It will be easier to get it in the USA, because in order to get it in Thailand you must be able to show you have 800,000 in a Thai bank account, and it's basically impossible to open a bank account as a tourist.
not a peep about any of the mid-term or long-term parts of the big proposal. The only things that changed were the short-term items which were visa exempt to 60 days and the DTV visa, and a couple of other minor things.
why wouldn't they? The visa still exists and therefore you can still apply for it. Plus there are still a lot more countries in the world that don't qualify for visa exempt than do, and they would still want to apply for that visa. Those people might be in the US or somewhere else while wanting to apply.
it's no longer a requirement for anyone to get a residence certificate in Bangkok. But they don't do same day service. They will only mail the certificate to the address on the certificate to verify that it's your address.
because it's an official document and it says it expires the same day it is issued. It doesn't matter how you think it should work. The date on the official document says it's already expired.
Your visa is valid for 5 years. Any time you enter Thailand within those 5 years you can use your visa. Even if you don't go to Thailand until 4 years and 11 months, you can use your visa.
This is definitely a mistake. You need to contact the embassy as soon as possible Monday and ask them to correct it and send you an updated visa. Almost 100% chance you have issues if you try entering Thailand with this