Is it worth hiring an agent for a marriage visa in Thailand if I meet the financial requirements?

as long as it work its ok but early of late they get caught, plenty people come in thailand and just refuse the law. Law here is for everyone so just respect it and all will run fine.

@Matt ********

If you do your work online from the comfort of your home and DON'T advertise the fact you'll be alright. Too many snitches around especially on FB.

sorry but working on australian website "remotely or not" is working and thus need a work permit.

Mr Tod is an outlaw, he can face jail sentence & fine.

Some GroupS "admin" are in the same case and they can have problem.

@Ma**

, nope, you couldn't get one at all for that reason :/

You are NOT "working" here so wouldn't need one.

no visa comes with a work permit. :/ BUT you can indeed get a work permit if you find a job while on an extension of stay based on marriage to a thai. (y)

Once they accept your paperwork for the year extension it goes under consideration for 30 days before you go back and get the extension inked into your passport. During that 30 days the immigration office usually sends out some people to interview you, your neighbors, etc (except in bangkok they don't do it).

I have never personally seen an extension denied once you turned in your paperwork and got the 30 day under consideration stamp.