Good morning,

 

can someone suggest a good agency in Chiang Mai that can help with all the requirements to get and extension based on retirement?

 

Thanks a lot

OS Visa, soi 9, Nimman are very helpful.   English speaking staff, drive you to Immigration and return when necessary.

Just take note of everything they do (which is not a lot)

and next time you can do yourself and save some money.

regards worgeordie

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Just take note of everything they do (which is not a lot)

and next time you can do yourself and save some money.

regards worgeordie

Next time things might have changed.

 

I'll be using the one in Promenada when it's my time.

I won't be getting up at 4 am again.

O-Tain is on the top floor of Promenada... Just to the left around the corner from the One Stop Immigration... Just used them on Wednesday... showed up at 9am with all the required paperwork (Completed New TM 7, US Income Affidavit, Copy TM30 and Photo - I also had a 6 month bank statement to show monthly funds coming in but she said I did not need )... and it took 20 minutes to get the paperwork in order and signed... Paid 6,900 baht and she said come back at 1pm... But she called me at 11am and said ready... Returned and she walked me over to Immigration to get my photo taken and the officer handed my passport... Another 20 minutes... The 6,900 also includes the Immigration 1,900 fee and three 90 day reporting for the next year...

 

An interesting thing I noted on their price list was 15,000 bhat for "Visa Change"... I asked her if this was to change a Tourist Visa to a Non-Immigration O... And the language was there but she seemed to confirm that was what was possible?...

The old G4T outfit (now renamed as Best Friend Visa) moved to someplace behind or near Big C on the super highway and is still charging a 3,000 baht fee for the annual extension based on retirement.  I haven't been there as yet but a friend handled his extension with them last week.  Given they are not on site (Promenada) anymore, you have to go there to provide the documents and your passport and then they'll call you   tell you when you need to show up at Promenada the next day or two for your lovely photo.  

I used Best Friend Visa last month. It was done in 3 hours on the same day phone 0882944459. The same staff of G4T.

I suggest you just ignore the "Agency" bashers.

For totally irrational supposed "reasons" they have some bee in their bonnet about those of us who love the simplicity, peace of mind, reliability, time saving, etc of the "Agency" method.

Personally I just use the one nearest to where I am staying at the time and have been using Agencies and their predecessors since pre 2000. At the moment I use OS Visa, the same one as recommenced by "masuk" and find them to be A1. (I have never actually heard/seen any bad reports by Agency users of any of the agencies around town)

A quick google search should do the trick if the OS Visa location is not suitable.

On 2/2/2018 at 5:17 PM, sfokevin said:

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An interesting thing I noted on their price list was 15,000 bhat for "Visa Change"... I asked her if this was to change a Tourist Visa to a Non-Immigration O... And the language was there but she seemed to confirm that was what was possible?...

Yes, it is possible to change a tourist visa to a non-imm O visa to get yourself on the path for a retirement or marriage extension without leaving the country.  The official gov't fee for this service is 2000 baht.  However, if you try to do it yourself, you'll find that Imm. doles out a limited number of "appointments" per day for visa change service, that you have to have 21 days remaining on your current permission to stay and they're booked up five weeks in advance for appointment to change your visa.

 

Yet, you can go to a visa agency, pay 15,000 baht for a service that is suppose to cost 2,000 baht and have same day or next day service.  Gee, I wonder how that works.

 

I'm not a "visa agent basher".  No not by a long-shot.  I'm bashing those who willing pay out money knowing where it's going and continue to deceive themselves with saying it's the "Thai way" -- not true, it's the "Chiang Mai" way, no other province has this situation. 

This topic just got about 14 posts shorter when I removed all the off topic, bickering, baiting and personal attack posts and replies to them. Time to end it.

Hi, I just I saw this post... just after created a post about getting my retirement extension in Chiang Mai today... hope this might be helpful.

 

1 hour ago, hyku1147 said:

If I use this agency, do I still need to supply my income verification documents?

 

Cheers

Yes you do....

 

The requirements do not change but using an agency is quicker, friendlier, and easier for many....

Did my non immig visa on Wednesday.

Left assit Thai visa at 13.30 with 3 others, back in my condo by 15.00 hrs.

Many bad stories heard at immigration by folk who had been there long time.

Worth the cost to me.

 

john

4 hours ago, jonwilly said:

Did my non immig visa on Wednesday.

Left assit Thai visa at 13.30 with 3 others, back in my condo by 15.00 hrs.

Many bad stories heard at immigration by folk who had been there long time.

Worth the cost to me.

 

john

What was the charge for thier service?

B5,500 to assit and B1,900 for gov fee.

 

john

Tian seem to be the most expensive so I guess they are the best.

 

Mind you did help a friend do a visa transfer very recently for a relatively hassle free diy cost of  2000 baht. A saving of 16,000 on Thian's quote.