@John ******

interesting, specific embassies?

What 6 months visa did they give you? METV?

This would be a first I hear of this. Did you try asking them if they made a mistake ?

@Graham *****

well that is obvious, but doesn’t answer the question 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Graham *****

where does the law say it cannot be a loan? As long balance is shown?

As I said, I wouldn’t do it myself. But never heard anyone gotten in trouble for it. But personally I avoid agents, as I have allot of time on my hands.

@Nongnuch *******

Now go ahead and read my comment again, this time slowly.....

@Tony *********

you should look deeper into it. Although i wouldn’t do it myself, the agent facilitates a temporary loan on paper. Financially it makes sense to keep the 800 in investment rather than rotting in a thai bank account.

Never heard of a shakedowns of this method as technically its legal. But there’s no guarantee, things can change. As they tend to do in Thailand

@Dany *******

definitely should supplement with electrolytes

They switched to E-visa november last year. Glad i got my sticker in the passport before that.

@Steve ******

most immigration offices require TM30 to to submit TM47. Yes we know they are different things….

@Andre **********

what hat did you pull that out of. You most definitely have to submit TM47 aka 90 days report on DTV. I can attest to that having done it personally and gotten the requirement verified by immigration.

Any visa except LTR requires TM47 when staying longer than 90 days….