Is it easy to obtain an education or volunteer visa to extend my stay in Thailand?

My volunteer visa was 70,000 baht easy. I think I overpaid and people are getting them cheaper.

I think you need to hear from people who have actually gotten the volunteer and education visas. Hopefully they message you here so you can think it thru! Good luck.

Those volunteer visas might bite you in the ass when you fly back to bkk and they question where did you get this visa...

If you are paying money. Doing your study and showing respect to people and the enviroment. What is the harm. Ignore the 40 baht bar flies

I am in a similar positions for reasons no poster here has any right to ask about.

That's why never learn Thai learn another language it does not have to be Thai

I did my volunteer visa very easy in an agency in Bangkok. Pm me if you want details☺️

I always suggest when you are looking for answer to listen to people that: A) Have been here for more then a few years; B) That have use all different options on the table, including agent.

You can't listen to the fear mongering people who are on retirement visa last 20 years with no understanding of the current situation and how relations are forged between agent-IO-clients.

People confuse legality and legitimacy all the time. For example, you can buy lotto ticket at the black market, its not legal but you get paid fully when you win (legit). Even cops are often seen at these market buying tickets. The same goes for agent, not technically legal, but tolerable, and you get exactly what you pay for. That important distinction is ignored by people who sole purpose is to make you feel bad for trying to stay longer the alternative way.

Basically money and if you are going to do it properly attendance.

With education visa sometimes they will visit school to check you and also can test your language skills when you go for extensions.

Not sure about volunteer visas they sound dodgy to me unless you are actually volunteering somewhere, the gibbon rehabilitation project in Phuket is one official one I know and all above board.