@Tristan **********

Which agent did you use for Fast Track?

This is unusual, as the person waiting at the gate is supposed to be the IO who already is expecting you and will be the one scanning your passport herself.

@Robert *******

Yes, but I'm trying to understand what happened to Den Den. I used fast track a few times, and never had an agent waiting for me, it's always the IO who knows you are coming.

@Den ****

Which agent?

How much was the initial payment vs further payment?

The person waiting for you at the gate is supposed to be the IO, not the agent.

So I'm not sure what happened there, since the IO is supposed to be the one waiting for you, with your picture on their phone already. They know you are coming already.

Did you go to priority lane right away? I'm trying to figure out what happened. The agent is NOT at the airport ever.

You will likely get denied, but if you pay an agent 4k baht, you will get in from priority lane for 60 days, but won't be able to extend 30 days. You can technically enter unlimited times with agents (fast track, VIP). This doesn't change.

In your case, the first one will count as 2025.

Are people commenting being living under a rock?

@Harlan ********

Almost everywhere in Thailand is friendly, so that's not the issue. Jomtien, and even more so Pattaya, have Freelancers hookers in the streets. A lot of sexpats. Ofc, you'll know where not to go, but the exposure will never be 0. I find Jomtien beach to be quite dirty overall and overcrowded. Imo, you would be better of in a city where people actually retire there with families like Hua Hin with higher quality of other foreigners. Phuket is too expensive. Chiang Mai would be even better but no beach. People go to Pattaya went they don't know any other options to start, but it's rarely their end destination. For your situation, you don't want an overcrowded area imo.

A lot of misinformation about cost.

My friend has 3 boys in school in Khon Kaen and he get by on 120k per month budget all included.

So if your wife get 166k in Pattaya, that alone is enough for all of you to live.

Pattaya is less expensive than Khon Kaen.

But Pattaya (Jomtien), I have no clue why you want to go there to raise a family.

@Michel *******

A fixer can do it at the Thai border for 9k baht. They go with you in Laos, you go to hotel, and a few days later she come back with the visa in your passport.

@Todd ********

TVC is the most expensive visa agent in Thailand. But they are the most helpful so it's like an elite service in a way. It's 60k+ because it's his first year. Next year, it will be much cheaper. They have a reduced price right now for Non-O based on marriage (55k for 15 months, done in Buriram). They were charging 80k, a few months ago (35k+45k). 55k is still the most expensive around but TVC are top notch.