Retirement Visa

[DanBlack]

I am in Phuket, and there is a company in BKK (Thai visa center) that says they can renew my visa by mail. I have been shopping around, and they are the cheapest, but I have also heard a few times that you have to renew in person. Does anyone know the real answer. 

Thanks in advance for any helpful responses 

[DrJack54]

51 minutes ago, DanBlack said:

I am in Phuket, and there is a company in BKK (Thai visa center) that says they can renew my visa by mail

What type of visa do you have? 

Non O, Non O-A, etc ? 

Visas are not renewed. 

 

Edit: seems OP is on annual extensions from a Non O 

 

[Ben Zioner]

Scam in all likelihood.

 

And never mail your passport and/or money to someone you don't know.

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

And never mail your passport and/or money to someone you don't know.

It's common practice if using agent. 

[scubascuba3]

6 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

It's common practice if using agent. 

mail? usually people drop off the passport themselves

[BrandonJT]

1 hour ago, DanBlack said:

I am in Phuket, and there is a company in BKK (Thai visa center) that says they can renew my visa by mail. I have been shopping around, and they are the cheapest, but I have also heard a few times that you have to renew in person. Does anyone know the real answer. 

Thanks in advance for any helpful responses 

Thai Visa Centre offers services throughout all of Thailand, but unless you're in Bangkok you will have to mail your passport to them in order to get your visa/extension since that's where their operation is. They're a legit agent, you should able to find reviews online.

 

Though you wrote "Thai Visa Center" which I don't know about. I only know about "Thai Visa Centre." so you might want to double check the spelling of the agency name to see if it's the known one or not.

[zzzzz]

1 hour ago, DanBlack said:

I am in Phuket, and there is a company in BKK (Thai visa center) that says they can renew my visa by mail. I have been shopping around, and they are the cheapest, but I have also heard a few times that you have to renew in person. Does anyone know the real answer. 

Thanks in advance for any helpful responses 

Thai visa centre 
yes they can (i have used them before)  and yes they are the cheapest unless you travel to Pattaya
Assume u mean get a visa Extension for a non o visa
 

[Ben Zioner]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

It's common practice if using agent. 

Maybe, but I'd have "in person" contacts prior to relying on mail. There have been stories here about people having difficulties getting their passports back.

[DrJack54]

6 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

Maybe, but I'd have "in person" contacts prior to relying on mail. There have been stories here about people having difficulties getting their passports back.

I'm sure that the OP has checked out agents in Phuket.

Discussed in the (oldish) attached thread. 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1245445-is-there-a-good-visa-agent-in-phuket/

[ThaiVisaCentre]

On 3/18/2025 at 8:03 AM, Ben Zioner said:

Maybe, but I'd have "in person" contacts prior to relying on mail. There have been stories here about people having difficulties getting their passports back.

Yes we accept cases by secure post / signature on delivery.

 

On 3/18/2025 at 6:25 AM, Ben Zioner said:

Scam in all likelihood.

 

And never mail your passport and/or money to someone you don't know.

 

All payments made to us are treated as refundable deposits, and we provide a document stating this after payment. We've always issued prompt refunds whenever a client chose to cancel or when, for any reason, we were unable to complete the task.

 

We submit cases immediately after taking them on and never delay or hold onto them. While some agents may operate differently, our approach ensures a consistently fast turnaround.

 

As a general rule, it's wise to avoid sending money or documents to any business without verifying their physical office, business domain, or reputation.

 

That said, our team has a proven track record and can be trusted to handle these matters with transparency and reliability.