Bomonster Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I have experieced friends married to thai lady going to uk being given wrong advice ie tourist visa instead of settlement being detained in uk deportment imminent, plus charged by visa company 10 x the actual price. ANYBODY ELSE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Why would you use them ? So long as you can read and write, just do it yourself ... for free (and a fee) Naka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonniebkk Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) Why would you use them ? So long as you can read and write, just do it yourself ... for free (and a fee) Naka. Here here...paying these silly "visa companies" to fill out a few papers for you is like paying someone to look at your watch and tell you what time it is I think they think these visa agents know some magic alchemy to turn their bargirl girlfriends into "former hotel receptionists"...like turning a sow's ear into a silk purse Edited October 26, 2007 by jonniebkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatgaz Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Totally agree-they do nothing you can't do yourself and based on friends who have used them they cock most things up.Makes me laugh how they all advertise stating they are friends of immigration or prefered agents that Immigration work closely with.....UTTER <deleted>. I got a visa for my wife to visit UK and only took 3 days from first visit to issueing visa.Where's the hard ship in that ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethevigoman Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Why would you use them ? So long as you can read and write, just do it yourself ... for free (and a fee) Naka. i have to agree, i always remember what the lady in bkk said to me, dont worry,if you are a genuine case you will get the visa, we were and we did,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop3 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yes I too was quoted 10 times the real price, when I said that sounds expensive he just lifted his hand up and pointed to the door saying theres the door mate ! very un professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANGKOK123 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yes I too was quoted 10 times the real price, when I said that sounds expensive he just lifted his hand up and pointed to the door saying theres the door mate ! very un professional. If you don't mind me asking; what company was this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohn Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yes, please tell us who this nice chap is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop3 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) Yes I too was quoted 10 times the real price, when I said that sounds expensive he just lifted his hand up and pointed to the door saying theres the door mate ! very un professional. If you don't mind me asking; what company was this? ........................ A company in Jumptien not far away from a well known statue. we might have just cought the guy in a bad mood who knows ? but the price was still well over the top what ever mood he was in. Edited October 28, 2007 by pop3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twix38 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) I went into the same office a while back to ask a general question. Guy not interested to help, presumably as no money in it and was somewhat discourteous. I asked why prior to a recent change (the extension period on Non Imm O had been reduced from 1 month to 1 week, from memory). so, prior to this, why did they never advise customers of this as at least another short term option. It was also not mentioned in their literature or the flow chart they print in newspapers. No, they left customers ignorant that on the decision of immigration and payment a further month extension could have likely been obtained (now it is indeed only a week) rather than jumping straight to the more lucrative next period 3 month visa run and payments. It was a lack of information that was relevant to some people' s circumstances and of real potential benefit too. We got a settlement visa independently and you do not need to use them or pay their fees. Edited October 28, 2007 by twix38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANGKOK123 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) Yes I too was quoted 10 times the real price, when I said that sounds expensive he just lifted his hand up and pointed to the door saying theres the door mate ! very un professional. If you don't mind me asking; what company was this? ........................ A company in Jumptien not far away from a well known statue. we might have just cought the guy in a bad mood who knows ? but the price was still well over the top what ever mood he was in. Was it Key Visa by any chance? If you ever consider using an immigration adviser; you should really use the 'fully qualified' companies who are registered with the OISC. However, they are difficult - if not impossible - to find in Thailand. It's not just a matter of 'filling forms in' as some posters' have mentioned. You need to be aware of the immigration rules policies and the bureaucratic mess they operate in. The agents in Thailand are not qualified to 'advise' you on these issues - hence the 'hiccups' they sometimes cause. Edited October 28, 2007 by BANGKOK123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aikido Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Ther are many who claim to be visa specialist or x Lawers i know of two in Pattaya and both of them are just normal guys duping and praying on peoples imotions, theres one on soi six think hes Mr smith and thers also one called easy visa. they make a small fortune just cos people are nieve, do it yourself fellas it aint that hard as someone said if you can read and write you can do it. one of my mates used one of theese companies it cost him almost a grand and got nowhere in the end he used a Thai national for a fraction of the cost and got his Visa. some of these companies claim to have a contact in the Emassy it is a load of Bullox they have no sway at all, they just know the way things are done and whatever they say they cannot garantee you a visa. dont get sucked in guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 From the above posts it sounds like all are refering to getting a visa to the UK. Is it that complicated that one would even consider using a visa service? I recently completed the on-line application for getting my wife a visa to the USA (which she got) and I dont know what one of those visa service companies could have done for mfe that ould have made it simplier. Maybe the UK visa procedures are a bit more involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrenova Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 You have to remember though that some of the guys who come here can barely read or write and have never dealt with officialdom in their lives. They are scared and they fall prey to these companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 If you ever consider using an immigration adviser; you should really use the 'fully qualified' companies who are registered with the OISC. However, they are difficult - if not impossible - to find in Thailand. Spot on. You could always ues one in the U.K, with todays cheap calls and faxes and Scanning tech, it is not wildly out of the question. It's not just a matter of 'filling forms in' as some posters' have mentioned. You need to be aware of the immigration rules policies and the bureaucratic mess they operate in. The agents in Thailand are not qualified to 'advise' you on these issues - hence the 'hiccups' they sometimes cause. All cases are not straight forward, just take a look through the visa forum to see some results, although I accept it can be done yourself, sometimes a little hand holding through a sticky situation puts the mind at rest and can be invaluable. Moss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonniebkk Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 i think it's the same with all these visa agencies (as well as real estate agencies). they really don't do anything that you can't do on your own...with the help of a qualified thai notary/lawyer for real estate. it just seems that many people just think it's so complicated to do these rather simple transactions just because they are in a foreign country. these agencies have no special knowledge that you can't get by reading the expat publications or asking someone who has lived here awhile. most of them seem to me to be just typical hucksters just trying to scam a few bucks from unsuspecting newbie arrivals. seems to me that whereever foreigners settle, there is this coterie of these flotsom that follow that try to "advise" them on their stay or sell them houses or condos in their new country...whether it's the south of france, spain, and not thailand. they are like a plague of locusts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel2surf Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Yes I too was quoted 10 times the real price, when I said that sounds expensive he just lifted his hand up and pointed to the door saying theres the door mate ! very un professional. If you don't mind me asking; what company was this? ........................ A company in Jumptien not far away from a well known statue. we might have just cought the guy in a bad mood who knows ? but the price was still well over the top what ever mood he was in. Yes, same thing happened to me. he seemed condescending.I was asking some advice.Also, as soon as a falang couple came in,he quickly had no interest in helping me,and basically pulled a Thai restaurant move on me(forget him,NEW people here!) It was the guy near the statue in Jomtien. I will not seek <deleted> from him in future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimate Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 i ran a thai marriage agency for 8 years,to be honest the visa bit you can do yourself,most agents in pattaya know sod all except how to fill in the forms.do it yourself and keep things simple ,also make sure your girl and you are singing from the same hymsheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuian Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 ...paying these silly "visa companies" to fill out a few papers for you is like paying someone to look at your watch and tell you what time it is ..... whole heartedly agree with this one! If all the papers required are there... why put someone on your payroll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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