mikeyjj Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 What’s the deal with every agent offering volunteer visas all of a sudden ? I’m on a ED visa that finishes next month and my school has said I have to go on a volunteer visa because they can’t give me another ED visa and all the agents seem to be in a rush trying to get me to apply before the 26th of September even tho I’m permitted to stay until the 11th of October, dose anyone else think there is something fishy about this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted September 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2020 I would suggest that unless immigration make it possible and easy for people to continue stay in the country then everyone should just abandon the place and leave them to it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Its because the Volunteer Visa is an option for some people. But .... Its an expensive option . Around 47 K ( I think ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) I'd quite like to know what happens when people try to change onto another bonafide visa or leave the country. What are the chances they'll grill you over the visa or push a button and a load of police appear and stick you in IDC? Do they know they are dodgy visas? I assume that in around a year to fifteen months from now, people who got shady volunteer visas through agents are going to have to interact with an immigration officer in some capacity without agent involvement. Will it seem suspicious to them that there were so many good-hearted foreigners contributing their time to help Thailand just as the amnesty was about the end? Once you go "agent" can you never go back? Or do they simply not care? Edited September 17, 2020 by BangkokReady 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlinternational Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 How much it used to cost and how much are they asking for a Volunteer visa at the moment? I think prices had gone up the last 1-2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 37 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: What are the chances they'll grill you over the visa or push a button and a load of police appear and stick you in IDC? About no chance of that happening unless you got fake stamps that did not match what is in their records. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorpusChristie Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 57 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: I'd quite like to know what happens when people try to change onto another bonafide visa or leave the country. What are the chances they'll grill you over the visa or push a button and a load of police appear and stick you in IDC? Do they know they are dodgy visas? I assume that in around a year to fifteen months from now, people who got shady volunteer visas through agents are going to have to interact with an immigration officer in some capacity without agent involvement. Will it seem suspicious to them that there were so many good-hearted foreigners contributing their time to help Thailand just as the amnesty was about the end? Once you go "agent" can you never go back? Or do they simply not care? They are legitimate visas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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