Allegedly agents can find a way around the deposit issue. The main question is have you got enough money to live comfortably in Thailand for the foreseeable future? It’s no fun here if struggling I can assure you
I brought a staffy in. Vet did all paperwork and we used Eva Air who were fantastic. A Thai friend did the immigration part which involved a brown envelope to smoothen the process
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