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Hi everyone, I’m currently exploring ways to stay long-term in Vietnam and am looking for an agency, company, or individual who can help sponsor a work permit/TRC, even if I’m not planning to take up an active job. I understand this is a bit of a grey area, so I’m only looking for someone with experience handling such cases for foreigners — ideally with a clean, reliable process. ✅ Willing to pay for the service ✅ Open to options like company setup, nominal roles, etc. If you have any leads, personal experience, or trustworthy agents, please feel free to DM me or drop a comment. Appreciate any help! Thanks 🙏

Let's say Vietnam/Cambodia for example with a flight and also the case via route with a Bus/Van. I wanted to know if there's any health check to do in order to export and import 2 cats other than the vaccination which they already have.

Yeah, thanks, I simply don't want to get any surprise at borders, so I need real experiences

Maybe I’m looking for someone who actually has experience with this? What do you think?

Hi everyone! I’m planning to travel out of Thailand and want to bring my two cats with me. Both are healthy and fully vaccinated, but I’m a bit overwhelmed by the process. I’d love to ask: Does anyone have a step-by-step guide or personal experience traveling with cats from Thailand? Do you know any pet relocation agents, contacts, or vets who can help with the paperwork and procedures? Any tips on the required documents, airport process, or airline advice? I’d be super grateful for any information or recommendations you can share 🙏 Thank you in advance!

Hey, just to clarify — I'm using my account to help other people, not asking for myself. This isn’t about the same person or case you’ve replied to before on the FTV post. It’s a different situation, different people — I just try to speak in first person when asking so the answers are more direct and easier for them to follow. I'm not trying to mislead anyone or push any agenda. Just trying to help folks who aren’t in the forum or don't feel comfortable posting themselves. If you find that pathetic, that’s your take — no hard feelings. Honestly, I have no clue how it could come across that way, but I get that everyone has their own standards for what’s credible. Appreciate the space regardless.

Hi everyone, I'm currently in Thailand on a tourist visa and I'm looking to apply for an ED (Education) visa for the second time. I already completed a 1-year student visa before, but this time I’m trying to find a more affordable option. Last time I paid 52K THB, which is way too much for me now. I'm hoping to find something cheaper, ideally under 20K THB if possible. I'm open to any kind of course — Thai, English, Chinese, or anything else — I’m not focused on the subject, just looking for the cheapest legitimate option to stay in the country legally. Here’s what I’m looking for: 🏫 Cheapest ED visa school available right now (online preferred). 💳 Any schools that allow installment payments instead of full upfront fees? 🧑‍💻 I’d prefer a program that includes online or hybrid classes, with minimal in-person attendance. 📍 Can I do the 90-day extension stamps at any immigration office, or does it need to be where the school is registered? 🚫 Most importantly, I’d like to do the entire process from inside Thailand without having to leave the country for a new visa. If anyone has done this recently or knows any schools offering good deals or flexibility, please let me know! I’d really appreciate any recommendations or tips 🙏

Hey there, not related, could you please your dm? Thanks

Yeah, no questions about onward tickets — only one question about how long we wanted to stay in Thailand. Step 2 done: we’re now boarded and on the plane. In an hour and a half, we’ll be in BKK! Wish us good luck 🍀

Step 1 done ✅ — quick update as promised: In Phú Quốc, all the self-check-in kiosks were out of order, so everyone had to check in at the counter. At the counter, the staff asked us how long we plan to stay in Thailand — we said 1 month (little goosebumps moment 😅) but it was fine and they handed us our boarding passes. We then went through departure immigration, got our passports stamped out, did the metal detector and regular security checks, and now we’re at the gate waiting for the plane. Next step: Bangkok and a smooth entry 🤞 I’ll keep you all posted once we’re on the plane and when we land in BKK — stay tuned!

Great, all good then 😃

Don't tell me man 😀🤮🤬

That's what I'm trying to understand and if it's needed or would be wise to have. FTV grants only the service once in Bkk suv they don't grant anything outside thailand

Hi, thank you for your questions and for helping us think through everything 🙏 ✅ Yes, we did discuss all our concerns directly with “Friendly Thai Visa” — we had a phone call with Robert, the person who is arranging the safe entry for us. He assured us 100% that once we arrive in Bangkok everything will go smoothly and there will be no issues at Thai immigration. ✅ About our belongings: We still have some personal stuff left in Thailand (clothes, documents, a few valuables). Of course, if for some reason we really can’t get back in, we have a few plan C options: asking friends in Thailand to ship the items to us, or possibly flying to a nearby country and trying to sort it out remotely. But obviously we hope we won’t have to do that. ✅ Regarding our current stay: When we were flown back to Phu Quoc, Vietnamese immigration gave us a normal visa exemption stamp for 45 days. But when we landed, they questioned us for about an hour — they wanted to know why we got rejected in Thailand, asked about our finances, and did some paperwork before stamping our passports normally. 🚩 Our main concern now: We’re wondering if it’s wise to fly out again from the same airport in Phu Quoc to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi — the same one where we were denied and sent back. Or would it be smarter to change our departure airport in Vietnam just in case? Any advice or real experiences on this would be super appreciated! Thanks again to everyone for the support — it means a lot to us 🙏✨

Thank you so much everyone for all your help and detailed replies — it really means a lot to us! 🙏 We still have one more concern about which airport to depart from in Vietnam, so we created a new topic as a follow-up: 👉 Should we fly back to Bangkok from the same Vietnam airport we were sent back to? If you have any advice or experience about that, we’d be so grateful if you could take a look there too. Thanks again to this amazing community for guiding us through this stressful situation! 🙏✨

Hi everyone, This is a follow-up to our situation here: 👉 Original post: Has anyone used Friendly Thai Visa’s airport safe entry service? Only real experiences plz First of all, thank you so much to everyone who replied — your help has been priceless and really calmed us down. 🙏 We just have one last thing to decide before booking: After Thai immigration refused our visa exemption and sent us back, we re-entered Vietnam through Phu Quoc airport. Now, after arranging a “safe entry” slot with Friendly Thai Visa, we found a flight that matches their recommended time perfectly — but it departs from Phu Quoc again, the same airport we used when we were sent back. We’re a bit worried this could cause extra questions or problems with Vietnamese emigration or the airline, since they might see we were sent back from Thailand just days ago. 👉 Should we change our departure to another airport in Vietnam (like Ho Chi Minh City) just to be safe? 👉 Do we really need a local Vietnamese agent to make sure our departure goes smoothly — and if yes, could anyone recommend a real, trustworthy agent or contact (WhatsApp, Facebook, any) who could help with emigration and check-in? 👉 Or is it fine to depart from the same airport without any issue? We really don’t want to risk being stopped again at check-in or boarding. Any real experiences, tips, or recommendations for a genuine Vietnam-side agent would mean a lot to us. Thank you all so much for helping us navigate this situation.

Important question, have you used Friendly Thai Visa service?

Hi everyone, thank you so much for all your replies and advice so far — we really appreciate it! 🙏 Just to clarify our situation a bit more: - We were in Thailand on a one-year ED visa, which expired recently. - We left Thailand on time to avoid overstaying and we had the brilliant idea to fly to Vietnam without any agent or similar, planning to re-enter on a visa exemption, as we are from EU and have done that before without any issues (we did that before we had a one-year ED visa track record in our passport, so that’s probably one reason we got investigated). - Unfortunately, when we landed at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi a few days ago, immigration denied us entry and sent us back to Vietnam. They told us we must apply for a Tourist E-Visa instead of using the exemption. Now we’re in Vietnam and want to return because we still have personal belongings there. After being denied once, we really can’t risk being refused again — it’s stressful and expensive. We contacted several agents for help. One agent (not FTV) told us that we have been flagged in the immigration system under sections 2, 3, and 9 — but they didn’t explain what those mean, saying it’s “only for immigration use,” so we honestly have no idea what that implies. Friendly Thai Visa (FTV) offered us their “Safe Entry” airport service for 8K THB per person. They said someone will wait for us at BKK airport, escort us directly to an immigration officer, and we’ll get a new 60-day Tourist Visa stamp with no questions asked, all done in about 5 minutes. We have seen many different prices posted online for the same service, so we asked about that too. FTV explained to us: “Price depends on customer case — we have some 4500, 5000, 7000, 8000, 13,000. Variety price that ask from team so your case officer mentioned too seriously than normal so need to pay many parties. We cannot tell much more details.” So far, we haven’t found any clear, recent feedback about this exact service, so we are hoping to hear from real people who used it at BKK airport: Did it work exactly as described? Were you asked anything by immigration or needed to show cash, bank statements, or an exit ticket? Did you have any problems traveling domestically or internationally afterwards? We are trying to be very careful because we can’t afford to be bounced again. Any genuine feedback, tips, or warnings would mean a lot to us — thank you so much for helping us decide what to do next! 🙏

Hi everyone, I’d like to ask for some feedback or experiences regarding Friendly Thai Visa Services. FB: https://www.facebook.com/people/Friendly-Thai-Visa-Services/61552069237778/ Here’s our situation: My partner and I were studying in Thailand on an ED visa, which has now expired. We left Thailand and tried to re-enter on a visa exemption but were denied entry at Bangkok Suv airport. Immigration told us to apply for an e-visa instead. While researching solutions, we came across Friendly Thai Visa Safe Services. We contacted them via Facebook and WhatsApp. They offered us a “safe entry” airport service for 8K THB per person. How they described it: We book a flight to BKK Suvarnabhumi at specific arrival times they suggest. Upon arrival, someone will be waiting to escort us directly to an immigration officer, skipping the normal queue. The officer will stamp a new 60-day Tourist Visa into our passports “without any questions asked”. The whole process is supposed to take about 5 minutes, and then we are free to go. They guaranteed us that there would be no problems or questions at immigration, and that the passport stamp is official and valid for domestic and international flights afterwards. We want to know: Has anyone here actually used this specific airport service with Friendly Thai Visa? Did it work exactly as promised? Were you asked anything by immigration or did they check any documents or cash? Did you have any problems afterwards with airlines or at exit immigration? We are quite stressed and want to make sure this is truly legit before committing to it, as 8K THB per person is not a small amount for us. Any real feedback, tips, or warnings would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much in advance for sharing your experiences.