Has anyone used Siam Legal as an agent to apply for retirement visa?
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The community discussion reflects mixed experiences with Siam Legal as a visa agent for retirement and other visa types. While some users praise their service and legitimacy, citing successful applications and professional assistance, others express skepticism about needing an agent and warn against possible scams or high fees associated with their services. There are alternative opinions suggesting individuals can handle visa applications independently if financially equipped, without resorting to legal firms.
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They do use a website domain that leads one to initially believe they are the Thai Embassy.
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Tom **********
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Nongnuch ********
I am kinda bored by people arguing about “lost” interest profits. When you are well suited and retire in Thailand, you don’t care anymore about peanut shells you leave behind in your home country.
17 years ago, I happily deposited 800,000 THB in my Thai bank account, it granted me the opportunity to receive a one-year stay permit, and the luxury and freedom to live in a country, where I spend less than half on the living expenses I would have to pay in my home country.
The 800,000 Baht IMHO are a cheap “parking fee” for a fully legal stay in Thailand.
If you are happy paying agents to bribe corrupt Immigration officers, so be it. But be aware that you are caught in an agent hamster wheel you can’t easily escape, and the risk keeps floating over your head all the time, that a clampdown will reveal that you have bribed your stay in Thailand.
Which can you get arrested and deported.
Who tf cares about the interest your 800,000 THB would allegedly earn if I put it into a fixed term account in affixed account in your home country, and paying an agent in Thailand more than $1000 to bribe your way through to an illegally achieved stay permit?
I did never need an agent.
I came to Thailand 17 years ago on a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa, I opened a bank account, transferred 800,000 THB onto it, and 2 months later applied for the "1-year Extension of the Stay Permit Based on Retirement". It is not rocket science. Everybody with an IQ past 80 can do it.
You can do it all by yourself. It cost me 200 Baht for the bank statement that my money was in the account for 2 months, and 1900 Baht for the application to the 1-year stay permit.
If you can't afford to park 800,000 THB on your Thai bank account, you should ask yourself if Thailand is the right place for you to retire. Living expenses are less than a half from what you would have to spend in your home country
Paul *******
I have used them great service
Wannikea *********
If you have the 800K you don't need a service, all you really need is to get a Thai bank account
If you have enough money, then you don't need a lawyer to get a retirement Visa. Since you ask a lawyer to help you, don't pretend you don't know what Neil MacDougall is talking about. Stupid.
I'm using them now for the DTV Visa you better off going with a legal firm so you don't get scammed but so far so good. I'm in the USA all seems very good very legit
Steve *********
Excellent. Used them for marrage certificates etc. Excellent service
Huy ******
Siam Legal is legit, but a tax expensive but the service is excellent. Did my marriage visa there.
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