@Mary *************

hi thank you so much for sharing. Can I ask what visa your partner’s bank account was opened under?

I’m sorry some people aren’t treating you and your question with respect or empathy. I don’t have a specific recommendation, but I just wanted to say I hope that all goes well with immigration and that your health improves quickly.

I’d just reach out to them for rates tbh. I imagine it’s like an on-top fee, but for the sake of ease, it’s the highest number posted. Mine wasn’t exactly what was on their website. It was a less.

Edit: I looked it up in my records, it was 487 total when I did it, and with Vietnam being 340, it was 147 USD on top for the service.

I’m so sorry to hear about being denied on a small (potential) error.

Tbh this is why I used Issa Compass. It’s like an agent-lite kind of service. They input and submit everything and respond to any additional info requests if there are anything. Also you are guaranteed a refund or free re-application if you are denied after they give you the green light.

It’s like 18,000 baht total (incl Visa fee, so like 555 USD). Made my process really smooth.

I don’t work with them, but I know and trust the founders and really liked their team and mission.

Best of luck dear. Again, really sorry to hear about the denial. It sucks

@Daniel ********

they have a 99.4% success rate and a guaranteed refund if you’re rejected. That’s worth 5k for me alone.

But seriously like the time it takes to organize all the paperwork, submit everything, reply to embassy is also at least a half-day of work. Which to me is worth just paying someone else $150 to do it for me — even outside of the guarantee.

If that’s not worth it for you, that’s fine. Everyone has a different value on their time, and that’s okay. For some people this is a worthwhile service

@Paul ********

everyone has to leave the country to apply. It’s a 5-6k difference on using Issa compared to doing it yourself. For me, having a guarantee of refund and having someone else handle application and replies to embassy, was worth this little extra cost.

@Wayne ******

hey Wayne!

So for me, I’m paid directly from my company that employs me from Europe — however my work does not require me to be in Thailand. Bangkok is a great place to be for my time zone of operation and accessibility to Asia-Pacific. But none of my work takes place in Thailand.

Your agent is correct, based on my previous experience as well. This chicken and egg payment before visa thing was my problem initially. I was previously employed by a Thai foundation, and when I got my new remote job in December, I tried immediately to go to Taipei to get on DTV.

I had been paid only one month on my current contract when I applied the first time, and they pretty much told me to go back to Thailand for 3-4 months and try again later when I had been paid consistently on my current contract😕 I thought that once I switched my job, the right thing would be to switch my Visa. But you have to wait for a couple payments FIRST. it was a huge waste of money for me, and so when I did it the second time —after being paid on my current contract for 4 months. I decided to use Issa to check my documents, ensure I was fully eligible (and by some chance I was denied, get a full refund) and did my visa in Vietnam. It was processed fine this time.

For you, I think one thing i’d consider is that even though you’re being paid from China, forgive me if I’m wrong, your work is in Thailand. I think that there could be legal ramifications of this fact down the line — beyond that of just experiencing initial challenges getting the DTV visa.

Anonymous participant 571 so smart big man so smart wowww✨

Anonymous participant 571 yeah man, I didn’t want to. I got rejected 6 months ago and saw a whole ton of people on here get rejected for little mistakes. 5000 baht is nothing, but it made for great insurance.

Like obviously you can do it yourself. But this is a great option for people who 1) dont want to 2) want to ensure it’s done correctly and 3) want to know if they get rejected they get a refund. Because they refund the WHOLE thing, including the visa cost.

I went under remote work🧑‍💻 not a soft power activity.