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@Greg *******
I'm not denying that, but if Graham Heyes is saying the DTV is throwing up the scams, it's no different to what's been "going on for years" with other visas, surely? That kind of makes them all scams if it involves money under the table. It's a dishonest transaction - that's a scam
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@Greg *******
So are visa agents a licensed bank? Or are they in fact paying bribes to immigration offices? And that's not a scam? 😂
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@Euan ********
Are you referring to the "digital nomads" who hog free WiFi in coffee shops playing on their computers? They do that on visa exempt entries with continual border bounces already
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@Graham ******
Charging
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baht or so for a 1900 baht visa? 😂. Go on, tell me it's not a scam!
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@Graham ******
I said this four weeks ago. ED visas, non-O retirement, marriage and volunteer are all redundant. Who in their right minds would get one of these clunky, overregulated visas when they can get a streamlined DTV at a cheaper price? I'm going to change to DTV from retirement before next extension
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@Graham ******
In the same way that visa agents have been scamming expats for years? 😂😂😂
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@Graham ******
ED visa has to be extended every 90 days up to a maximum of one year so easy for immigration to monitor this. With DTV, once it's issued there is no requirement to visit immigration. As
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suggests, there's no way to monitor this, and if a gym has taken an application in good faith, they cannot force the applicant to attend.