Thanks Alessandro. I am taking my bank book with me to the bank this am. The last entry though for anything was in June 2020. So, I am not sure what any update will show.
I am a Canadian and 4 years ago we went thru VFS in Bangkok for my wife's visa to Canada. They also had her passport and it was returned to our village in Isan. Best of luck. If they have your correct address you should get it back.
Hi Ellie. Thank you very much for this information. With me and my wife scheduled to leave the country April 1 the way you have laid it out, it sounds very doable. The one year one may be the way to go though? Get all the paperwork over in one go. What I have to find out is if the 1 year extension being married to a Thai is easily renewable year-after-year. Thanks again Ellie for your time, informstion and thoughts.