I think this is a good time to remind everyone to keep your passport inside a plastic/ziplock bag. Also don’t forget to use a pencil (not pen) and fill in the emergency contact info page, in case you lose your passport and someone finds it, they will know how to contact you.
You can write a letter for financial support saying you promise to pay for your family members because they are your dependents and put your own bank statements
Yes make a pdf with the different documents into one file. Many others have reported they keep getting asked for more files that have already submitted and the conclusion many people came to is the website is only uploading and submitting the last file and not actually uploading multiple files
Im sure there have been other categories of multiple entry visas with dependents and none have required that the whole family extend together for any to be eligible. It sounds like they just made up their own rule. Hopefully this doesn’t catch on at other locations.
just out of curiosity for informational purposes, could you tell us what was the process your friend went through to get that blacklisting removed? If its not something that should be repeated in public then no need to reply, I completely understand
How old are your kids? Isn’t there a rule that says 15 and under are not subject to visa enforcement rules so they can stay as long as they want in thailand without a proper visa?