@Mayo *************

You don't have any experience dealing with Thai hospital staff, immigration, and police, and it shows. I have dealt with similar situations the way Garrett did and always ended well (even once at the freaking Poi Pet border, the worse border you can think of). There is no such thing as calling the police, they never do it, it's an empty threat always.

@Garrett **********

BKK is a shithole, lol!

@Braulio ********

This is factually incorrect. The best way is almost always to stand your ground the way he did. I speak from experience. It will very rarely end well if you show weakness.

@Mayo *************

Factually incorrect, facts don't care about your feeling. You may morally think that something is wrong, but nobody cares about your fragile ego.

@Matt ******

You must be new here, agent do not give volunteer visas since last year.

@Steven **************

Don't get me started on Robert Lagas, the most despicable kind of foreigner in Thailand.

@Stuart ********

Yes, this is why in my post above I do mention that although the other group was "accurate by the law", it was not always helpful advice. Now that its run by the most legit agency in Thailand, a lot of people will be able to ask serious questions will less stress.

@Stuart *********

This group was created because the bigger group was complete garbage (run by dictatorial foreigners). I've been here since day 1 almost. Yes, they do provide accurate "by the book" info, but in Thailand, there are other alternatives and way of thinking about how to tackle certain situations that was shamed upon my mods and admin in the other group.

I got banned from the bigger group (Thai Visa Advice), years ago, because it was run by dictatorial foreigners. In fact, this group (And Everything Else) was created by someone who also got banned by the low life mods and admin from the bigger group. I didn't mind Tod, but he is a bit too "by the book", but other mods in the bigger group were complete garbage. I am very happy to see "Thai Visa Centre" buying the bigger group, they have been my agent for many years. One of the few legit agent in Thailand. I am not telling you guys that as a advertisement for them, but simply that the bigger group will finally have variety of thought and accurate information/alternative, which was seriously lacking. Just because the people there were able to "quote the law', doesn't mean that they were being "helpful" to people in difficult situations.

I see from the comments that a lot of angry old farang got bad experiences and now are playing smart, lol! Just because you made mistakes doesn't mean everyone will. Not every Thai woman you marry require you to pay her family, or to be rich, I'm proof of that, lol! You mostly hear only the bad experiences in such group, do not get discouraged. The low of the low foreigners are in these group whining all day that "life is tough" and that women are so difficult. They are failing for a reason, do not listen to them.