@David *******

I'm fortunate that my lady over here has a corporate position in a large company and deals with many Immigration issues for foreign employees of the company, so I always take her with me for the annual extensions, as she knows more about the process than I ever would. In effect, she becomes my "agent" and I leave her to do all the talking and sorting of documents, and it seems to work. I do however meet the income criteria for the visa and would never use an agent to illegally cut corners as I enjoy living in Thailand and don't wish to get any black marks against my name

@David *******

Many Australians are now favouring the OX, as Australians do not have to transfer money to Thailand for this visa and it gives us a FIVE YEAR entry stamp. You do need 400k insurance which is available for around $1000 a year, but it's well worth it.

@Da***

Landry. You have to check your own embassy and consulates. These are the three available from the Sydney Consulate as well as the LTR

@David *******

Depends what the agent does. If they're paying a bribe on your behalf, do you think that's legal? 😆😆😆

@Frank *********

No problem at all! Getting caught is the no-no. I'm laughing

@Hargrave **********

Great strategy! Nothing like waiting for airfares to increase to get 15 days!

If you've made an appointment at CW you're going to be disappointed

@Glenn ****

So the only way you can do it is to keep the 800k in the bank for the whole year, whilst at the same time importing 65k per month.

@Glenn ****

You can do it with an OA because you don't need 800k and you effectively get two years off the OA, which gives you ample time to open a bank account and get the 65k regime going

@Eric ******

Correct except you're not getting a one-year extension stamped in your passport when you re-enter. You're actually getting a one year entry stamp. Two very different entities.