Chanthaburi  agent rather than Pattaya, anybody know of to assist with extension of stay for Aust returning,visa exempt 30day, after covid and 1, 2yr  ban foroverstay.  Chanterbury longtime resident.Thankscheers   

Assume you mean .,.Chanthaburi 

Your OP is not clear. 

You plan to return to Thailand enter visa exempt and need agent to obtain non O + subsequent 12 month extension? 

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Assume you mean .,.Chanthaburi 

Your OP is not clear. 

You plan to return to Thailand enter visa exempt and need agent to obtain non O + subsequent 12 month extension? 

Yep, thanx, correct,a friend of mine arriving early nextmonth, apologies for confusion Jack.

36 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Yep, thanx, correct,a friend of mine arriving early nextmonth, apologies for confusion Jack.

He can use agent to obtain non O from visa exempt or tourist visa entry.

Agent can also open bank account if he does not have one.

Realize you specifically mentioned agent local and not Pattaya however I suggest you have better service from good agents in Pattaya. 

You mentioned Aust...

If your friend is Oz he could obtain a non O retirement eVisa while in Australia and have a head start on the process. 

@Pattaya57 (think) recently did this and could advise on process time etc

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

He can use agent to obtain non O from visa exempt or tourist visa entry.

Agent can also open bank account if he does not have one.

Realize you specifically mentioned agent local and not Pattaya however I suggest you have better service from good agents in Pattaya. 

You mentioned Aust...

If your friend is Oz he could obtain a non O retirement eVisa while in Australia and have a head start on the process. 

@Pattaya57 (think) recently did this and could advise on process time etc

Ok yes, thank you, he yrs  back used Keyvisa, ripped off price wise,so keen  to use local, however yourcorrect,  and no to applying in Oz due to timing. He has, did have bkk bank a.c, maybe still current., cheerstho regards

4 minutes ago, Olmate said:

He has, did have bkk bank a.c, maybe still current., cheerstho regards

Handy if he has a Thai bank account in his name only.

However agent can open one ~5k 

KeyVisa is still running. 

You can contact Maneerat or Thai Visa agency both located in Pattaya.

 

54 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Ok yes, thank you, he yrs  back used Keyvisa, ripped off price wise,so keen  to use local, however yourcorrect,  and no to applying in Oz due to timing. He has, did have bkk bank a.c, maybe still current., cheerstho regards

Oz now how e-visa so timing is no longer an issue as no need to post passport. My non-imm O was issued by email from Canberra within 3 days

1 hour ago, Olmate said:

...and no to applying in Oz due to timing

OP, take note of post above.

The process time for eVisa in Oz is quick. 

Entering Thailand with a non O would provide a 90 day permit and remove any time pressure.

Yes the visa exempt entry will work also. 

 

Thanksto  you.Both, ill advise the lad and.see  the outcome, regards

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Handy if he has a Thai bank account in his name only.

However agent can open one ~5k 

KeyVisa is still running. 

You can contact Maneerat or Thai Visa agency both located in Pattaya.

 

Avoid Key Visa. I would fully recommend Maneerat, I have not used them but I have heard and read good reports about them.

No agent in Chantaburi available.   

Out of curiosity, I'm sure there are quite a few expats who live outside Chon Buri but use Pattaya agents to help with the funding for an 'O' visa. Given that their visa would most probably be stamped 'Chon Buri', how would the person go about obtaining a residency certificate for a driving license for example, now that the UK, US, and AUS embassies have stopped dealing with them? 🤔

In Pattaya you can try NB Service. I've used them successfully for a lot of different services here in Thailand.

 

NB Service

329/35 soi new plaza 2nd 9 nongprue banglamoung Pattaya City, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150

+66 95 768 9851

6 hours ago, BenCrew said:

Out of curiosity, I'm sure there are quite a few expats who live outside Chon Buri but use Pattaya agents to help with the funding for an 'O' visa. Given that their visa would most probably be stamped 'Chon Buri', how would the person go about obtaining a residency certificate for a driving license for example, now that the UK, US, and AUS embassies have stopped dealing with them? 🤔

 

Immigration offices will typically want a rental agreement or house registration to issue the certificate, in my experience they don't care where your visa was obtained.

6 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

 

Immigration offices will typically want a rental agreement or house registration to issue the certificate, in my experience they don't care where your visa was obtained.

If that was the case, the person could go to eg: Chantaburi province to renew their 90 day report, but that is not possible with a Chon Buri visa stamp, so why would a residency cert be any different?

15 hours ago, BenCrew said:

Out of curiosity, I'm sure there are quite a few expats who live outside Chon Buri but use Pattaya agents to help with the funding for an 'O' visa. Given that their visa would most probably be stamped 'Chon Buri', how would the person go about obtaining a residency certificate for a driving license for example, now that the UK, US, and AUS embassies have stopped dealing with them? 🤔

You wouldn't except thru the agent that got the extension for you. Most could get a certificate of residence for you with your real address on it. 

2 hours ago, Tod Daniels said:

You wouldn't except thru the agent that got the extension for you. Most could get a certificate of residence for you with your real address on it. 

Having enquired with an agent, I know this is not the case. An agent that has contacts within Chon Buri would not be able to turn up at Chantaburi immigration for a residency cert for their client who has a Chon Buri visa stamp. 

A Chon Buri visa stamp = a Chon Buri address = a Chon Buri residency cert.

53 minutes ago, BenCrew said:

Having enquired with an agent, I know this is not the case. An agent that has contacts within Chon Buri would not be able to turn up at Chantaburi immigration for a residency cert for their client who has a Chon Buri visa stamp. 

A Chon Buri visa stamp = a Chon Buri address = a Chon Buri residency cert.

Correct, most leave that'small detail' out when first chatting you or insert bs!! 

On 7/5/2024 at 7:58 AM, Olmate said:

returning,visa exempt 30day, after covid and 1, 2yr  ban foroverstay

Hmmm.... how could you get a 2 year ban? As far as I know there is only 1, 3, 5 and 10 year

8 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Hmmm.... how could you get a 2 year ban? As far as I know there is only 1, 3, 5 and 10 year

Good point 

18 hours ago, BenCrew said:

Having enquired with an agent, I know this is not the case. An agent that has contacts within Chon Buri would not be able to turn up at Chantaburi immigration for a residency cert for their client who has a Chon Buri visa stamp. 

A Chon Buri visa stamp = a Chon Buri address = a Chon Buri residency cert.

Didn't say anywhere that the agent would show up at Chanthaburi immigrations for a certificate of residence 

The agent would use chonburi to get the certificate of residence BUT many times they can get it with your REAL address (not the b/s chonburi one they used for the extension)

How do I know this? 
A friend in bangkok has an extension from an agent out of an immigration office in Nakhon Nowhere, he needed to get a certificate of residence to renew his d/l, he went to the agent, gave his real bangkok address, they got a hold of the office in Nakhon Nowhere and had a certificate of residence issued with his bangkok address on it 😮     

SO I will respectfully disagree with your comment 🙂

Your mileage may vary

On 7/6/2024 at 9:24 AM, Tod Daniels said:

You wouldn't except thru the agent that got the extension for you. Most could get a certificate of residence for you with your real address on it. 

Oh, so there was ONE case to back up your 'MOST could get a certificate' comment. Mmm🤔

Two weeks ago I asked the Chanthaburi immigration officer if they ever allowed agents. They said they never see any agents, so no, there aren't any agents in Chanthaburi.

reading your posts @Olmate is painful at best. maybe edit in chatgpt before posting cryptic at best 

 

there are no agents for chantaburi or maptaphut aka rayong immigration. i desperately tried to find some before. the only way to get "help" aka corrupted agents here is to know someone on the inside.

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