So one final question to the brains trust. Does anyone know what the Chiang Mai immigration offices attitude to this is? Just curious. I will go to Immigration in mid December.
As a back up - if I just let the visa lapse as an Australian can I reenter on a 60 day visa exempt and just start the process for a new visa from within Thailand?
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