What are the best visa options for staying in Thailand for one year if I'm under 50?

@Bobby *******

I Did Six Years in on a Tourist VISA Legally

Oliver Roy Sparks. How?

@Bobby *******

I wonder how his agent "legally" managed the big gap between his exemption and the start of the amnesty last year... 🤔

Stephan Studtmann. Amnesty ran from April to October last year, finishing on October 31. It didn't need managing as it was a free for all. When amnesty finished, immigration introduced the 60-day covid extensions, which you could get yourself for 1900 baht, but which agents were advertising quite openly on Facebook for 9800 baht (the price has since dropped). Gullible farangs got sucked into this extortion and to this continue to pay large sums of money to agents for this simple process (agents of course are loving it).

@Bobby *******

yep I paid 6000thb the first two times before I just did it myself. In fairness I guess it did save me the trip to Pattaya from BKK. But after the first two, I just used it as an excuse for a road trip and some seafood by the beach.

@James *******

That is What I Was Trying to Highlight

@James *******

even though I didn't know that and bobby is right about the covid extension, the fact remains, here in Thailand, corruption is not part of the system.. it IS the system. There's half a million farang living here permanently, there's zero chance that the people collecting that cash are going to give it up.

Troy Bakes. Very few get caught out but when they do the penalties are harsh. I know of only two personally, but it's unlikely either will ever return to Thailand as they are now both 60+ and have very long bans on returning. No farang lives here permanently. It's a yearly extension. Mine costs me 1900 baht a year, and I laugh when I see the ridiculous amounts people are paying agents just to stay here, and most really believing they are completely legal. The agents are going to love it when the covid extensions finish, and they start selling their 50,000 baht volunteer visas, and hoping to God (or Buddha) that immigration don't start asking to look at them!

@Stephen ******

fwiw my wife got her work permit last week, so that required a visa change and the WP issued. We were at Chang Wattena and the MOL for most of 2 days but not a single question was asked by anyone.

@Troy ******

wow u read my mind haha

Troy Bakes. You can do it yourself for 1900baht, but there's no guarantee these extensions will continue

@Ryan ********

Please, can you tell the name of the agency, or if you want to send it to pm?

Ryan Goodwin. Reputable agency? 🤣🤣🤣.

@Daniel *******

Do you know how long in advance they notify the public that it will be possible to extend?

It says in your passport how many days you have. You can renew 15 days before the due date.

@Stuart ********

thanks so until when the 27th september extension is valid? End of december?

@Wei ***

you can apply up until the 27th September, adding 60 days to your stamp. That would take you to late November. After that we just don’t know. They may extend the date or they may not. They probably will but no guarantee.

@Stuart ********

thanks for the info

@Pat ****

Yep, as it stands. All the talk is 'fully open' by mid October according to Prayut.

@Steve ******

will not be open fully for a long time

@John *****

According to the PM "fully open" by mid October.

@Steve ******

unfortunately you are taking the 100 day comment that was made over to months ago literally. If you believe that it will happen then that is fine.

@Steve ******

cross fingers