Hands down this is the best stuff written about acquiring Permanent Residency status here in thailand. It is a LONG thread, so read the beginning then go to the back and read from the latest entries.
It is NOT a hard process, it is a time consuming, document intensive one BUT it is not beyond the ability of people who qualify for it.
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