I would never turn to an agent but there are people who are no longer young and are not familiar with computers! Honestly, I understand them turning to an agent
The online procedure is not exactly simple! As long as you accidentally add a point or a space, you're screwed! I live in Italy, precisely in Naples, the Thai consulate was in a beautiful area and close to one of the best pizzerias in the world! It was a joy to go and also I had my multi-entry tourist visa in just 2 minutes! Too bad they closed it
Good advice! I have been living in Thailand for 9 years and I have been doing this for 8 years. MTV allows you to stay for around 270 days (270 full days is impossible because the 6 months of visa validity start from the moment of issue)! Only the first year I did an ed visa which is also a good option but after the second quarterly extension the school prepared the documents late and I had to stay in overstay for 4 days! So I decided to send to screw the school and do everything myself
I thought of this trick too! My worry is not about not getting the visa but about being rejected at immigration! So they let you into Thailand without any problems? They didn't ask you why (I assume the date of issue should be on the visa) when they issued your visa you were already in Thailand
If you don't want to waste time getting a visa, there is another option that allows you to stay in Thailand for 60 consecutive days.. enter with a visa exemption and then you can get a 30 day extension! But personally, if it's not too complicated to get a visa in your country, I recommend you do it!