I'm hoping to get some help clarifying if I meet the requirement for Thailand Permanent Residency applications. Hopefully this is still the right place to ask.

According to the website, this is one of the criteria:

"1.1 holds a passport of his/her current nationality, which was granted a NON-IMMIGRANT VISA and has been permitted to stay in the

Kingdom of Thailand on the basis of one year visa extension for the total of at least 3 consecutive years up to the application

submission date."

I have a non-immigrant B visa for work, which was issued in 2019. This year it was updated to be extended until 2023.

Does this mean that I now meet the criteria specified?

Also, if I happen to leave the country for travel and come back, would it impact this timeline and would I have to start over? Thanks for any insight/help.