Hi Todd, firstly thank you so much for your advice and taking the time. One month? okays that's way too long.I am going to take your advice into consideration I do think going to Laos might be a better option and applying for TR visa there (I'm not sure how true this but apparently in order for me to change my visa to a dependent visa I need to have a TR visa and not a visa exemption ) therefore I think applying at the Laos thai embassy might be a better option