I used wise because better deal than amount that would have reached Thailand if I used my bank account

I did not hire an agent but I did have a person who speaks Thai go with me to immigration office to get all sorted which helped tremendously.

@Peter ********

or at least take a Thai friend if you do not speak Thai. That helped me a lot for my NonO.

Pre covid when I lived in Singapore it was so easy; they even asked if I would prefer ten year multiple entry so that i could keep visiting.

@Nongnuch *******

ironically I am not wanting to get the most value for money out of my six month visa. My priority is getting to the one year extension with reentry permit as soon as possible

@Nongnuch *******

yes I am very worried about overstay issue. Looks like I will head back to immigration office this Thursday for update or extension. Thx for helping me to understand why they wait so closely to expiration date of current visa. I was trying to do everything early because I hate to do things close to the wire but now I understand why this can’t be sped up. Have a great day!!

@Nongnuch *******

my six month visa started 23 May and ends 22 Nov (but I can only stay two months max each visit unless I ask for extension).

Oh…. So 22 Oct is my cancellation date for my two month stamp. This might explain why they are waiting six weeks to process my app.

@Nongnuch *******

I have been to my immigration office many many times trying to sort this out so I am surprised they could keep missing the type of visa I have. my first entrance to Thailand on my current visa was in july. But in July they could not change my visa on my short time frame because I was going to be flying out for a friend’s wedding in India and officer said I have everything I need but would have to apply when I came back from India when I had more time. I came back in Aug and tried to apply and I was told I needed some additional paperwork and got that sorted and applied on 6 sep. But six weeks seems long to me for getting an answer.

@Nongnuch *******

if I told you about my 13 visits to that embassy, you would have many many comments to make. 😀

@Nongnuch *******

I did obtain it in my country of residence at that time (I had been working out of my home country for over a decade).