@Tod ********

thanks Tod. We agree and will investigate this further. Thanks for confirming our hesitations

Well that is the issue, we do not have the paperwork that we need from the school/ministry to get a non-b visa from an embassy here. Yes, we can wait and get a free visa on arrival, but we have a feeling Thailand will be more keen to let foreigners in who already have a visa once they lift the border ban (although no one knows yet). We are just trying to be proactive while we are stuck here.

That is what we have heard as well, but probably not now with this pandemic as we may have to go through multiple quarantine periods if we hop borders (although who knows!). There is one in Denver but we are in the Bay Area now so would go to the LA Embassy.

@Benjamin *****

Not an agency, but good to know that this is not a normal request. Thank you!

@Robert ******

Thank you, we completely agree and will see if there is any workaround for this.