Yes and no. Many provincial offices are strict. Bangkok is a good place for a license renewal on a DTV. 5 years is possible except at the Bang Chak office (which sucks anyway as they require you make an appointment and you have to wait several months to get one).
Essentially, as long as it's not Thailand it should be OK. Just make sure that they don't call you for an interview first. If they do...immediately return to the country of application. Basically, try to stay in the country of application until they approve you...only leave if you're having visa issues there.