@Anthony *******

did I say I was using an agency? Nope, I did not.

So is everyone else

@Bob *********

I didn’t say it would. It’s what someone without the necessary funding has to pay to get an extension on an existing retirement.

The initial retirement is a totally different matter

@Jennifer *******

Nor am I, I have one already.

@Jennifer *******

I know a few agents, but only for those who they charge 14,000 if they don't have sufficient funds for their extension

@Jennifer *******

Do you have a source for that please?

This is what the Hull consulate website is saying this morning



The pages for applying for various visas seem to have been switched off but best to call them to get the latest info. They are very good on the phone.

Sounds to me like you first arrived on a visa exemption, then went to Laos and got a tourist visa for 60 days and a 30 day exemption to make the 90 days.

Then you tried for a second one but were refused so had to come in on a further exemption which you are now on amnesty with the extension you got.

Easy to check what your visa is - just look in your passport and it will say what you had! :-D

If you are still in doubt, post a photo of the visa here and someone will soon tell you if you still don't know!

In both cases, no. You'd normally have to leave the country to get either, but who knows at the present time what will happen after 31 July?

Not as long as you stay married ...