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You may be able to get a letter of residency from your Embassy. The US Embassy sells them for $50 USD.
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@Poonam *************
almost any job that’s not forbidden. You must make minimum wage, which I think is 20K THB for people from your nationality
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@Lisa *******************
what was the reason for declining and do you know if they were stamping passports?
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That “new law since Monday “ only applies to Chiang Mai immigration (from what I heard)
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@Sivapong ********
8 would be a bank statement that meets the minimum requirements, and 11 is a copy of your passport data page again
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A letter from your school saying that you are no longer studying.
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7. Your passport data “picture “ page

8. What visa are you applying for and what nationality?
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"30 day extension of stay based on tourism"
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@Bingbing ****
That is correct. I do not recommend dealing with an agent at all.

In Thailand, agents are unregulated, unlicensed, and most agents bribe an immigration officer. When a foreigner uses an agent inside Thailand, the following risks exist:

1. The agent loses the passport.

2. The agent may have a copy of the visa stamps and stamp the passport themselves illegally.

3. The agent may decide not to support the customer because they lost the contact within the immigration officer who issues the extension of stay.

4. The agent may steal the passport, other documents, or money from a foreigner’s bank account.

5. The extension of stay that was issued may be retroactively voided if the immigration officer is audited and falsified documents are discovered.

6. Once a foreigner starts using an agent, it is almost impossible to stop using the agent without leaving the country.

All of these have happened before; and I have proof either from Bangkok Post articles, or Facebook posts