Visa Services: the big picture

[Pattaya Daily News]

Established in 2005, Thai Visa Expert is a visa services company providing a complete range of visa solutions for foreigners of all nationalities.

With multiple types of visa available, each with its own particular set of criteria, applying for a visa can be a confusing and sometimes exasperating experience. Unfortunately for many people this often unnecessarily complicated and expensive process leads to stress and frustration which can detract from the overall enjoyment of visiting or living in Thailand. Furthermore, many of these same people then fall victim to one of a number of unscrupulous operators posing as legitimate visa service providers who ultimately fail to deliver on their claims to offer a solution to their clients’ visa issues, leaving them out of pocket at best, and at worst, in a highly compromising legal situation.

Just getting access to accurate information is an uphill battle. Sorting through the maze of information and misinformation on the web is time consuming and with frequent revisions to immigration law a lot of the information is out of date and therefore unreliable. The widespread inconsistencies in the interpretation and enforcement of regulations, also gives rise to a good deal of conflicting information and advice.

Of course, dealing with the Thai authorities can be just as problematic and not just because of the difficulty in communication but also due to the apparent arbitrariness of officials often owing to a lack of understanding of certain aspects of Thai culture and of how the system works. The fact is, without this understanding and the right connections you cannot expect anything other than the most basic level of service. It goes without saying that money plays an important part in these transactions.

Given this flexibility in the visa approval process and the general lack of awareness of the range of options available, many foreign nationals continue to stay in Thailand on a long-term basis by making visa extensions or frequent trips to the nearest border on visa-runs or to neighboring countries to apply for successive tourist visas. Obviously this is not an ideal solution. Beyond considerations of the expense involved in doing this, getting back-to-back tourist visas are becoming increasingly more difficult to get, especially in neighboring countries, and the criteria more stringently applied. Faced with this situation, some people then travel even further afield or are eventually forced to return to their home countries in order to obtain a visa. Even for the frequent but short-term traveler coming to Thailand for reasons other than business, there are categories of visa offering greater convenience as well as financial incentives besides than the standard single or multiple entry tourist visas. However, in many cases this is the only recourse open to them when applying for a visa on their own behalf.

It is in the context of the scenarios outlined above that companies, such as Thai Visa Expert, offer their services to expedite the visa application process and in doing so perform a particularly valuable role with respect to short-term visitors and the expat community alike. Whether it’s out of necessity or simply to avoid the tedium of standing in line and filling out forms, taking advantage of these services can help greatly in offsetting some of the challenges involved in securing a visa. With over 7 years of experience in the business, Thai Visa Expert has gained the trust of its many clients by providing a professional and reliable service covering the full range of visa categories and other related issues.

Services offered by Thai Visa Expert include the following:

• Conversion of Tourist visa into Non-immigrant B (3 months)

• Non-immigrant 1 year visa (business, marriage, retirement or education)

• Short term extensions (1 – 2 months)

• Re-entry Permit (single or multiple)

• Proof of residence from immigration

• 90 days report

• Blacklist cases

For inquiries please contact Thai Visa Expert at: [email protected]

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