well if the requirement for the visa is that you need to supply a residency certificate, they dont really need to know HOW you got it, right?

The 2 things (residency cert and visa) can be obtained at different times...

Tod Daniels honestly I dont know if it will work with visa scenarios, but it works with getting a driving license

In the end I know immigration will issue a residency cert based on a stat dec from your embassy, thats as far as my knowledge goes with that one...

@Jonathan ************

you sign a statuary declaration saying you live at X address, simple. They do not need to "know" anything about where you live, the fact that you are saying you live there is proof enough because you are signing a legal document...

If it's just a residency cert just go to your embassy and get one?

Ooooh! So at some point I'll have to drive expired licenses to get the 5yr one... Lol good system Haha!

Another update, now have both car and motorcycle licenses, everything went fairly smoothly with that cert in hand...

Yes for sure, but probably not the office girls who did the cert, most likely the boss or leader...

Just figured I would update this post with some results.

I got the residence certificate today at Korat immigration.

I did the "rental contract" with my missus and used that as proof of my residence, it worked no questions asked.

Well, they did initially ask for the house book but I showed the contract and she asked if i was renting, to which I said yes, and all ended well no problems at all...

It cost 500thb and no receipt was given. I didnt feel like saying anything about that. Also I saw on the desk several other certificates, each had a 500thb note attached, so I can only assume that this money does not go directly into their pockets, so thats something at least.

Not correct, I need a residency certificate, which is proving difficult to obtain...

So true! the hoops I have to jump through just to get a driving license is just crazy...