed and dinner in less than a week.

Which Visa?

Contact thai visa centre in bangkok they can do everything 4u

Thats what the agents are for