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Hi,

 

I am about to start an application for a prospective marriage visa and I wondered if anyone knows someone who can help my girlfriend compile the paperwork....

I understand exactly how the visa works and what information is required but I wont be in Thailand when the visa application is submitted. I can send certified copies of all the documents to her from my side, and

she will have all the relevant docs for her part but she will need to translate and certify etc.

I suppose what I am looking for is a visa agent who would charge by the hour as I don't want to pay $1000's for a full application

 

Any ideas?

 

I will be in Thailand next week for 20 days and it would be good to meet an agent

 

Thanks

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Do it all yourself while your there. Get everything complete on your part before you go and you can do her part e.g. signing and family details while in Thailand.

 

Get her to get her medical (Make sure she keeps the receipt, as it needs to be attached to the application, my wife threw hers in the bin and we had to go and get a copy. Waited at the Hospital for 5 hours just for a copy) she can get her Police Check, family book and so on now before you arrive. Police check could take 10 days

 

Dont forget to get 2 friends who know you both to fill out an 888 Stat Dec each along with a signed and dated copy of their passports and authenticated by a JP.

 

It all looks hard in the beginning but if you work through the checklist one thing at a time you will be able to do it yourself.

 

Get translations done on the lower floor of the Visa Application Centre. It might take a day for them to come back.

 

Upstairs documents can be authenticated as original as you hand them in.

 

Remember to keep a copy of every single document because you'll need them again if and when you get married.

 

Good luck!

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Some UK friends of mine had to jump through the same hoops over the last years years in order to bring TGs back to the UK in order to live in hoped for matrimonial bliss. They all come from the same town in the North of England. Out of the seven of them only two are still together and those relationships are on rocky ground to say the least.

 

One of these fellows is comparatively wealthy and is worth around 500,000 GBP in property, savings and his small business. His soon to be ex wife is in the process of suing him for half of all he has striven to accumulate in his life's work by his own endeavours. Not bad work for an Isaan rice farmer's daughter when you consider they have only been together for 5 years. The other women obtained more modest settlements.

 

These girls all knew each other in the town and more than likely conspired together to achieve their common goals using the same solicitors. They will all return to Thailand considerably richer than when they left it.

 

Our governments are probably aware of such statistics and put these measures into practice to prevent money being taken out of the country when it could be taxed to fill their own coffers. The fact that they willingly give it to ponces and scroungers from the four corners of the world is another matter.

 

If you feel the need to tie the knot and live with a TG do so in the LOS not in your own country where the vicious divorce laws do not apply. Once the TG gets to a Western country, is aware of divorce legislation, learns the lingo, meets other Thai women or even Falang women who will be only too pleased to mark her card it can eventually be an emotional and financial disaster for you. So don't let her learn too much English or meet other women and make her stay indoors as much as possible.

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These guys have a no win no fee policy. That said they also have a 100% record so probably never had to use it.

 

Can be done yourself, but if you need some help you could give them a try.

 

http://www.pattaya-visa.com/visas-for-australia.html

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Thanks for all the information guys, I think that I am confident that I can do the visa myself but I will still check out a few visa agents around Bangkok & Pattaya,

its just so difficult a frustrating trying to explain to my girlfriend how it all works,

she gets talking to her mates and gets all sorts of stupid information!

I will see her on Wednesday so I will have great trip explaining everything to her ha ha its going to drive me mad!

I know that trying to complete the full visa on this trip is not possible as we will both be missing documents etc,

I think my best option is to find an agent who my gf can visit to pass on the documents and make sure at the end everything is complete and ready for submission.

 

Thanks again for the info guys

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I would like to clarify that I am a visa consultant. I always tell my clients that by all means do it yourself if you are confident enough to do so. At the end of the day, it's not just about what forms are to be completed and what documents to be submitted, it's also about who is going to help your beloved one to deal with (i) how to get a police clearance certificate; (ii) how to get the medical examination done; (iii) how to submit the forms and documents to the Australia Visa Application Centre; and (iv) more importantly, how to get ready for the interview. Of course, if the Thai ladies are smart, good enough at English and strong enough in their characters, they should have little problem.

 

I have been doing visa services for 7 years in Pattaya. I never represented to any of my clients that no visa no fee. Why ? For those companies who adopt this policy, they must increase their normal charges in order to cover the loss of profits for unsuccessful cases. If I had adopted the same policy, I would have more money in my pocket. Why ? (1) I am still maintaining 100% successful rate for all settlement visa cases for 6 countries which I have done so far. I can lie as another visa company had done that my company has been set up for more than 10 years when he only had his company set up one year after mine. I can lie that I have dealt with all countries in the world. My company is only a small company in Pattaya. The 6 countries which I have done so far for settlement visas are UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Norway and France. I welcome anyone who would like to come to my office to verify whether I am lying or not. (2) I am maintaining a very high successful rates for tourist visa applications to other countries on top of those 6 countries. It means that my incomes would have been more if I charge more for successful cases but charge no fees for my unsuccessful cases. Say I am now charging 50,000 Baht each for 12 UK settlement visa cases which I had done in the past one year. But I would charge 60,000 Baht for no visa no fee basis. My incomes would have increased from 600,000 Baht a year to 720,000 Baht because I don't have any unsuccessful cases. Say I am chargeing 35,000 Baht each for 5 UK tourist visa cases which I had done in the past 6 months and I have received 210,000 Baht. But if I charge 45,000 Baht on no visa no fee basis, I should have received 225,000 Baht since I have got all 5 tourist visa cases successful this year.

 

I just want to ask if I had done my best for one visa case and the visa application is declined for reasons beyond my control, why should I get nothing for the time and efforts which I had put in ? Why should I pay for all the related expenses such as translation and transportation costs for going to the Embassy when I had done nothing wrong in documentation ?

 

I am not asking all of you to agree with my stand point. Please express your view if you disagree.

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I would like to clarify that I am a visa consultant. I always tell my clients that by all means do it yourself if you are confident enough to do so. At the end of the day, it's not just about what forms are to be completed and what documents to be submitted, it's also about who is going to help your beloved one to deal with (i) how to get a police clearance certificate; (ii) how to get the medical examination done; (iii) how to submit the forms and documents to the Australia Visa Application Centre; and (iv) more importantly, how to get ready for the interview. Of course, if the Thai ladies are smart, good enough at English and strong enough in their characters, they should have little problem.

 

I have been doing visa services for 7 years in Pattaya. I never represented to any of my clients that no visa no fee. Why ? For those companies who adopt this policy, they must increase their normal charges in order to cover the loss of profits for unsuccessful cases. If I had adopted the same policy, I would have more money in my pocket. Why ? (1) I am still maintaining 100% successful rate for all settlement visa cases for 6 countries which I have done so far. I can lie as another visa company had done that my company has been set up for more than 10 years when he only had his company set up one year after mine. I can lie that I have dealt with all countries in the world. My company is only a small company in Pattaya. The 6 countries which I have done so far for settlement visas are UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Norway and France. I welcome anyone who would like to come to my office to verify whether I am lying or not. (2) I am maintaining a very high successful rates for tourist visa applications to other countries on top of those 6 countries. It means that my incomes would have been more if I charge more for successful cases but charge no fees for my unsuccessful cases. Say I am now charging 50,000 Baht each for 12 UK settlement visa cases which I had done in the past one year. But I would charge 60,000 Baht for no visa no fee basis. My incomes would have increased from 600,000 Baht a year to 720,000 Baht because I don't have any unsuccessful cases. Say I am chargeing 35,000 Baht each for 5 UK tourist visa cases which I had done in the past 6 months and I have received 210,000 Baht. But if I charge 45,000 Baht on no visa no fee basis, I should have received 225,000 Baht since I have got all 5 tourist visa cases successful this year.

 

I just want to ask if I had done my best for one visa case and the visa application is declined for reasons beyond my control, why should I get nothing for the time and efforts which I had put in ? Why should I pay for all the related expenses such as translation and transportation costs for going to the Embassy when I had done nothing wrong in documentation ?

 

I am not asking all of you to agree with my stand point. Please express your view if you disagree.

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great success rate do u have any qualifacatoins? (reconised by embassies) 35000bt ha

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I'm married to a Thai. Just get all the forms and fill them in carefully. We did it all ourselves and it went through really well but we never assumed it would be easy. I agree you do not need any Visa agents unless there is some particularly difficult complication. Keep every single document, the original and the translated version - in one briefcase.

 

I do trust your prospective thai wife is genuine as that's what all the process is aimed at testing. Helps if she has been to Australia on tourist visas. I have heard or read of some actually asking the interviewer in thai, not to grant them a Visa!

 

You can print off all the forms and checklists of the Dept of Immigration website.

 

 

Lastly - it aint no picnic being married to a Thai, some days its aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh. Then again what marriages are?

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great success rate do u have any qualifacatoins? (reconised by embassies) 35000bt ha

Success rates are only a function of the agent's ability to separate the cases that are likely to be approved from those that are likely to be refused. I don't think it is rocket science. No offense meant to BM superconsult.

 

Lastly - it aint no picnic being married to a Thai, some days its aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh. Then again what marriages are?

Ain't that the truth!!!....lol

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To: Rickyt

 

Do I have to show you my qualifications ? Do I need the approval from the Austraian Embassy ? Which visa company in Pattaya has got the approval from the Austraian Embassy ? I have been earning 35,000 Baht each tourist visa case for UK or Australia for the past 7 years. May be you are one of the cheap charlies. It doesn't mean all other farangs are like you. Learn your English first before you try to criticize others. (reconised by embassies) what do you mean ? If so, I wouldn't be doing my visa services for more than 7 years. I charge more than 35,000 Baht for US Tourist Visa cases. Are you more jealous about that ?

 

 

To: Scumbag

 

With due respect, one of the main reasons for my high successful rate is because I won't take any case which has no reasonable chance of success as I would tell my potential clients as to why the chance of success is very slim. Don't worry ! I don't see any intention to offend me. But I do see it from Rickyt. That's why I reply to him above.

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To: Scumbag

 

With due respect, one of the main reasons for my high successful rate is because I won't take any case which has no reasonable chance of success as I would tell my potential clients as to why the chance of success is very slim. Don't worry ! I don't see any intention to offend me. But I do see it from Rickyt. That's why I reply to him above.

We are talking from the same page. That is exactly what I was talking about.

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I have used superconsult on two occasions for the same reasons that the OP has stated. I was not in the country at the time and the process was overwhelming for my wife to deal with on her own. So I paid the fee. I was recommended to use Superconsult by a trusted member on PA and was very satisfied with the results.

 

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I'm from the UK and have used the services of superconsult too. After a previous tourist visa refusal using an agent in Bangkok, we got a fiancé visa using superconsult service and my wife didn't even have to go for an interview.

 

If you think you can do the application yourself then fine, but if you need the reassurance of somebody who knows what answers to give and what things to say that could be the deciding factor in getting the visa.

 

The money spent on the service could just as easily be spent on another application if it got refused for some reason.

 

As they say in Thailand, up to you!

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When I said "hopeless case", I mean those have met each other, say 1 week or so, and I don't see how they can meet the criteria of the Embassy. However, I had taken a few cases where they have met each other not long, say 1 month, and he really wanted me to help. I would charge my client 50% of my payment and then I would assist them in getting the documentation right and advising them how to collect evidence. So far, I got visas for all those who trusted me and waited for the right time to submit.

 

My policy is that I don't want to lie in order to get more cases. Also, I don't want to have any hard feeling when the application is unsuccessful although I would feel disappointed. But at least I can sleep well because I didn't cheat my clients and I had done my best for their cases.

 

I am not rich at all because I am not running my visa business likes what some other companies have been doing. Anyway, I cannot complain at all because this visa business is the only business which keeps me survived over the past difficult years in Pattaya. Other parts of my business, e.g. guesthouse and travel businesses, have not been good at all over the past few years. I am lucky in having my business still survived at the moment.

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I used the services of this company on two occasions for a tourist visa for my wife.I suppose I could have done all the work myself,but it was easier to use someone who knew what they were doing,and it saved me a lot of time and hassle,and the possibility of making mistakes.I was very satisfied with the results.Having said that,on the last two occasions we have applied for a visa,I've done it myself.as I now know what's involved,and it's easier to get subsequent visas.I also used the same company to check lease details,and prepare a variety of documents when I had a hotel/bar/restaurant in Pattaya (such as partnership agreements,licence applications,employment contracts and lease renewals) and the results have always been first class

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To: Lekatai

 

Thanks for your comment !

 

To be fair, I would like to clarify that once your teerak got her first tourist visa whether it's through a visa consultant and she came back to Thailand, it shall of course be easier to get the 2nd tourist visa. But you forget to mention one thing i.e. you applied for your then girlfriend a tourist visa for the 2nd time based on the documentation which you prepared yourself and it's unsuccessful. It's the next application which I did in my way that became successful. Also, you should clarify that your last 2 applications involved change of circumstances, i.e. she is no longer your girlfriend but your married wife and you have a son with her for more than 2 years.

 

I am sorry that I need to make this clarification which I think is fair. Otherwise, readers may think that my job is so easy that everyone can do it himself and that visa consultant is only necessary when you don't have time to do it.

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My wife and i have used superconsultants several times for different reasons and found them excellent all round. There were never any hidden costs everything was explained fully and easily. We will continue to use them and we still call in the office to say hello and chat everytime we are in the area.

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My experience with prospective marriage visa subclass 300.

 

In 2010 my Laotian girlfriend spent 6 months with me in Australia on two seperate tourist visa's. Both of these visas were processed in Bangkok. On her second trip we decided we would take the path of PMV as she had a no further stay clause on her visa.

I had a friend migration agent help me with all the documents although everything seemed fairly straight forward. My girlfriend travelled home in October with everything complete except her thai police check which she did in Bangkok before moving onto Laos.

The application was lodged in Vientiane in the middle of November 2010. An interview took place a few days after the application was lodged. This was done in her native tongue. Following this the application sat dormant in Vientiane waiting for the police check to arrive. We were contacted late December saying it still hadn't arrived. After lot's of running around to and from the post office and phone calls to the thai police it was discovered that the document had already arrived at the Australian embassy in Laos but had been misplaced.

The documents were forwarded to the Australian embassy in Hanoi for final processing on January 16 2011.

There was no contact from Hanoi at any time. Emails were sent by myself and our migration agent. Some were replied to and others weren't.

I made a 3 week trip to Laos during April and we completed her medical check at the Australian embassy in Vientiane during this period.

Finally after no contact from the embassy for a period of 4 months my fiance was called on 28th July stating the visa had been granted and that she should report to the embassy in Vientiane on Monday for passport evedencing. Time to celebrate. Just over 8 months in total but the process has been the most stressful period we have ever gone through. Mainly because there is no transparency or advise on how everything is progressing.

Anyhow, if everything goes to plan she will be in sunny Melbourne in a couple of weeks.

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Anyhow, if everything goes to plan she will be in sunny Melbourne in a couple of weeks.

 

Well done and congrats...sounds like a lot of hard work and stuffing about but no doubt worth it.

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Hi,

 

I am about to start an application for a prospective marriage visa and I wondered if anyone knows someone who can help my girlfriend compile the paperwork....

I understand exactly how the visa works and what information is required but I wont be in Thailand when the visa application is submitted. I can send certified copies of all the documents to her from my side, and

she will have all the relevant docs for her part but she will need to translate and certify etc.

I suppose what I am looking for is a visa agent who would charge by the hour as I don't want to pay $1000's for a full application

 

Any ideas?

 

I will be in Thailand next week for 20 days and it would be good to meet an agent

 

Thanks

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Hi DavwlnOZ you can do it yourself just follow thru each step slowly copy ever thing at the processing centre they will certify it do not forget you two Australian references good if you have a friend living in thailand like I did . She can kuse her neighbours etc. Get you translations done I used a uni teacher that my GF new of .Make sure she (your GF) dresses appropiately at the interview.Do her medical at the right time and right place. If I can do it you certainly can best of luck hope your Gf likes Oz .Mine took 4 months no rush.,

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My experience with prospective marriage visa subclass 300.

 

In 2010 my Laotian girlfriend spent 6 months with me in Australia on two seperate tourist visa's. Both of these visas were processed in Bangkok. On her second trip we decided we would take the path of PMV as she had a no further stay clause on her visa.

I had a friend migration agent help me with all the documents although everything seemed fairly straight forward. My girlfriend travelled home in October with everything complete except her thai police check which she did in Bangkok before moving onto Laos.

The application was lodged in Vientiane in the middle of November 2010. An interview took place a few days after the application was lodged. This was done in her native tongue. Following this the application sat dormant in Vientiane waiting for the police check to arrive. We were contacted late December saying it still hadn't arrived. After lot's of running around to and from the post office and phone calls to the thai police it was discovered that the document had already arrived at the Australian embassy in Laos but had been misplaced.

The documents were forwarded to the Australian embassy in Hanoi for final processing on January 16 2011.

There was no contact from Hanoi at any time. Emails were sent by myself and our migration agent. Some were replied to and others weren't.

I made a 3 week trip to Laos during April and we completed her medical check at the Australian embassy in Vientiane during this period.

Finally after no contact from the embassy for a period of 4 months my fiance was called on 28th July stating the visa had been granted and that she should report to the embassy in Vientiane on Monday for passport evedencing. Time to celebrate. Just over 8 months in total but the process has been the most stressful period we have ever gone through. Mainly because there is no transparency or advise on how everything is progressing.

Anyhow, if everything goes to plan she will be in sunny Melbourne in a couple of weeks.

 

 

It's really unfortunate that both of you need to wait for 8 months before the settlement visa is granted when you have a migration agent helping you. In Thailand, it normally takes about 3-4 months for this process to complete.

 

BTW, your fiance needs to have a Thai police check. Is it because she worked and stayed in Thailand for long time ? Why was the medical check completed at the Australian Embassy in Vientiance not at hospital ?

 

I think it's not so hot in Australia. Right ? I always think Melbourne is mostly cloudy.

 

Good luck !

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I would like to clarify that I am a visa consultant. I always tell my clients that by all means do it yourself if you are confident enough to do so. At the end of the day, it's not just about what forms are to be completed and what documents to be submitted, it's also about who is going to help your beloved one to deal with (i) how to get a police clearance certificate; (ii) how to get the medical examination done; (iii) how to submit the forms and documents to the Australia Visa Application Centre; and (iv) more importantly, how to get ready for the interview. Of course, if the Thai ladies are smart, good enough at English and strong enough in their characters, they should have little problem.

 

I have been doing visa services for 7 years in Pattaya. I never represented to any of my clients that no visa no fee. Why ? For those companies who adopt this policy, they must increase their normal charges in order to cover the loss of profits for unsuccessful cases. If I had adopted the same policy, I would have more money in my pocket. Why ? (1) I am still maintaining 100% successful rate for all settlement visa cases for 6 countries which I have done so far. I can lie as another visa company had done that my company has been set up for more than 10 years when he only had his company set up one year after mine. I can lie that I have dealt with all countries in the world. My company is only a small company in Pattaya. The 6 countries which I have done so far for settlement visas are UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Norway and France. I welcome anyone who would like to come to my office to verify whether I am lying or not. (2) I am maintaining a very high successful rates for tourist visa applications to other countries on top of those 6 countries. It means that my incomes would have been more if I charge more for successful cases but charge no fees for my unsuccessful cases. Say I am now charging 50,000 Baht each for 12 UK settlement visa cases which I had done in the past one year. But I would charge 60,000 Baht for no visa no fee basis. My incomes would have increased from 600,000 Baht a year to 720,000 Baht because I don't have any unsuccessful cases. Say I am chargeing 35,000 Baht each for 5 UK tourist visa cases which I had done in the past 6 months and I have received 210,000 Baht. But if I charge 45,000 Baht on no visa no fee basis, I should have received 225,000 Baht since I have got all 5 tourist visa cases successful this year.

 

I just want to ask if I had done my best for one visa case and the visa application is declined for reasons beyond my control, why should I get nothing for the time and efforts which I had put in ? Why should I pay for all the related expenses such as translation and transportation costs for going to the Embassy when I had done nothing wrong in documentation ?

 

I am not asking all of you to agree with my stand point. Please express your view if you disagree.

 

My problem with visa agent charges is the flat fee that is charged irrespective of the strength and time needed on a particular case.

 

i will give you my example. having met mt TGF, i wanted to bring her to australia on a 3 month tourist visa. The price i got quoted was 30000baht at easyvisa. Having already printed off the visa application, it didnt seem too difficult to me.

 

What outraged me was the scare tactics employed by easyvisa in a thai employee questioning my TGF whilst the farang brit questioned me. It was along the lines of if your girl is a BG this will be difficult hence the 30000baht. This wasnt the case and we had clear documentation to prove she was working in a beauty salon.

 

It was a genuine application with criteria easily met. If the agent had quoted a fair and reasonable price of say 10000baht based on my case, i probably would have just paid him and been done.

 

As it was, my TGF and i did everything ourselves and cost us several 100baht for photocopies, translations, etc. factor in a taxi to bangkok x2 at approx 3000baht our total cost was well under 5000baht. How any agent could justify charging me 30000baht for the equivalent is a huge mark up in anyones language.

 

I dont begrudge anyone making a dollar/baht but IMO the charges by agents are based on fear more than actual time.

 

Why should i with a genuine application subsidise your or anyone elses time spent on much more difficult/non genuine applications?

 

please dont take this personally just my experience.

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My problem with visa agent charges is the flat fee that is charged irrespective of the strength and time needed on a particular case.

 

i will give you my example. having met mt TGF, i wanted to bring her to australia on a 3 month tourist visa. The price i got quoted was 30000baht at easyvisa. Having already printed off the visa application, it didnt seem too difficult to me.

 

What outraged me was the scare tactics employed by easyvisa in a thai employee questioning my TGF whilst the farang brit questioned me. It was along the lines of if your girl is a BG this will be difficult hence the 30000baht. This wasnt the case and we had clear documentation to prove she was working in a beauty salon.

 

It was a genuine application with criteria easily met. If the agent had quoted a fair and reasonable price of say 10000baht based on my case, i probably would have just paid him and been done.

 

As it was, my TGF and i did everything ourselves and cost us several 100baht for photocopies, translations, etc. factor in a taxi to bangkok x2 at approx 3000baht our total cost was well under 5000baht. How any agent could justify charging me 30000baht for the equivalent is a huge mark up in anyones language.

 

I dont begrudge anyone making a dollar/baht but IMO the charges by agents are based on fear more than actual time.

 

Why should i with a genuine application subsidise your or anyone elses time spent on much more difficult/non genuine applications?

 

please dont take this personally just my experience.

 

My charges are more or less the same as that company. I attend all my clients about visa cases. My style is to give them a fair assessment of their chance and they decide if they want me to help. I don't need to make any sort of scare tactics. Most of cases are based on referrals.

 

With due respect, it's very difficult to set our fees at different level as each case has its own merits. It's also very difficult to predict how much time we actually spent in finishing the case. In some cases, I have over 50 emails sent and received from the sponsor. But I won't know that when I take the case.

 

I can only tell me how I handle one case. My preliminary interview is normally 15 min. When the instructions are confirmed, I normally spend one jto 2 hours taking full instructions from my client and her sponsor if he is in Thailand. Then, the preparation works including the translations works take about 2-3 days. I prepare a Thai translation of the important details for TG so that she understands fully what she has to answer correctly. I submit the visa application in person for my client to the Australia Visa Application Centre. In other cases, I would accompany the TGs to submit their applications and attend the interviews if so required. So, I need to spend about 6-8 hours for doing this job as my office is in Pattaya. Then, I shall collect the passport for my client from Bangkok. Of course, I won't mind charging lesser if my office were in Bangkok.

 

Honestly, if anyone offers me 10,000 Baht, I will definitely not take the case as my time costs worth a lot more than 10k. I am talking about at least 24 hours in total. For 10k, it means that I only get about 400 Baht a hour when I earn about 3,000 Baht one hour for legal contracts. If it's a straight forward case, I won't disagree that they can do it by themselves. If it's not so or they don't know how to do it, I have to maintain my standard charges even though my client may think his case is a simple one.

 

You will certainly agree with the reasonableness of my charges if you would come to see my files as to how I prepare one case.

 

In my case, there's no huge mark up based on fear as you wondered. To tell you the truth, if I could only charge 10k for one case, I won't be running my office any more as I cannot make my both ends meet with this level of income.

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