Should I use an agent for my 1-year extension of a Non-O visa in Thailand?

Do it yourself. Easy.

Did it myself. Not so hard. Get a bank account ASAP, then go to immigration just before your initial 60 days is up with photo and proof of your residence to extend 30 days (you will need your bank account open with the 800k for 2 months to get the year extension.)

While getting the 30 day extension, ask for the immigration office requirements for the 1 year extension (they gave me a form to use) and bring those documents with you once your bank account has matured. In Hua Hin, they required an application form filled out, more photos, a copy of your rental contract and a hand drawn map from your house to the immigration office, with a copy of my bank book and letter from the bank verifying the amount and age of the account. Spent about 2-3 hours at immigration both times. But did not spend the 30-40k baht to use an agent. Staff were very friendly and helpful and have photo and copier on site.

use agent its a thousand dollars for the year. maybe better to just get three 60 day visas. or just visa on arrival 45 days. then one extension. 60 bucks at immigration. then go on a visa run for another 45 days. then go back home for a while. I find 3 months in thailand enough for a while. then go back to usa for 3 or 4 months. repeat.

An agent is 26k 1st time and you get 15 months then when you renew its 12.5k

Do it yourself Immigration will explain and help

Do it yourself. Immigration will advise as to what you need to provide

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Always better to do it yourself and if you can meet all the requirements why not?

I have been doing it myself. Be sure to get multiple entry re-entry permit when you extend your visa if you will be traveling outside Thailand. Be sure to move your visa and extension to new passport if you ever get a new passport. Also be sure to do your 90 day reports.

Do it yourself, I just got a year extension the other day. Immigration speak english, and are so helpful. I took advice from the guys here. They were right it's easy.

Requirements

I have extended my stay 3 times now and on average it has taken me 45 minutes.

You go to immigration and get a list of requirements.

You need to complete a very simple A4 form with questions like; name, passport number, date of arrival in Thailand etc.

You supply the documents on the immigration list and pay 1,900 Baht, wait a few minutes and you are done for another year.

I personally don't think it's worth using an agent for this simple task and immigration are helpful.

As for circumventing the law by using an agent to deposit the funds, this is a mistake IMO as it is illegal and people do get their Visas cancelled for this reason. It's up to the individual what they want to do.

Depends which office you are dealing with, some are easier than others.

You will need to prove funds came from abroad, and you may have difficulty opening a Thai bank account.

If you do use an agent you may be tied to that agent for future reapplcations.

If you already arrive with the non-o visa in theory you should be able to open a bank account and deposit the required funds and then submit the application for extension.

I was not able to get a bank account opened when I first arrived so I did hire an agent to get that handled.

For Thailand, I will always use agents to avoid the headache. If you can afford it then I would say it’s worth it.

You can save a lot of money but they make you wait hours, another copy, another document, another something or other.

For me it’s not worth the stress.

You can buy a lot of Leo beer for what you’d be paying an agent to do that you can do yourself. But it’s your choice🤪

Don’t use an agent It’s very simple to extend Simpler than getting the visa