zugzug123

It was mentioned (by me and another member) in another thread a couple weeks back.

All agents that could do CEs before the change can do them now again, at least the ones I've spoken to. So yes, that includes the one big agent everybody knows about.

Think you're thinking agent assisted extensions, because now agents can do them for all visa types again.

So are volunteer visas back again? Would be sweet!

then you would still qualify for covid extension

why is it a surprise, dude needs urgent help, signs up here to post. The agent is a real piece of work... threatening not to go to the police... OP don't listen to the agent and go to the police ASAP and get yourself a new passport. You will have to pay overstay fee of 500THB/day but it is how it is.

It's not illegal if you pay ????

I was able to obtain such a letter but I have a Russian passport. They just collected passport in batches from all requesting extension if stay and handed them out ???? It might not be so easy for other countries, a Canadian friend was rejected to receive the letter for example.

Agents can do an "embassy extension" right now for all passports, only requiring an embassy letter.

You might if you can obtain a letter from your embassy requesting extension of stay.

can Non-Imm holders now do the extension again, or is it only for tourists again?

That is because it's not possible to convert a volunteer to an ED, real or dodgy. So congrats on achieving that.

elite visa is good if you can spare the cash I think. Also re the volunteer visa, just recently my gf was scolded over the phone as she wanted to ask if I could get another extension (tried saving in agent fees) by a very caffeinated female immigration worker that it's not a real visa, you just pay money, etc, which I found funny. Also various immigration officers saw this visa in my passport, and they all knew that you just payed an agent, but that's the extent of it. this is just personal speculation on my part after dealing with multiple immigration officials with this visa: they know you payed an agent to get an easy visa, but I don't think it's illegal so they can't really do anything. So, personally I think if you enter with a new passport, and do the elite visa thing, they won't give you any more issues than if you'd stayed the whole time on covid extensions, which is probably just as dodgy. And I'm only saying new passport because you said that's what you gonna do, but even with a new passport, all your visas, extensions and exits/entries are in their computer system, so they'll probably know all about it either way.

oh, you're being witty, and referencing a cult classic to cushion your racism. Great, welcome to my ignore list.

Cambodia and the Philippines are open... no quarantine afaik. Vietnam was supposed to open tomorrow?