Also you did not need to go back to the US. You could've just went to Laos and applied there. Or even bounced out and back in a few hours and then applied at immigration once your money seasoned long enough.

The non-O visa does not require a background check. You applied for the wrong visa.

Cancel your application and start a new one for the correct visa.

The requirement to apply for a visa is that you must be physically in the jurisdiction of the embassy in order to apply. That means you must be in the country of the embassy and not inside Thailand both to apply and until the visa is issued. The application specifically asks where you are physically at. Anything else would be based on fraud.

@Darren ******

research

@Paul ******

The legal requirement to enter Thailand as a tourist is to have proof of 20,000 baht or equivalent in another currency, proof that you'll be leaving Thailand in 60 days, and proof of where you'll be staying.

You don't fill out a DTV. You fill out a TDAC.

Whether you can wait until you arrive at the airport or not will depend on your airline. Some airlines will require you to show them you have already done the TDAC before they will let you on your flight to Thailand, while others will not care.

@Kamran ********

so look up the DTV. That will give you the option of 5 years rather than only 1 year

@Robert ****

there's no such thing as a licensed visa agent.

@Alfred ****

it's certainly a risk. But what is the agency's solution? Do they want you to pay them more money to help you get into Thailand? If that's the case it should tell you all you need to know.

Why don't you just apply for the non-O visa from a Thai embassy and then you'll definitely have no problem entering Thailand. And then using an agent for the extension should be significantly cheaper as well. Did they mention that option, or they want to maximize how much you're paying them?

Told you would not be allowed in by who?