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@Tom ******
only the Kor Ror 22 proves that you haven't been in a divorce, yet. Your old marriage registry you can literally wipe you b... with, it doesn't prove your marriage is still existing. There are a multitude of fake marriages (common among some Indians, Bangladeshi and Pakistanis, just to name a few) who show up with ladies they are married to on the paper, but never have lived together with them. This is the only reason why Immigration wants an update, and checks if the marriage is real by a home visit. If you haven't ever had no idea why Immigration predominantly asks not for the rose bordered marriage certificate but instead for an up-to-date printout from the Amphur, NOW you know because Greg Alexander told you ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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@Mick ****
how could a healthy person use an overcrowded and the most corrupt Immigration office of the whole of Thailand for annual extensions, and expect to be treated friendly? . . . my annual extension at the Immigration Sisaket is a 20 minutes walk-in-the-park, never have to wait longer than 3 minutes for my turn, they take me in ahead of any Laotians or Cambodians already waiting. 20 minutes for the 1-year EOS, a 90 days report and the purchase of a single re-entry permit. . . .. . . we used to live on Jomtien Beach for 3 years, but I NEVER registered myself TM30 (I am not stupid!) over there after having seen the turmoil and the queues at the Jomtien Immigration.๐Ÿ˜„ . . . . . . . I always happily used our "backwater" Immigration, my extensions are due on every January 4th, thus I always spent the time arounf X-mas and New Year with the family anyways . . . . . . entering Immigration with a Wai, being treated friendly and courteous, and leaving Immigration with a Wai "kop khun maak krap!"
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@Steven ********
and Mick Lor . . . my annual extension at the Immigration Sisaket is a 20 minutes walk-in-the-park, never have to wait longer than 3 minutes for my turn, they take me in ahead of any Laotians or Cambodians already waiting. 20 minutes for the 1-year EOS, a 90 days report and the purchase of a single re-entry permit. . . .. . . we used to live on Jomtien Beach for 3 years, but I NEVER registered myself TM30 over there after having seen the turmoil and the queues at the Jomtien Immigration.๐Ÿ˜„ . . . . . . . I always happily used our "backwater" Immigration, my extensions are due on every January 4th, thus I always spent the time arounf X-mas and New Year with the family anyways . . . . . . entering Immigration with a Wai, being treated friendly and courteous, and leaving Immigration with a Wai "kop khun maak krap!"
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@Shanna *************
I wondered, too. A rose bordered marriage certificate actually was never accepted as proof of a STILL EXISTING (!) marriage, because you theoretically could have been divorced a long time ago and still use an old rose bordered marriage paper to achieve the "cheaper" one-year extension of stay. . . . . It always took the freshly printed marriage registry printout from the Amphur to prove the marriage was still in effect and active. Only the "Kor Ror 22 or 2" printouts were accepted as a solid proof. How the OP could escape this requirement for 23 years, it out of my range of understanding
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@Marco ******
why would you buy a 3800 THB multi re-entry permit for a 90-days stay permit? How many times do you exit and re-enter during a 90-days period? It makes sense to buy a 3800 Baht multi re-entry permit for a 1-year extension of stay, as it allows unlimited exits and re-entries during a full year, but for 90 days?
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@Marco ******
I doubt that you can live longterm in Thailand on repeated 90-days single entry Non-Imm-O Visa. . . . . There comes the day when your visa application will be refused by the processing embassy and/or Immigration due to "abuse"
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@Dca ****
not possible, as his Non-O visa is already in the system and he will have to use it upon entering Thailand - the Immigration officer will insist on it
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@Henry *********
the guy used swd visa service. No matter if you hold a tourist visa or plan to enter visa-exempt, it won't make much difference if your stamp history is extensive. Use the agent and fly, use an airport, not a land border
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@Henry *********
I just were able to advice somebody, who had an extensive recent stamp history, to use this service . . That's what he replied to me 15 minutes ago: "I arrived yesterday; SWD Visa Service checked everything in advance. A friendly officer was waiting for me at immigration, and we went to a separate counter. The usual procedure: face scan, fingerprints, and that was itโ€”happy holiday! Everything was done in three minutes. The 3,000 baht was money well spent.

Greg, thanks again for the info."
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@Henry *********
then ask the visa agent to check your stamp history . .they are the only ones who can give you a safe thumbs up for your plan, or are the ones who will tell you that you have shot all your powder and can fly home