Lol, those people trolling about other people's CHOICE to use an agent... I did, I'm not commenting anonymously here, and I'm GLAD I used a professional agent to optimize my own application, which I got in 3 days. I've seen so many posts of people getting their application refused, since mid-2024, that the extra USD200 that I paid for the service were nothing compared to the peace of mind and the satisfaction of being approved in one shot and so quickly. To each their own.

Participant(e) anonyme a reputable agent that you pay once will usually guarantee you approval for your visa, and they will proceed everything for you until you get approved. You just pay their fee once, and even if your application is not successful the first time they submit it, they just optimize it and submit it again, until you get approved. But you pay the visa and agent fees just once, even if it takes more than one shot to get your DTV.

Participant(e) anonyme you don't have to use an agent if you don't want to. For me, I just wanted guaranteed approval, which would have been harder to get without one, due to an extended time in Thailand under numerous visas. For a few extra thousand bahts only, I'm really glad I used one.

Participant(e) anonyme through my agent, yes.

Can. But stay in Vietnam.

@Scott *********

read me again then, you misunderstood my point. Depending what country you're from, and/or your professional background / current activities and/or your financial documents (not talking about having the 500k THB here or not, or being able or not to support yourself during your stay), some embassies will simply be stricter than others in validating your application (and it can even get tougher to get validated from a given embassy at a different period of time, everything fluctuates here, this is Thailand!).

It's always a per-case scenario, regarding the DTV application, not a one-case-fits-all. It can be easy for some because they have exactly what the Embassy expects to get, while some other people will have to 'work' much harder on it, with a higher chance of being rejected.

Better spend the money you'll most obviously have to shell out (on a second visa attempt) on a 6-month course (unlimited or not).

@Paul ******

Maybe, but not everyone speaks English or wants to have to deal with documents which have to be translated into it. It can be daunting for many people, unfamiliar with the language, especially regarding financial and administrative documents. And fees are not in the hundreds. Some agents offer their services for much less, starting at around a hundred USD, and even guarantee you success in getting your DTV.

Participant anonyme 748 These are just scammers, and they can be found everywhere. Who would even consider using their services at these exhorbitant prices? 99% of (legit) agents charge much, much less than that.