You said: "Bottom line: The laws of Thailand are forcing me to take serious risks with my health, likely to some level of injury degrading my quality of life temporarily, and possibly permanently and critically.". That is just nonsense. You have travelled with a pre-existing medical condition - your lung injury. You don't state if you have medical insurance. Knowing your medical condition you chose to travel. If a 30 minute car drive is going to put you at risk what will a multi-hour flight in a plane do? Don't try and blame the laws of Thailand - admit that your own decisions have put you in the predicament you are in, take responsibility, and work forward from there.

@Lewis ************

no - the visa is for 5 years. Maximum stay any one entry can be 360 days - 180 days plus 180 day extension. 500k baht will not see you through the 5 year validity of the visa.

@Lewis ************

but that will not sustain you for 5 years

@Ian *********

great comments

@Jordee *****

great

@Garrett **********

I did not say they should not ask here - I simply told them there are other groups that will, in my opinion, give better answers. Don’t be so precious - suggesting other sources of getting help is being helpful.

The key is in the name of the group - Thailand VISA Advice …

@Shandy *******

when I applied there was the situation that multiple documents could be uploaded - passport (all pages including covers and blank pages); proof of residence, employment contract and others as requested.

One cannot expect the embassy staff to do your work for you. If they receive 52 individual documents that comprise the complete passport it’s not their job to try and compile them into 1 complete document. If the applicant cannot do this maybe it shows a limitation on their abilities and it’s a natural selection process to exclude those applicants.

@Jan *********

it’s not a scam. Follow the rules and guidelines and the process works. If you don’t like it don’t apply.

@Garrett **********

I should have said this is a ‘visa’ group. This group is about visa advice. You can get far better ‘living in Thailand’ advice from many other groups.

@Jonas ************

their country their rules. I thought the guidelines were specific enough. I got mine with no further requests