My wife (owner of our condo) registered me for the TM30 while I was in the next room doing my 90 days. (we got the first queue numbers early morning) 15mins max.
She only had to pay 800฿.
They won't know how long you've lived there. It's just a procedure.
I'm doing both so that I don't have to go to Cheang Wattana everytime I want to extend my Visa or do my 90 days. It's hours of driving and the wait there is terrible.
For the upcoming 1-year extension. (Non-O, must show 400,000฿)
The pictures are required after I report my address to prove that I live there so that I can do my extension here. (as the current visa was extended in Cheang Wattana)
I just moved from Bangkok to our hometown to live with my family. It's going to be such a drag to drive 3hours to go to Cheang Wattana just for my Visa and 90 days.
(My account on the immigration system has bugged since last year, I can't do my 90 days online)
Whereas the immigration office of that province is just 30mins away and doesn't have as much people queuing up all the time.