They want you to fly to Thailand for an interview. Will they pay your costs to do this? Seems they couldn't care less about what it will cost you.

Some countries issue Wise debit cards which you can bring to Thailand but it's better to use Wise to send the money from home into a Thai bank account as the exchange rate is about half a point better than major banks.

30 day extension would be easiest.

It depends on who you get. I was told 1 extension per year and got away with 2 visa runs but only 1 extension and was questioned at the airport and told to buy a ticket within 7 days but avoided that when i told them i have a Thai wife and daughter. Then i got the right visa but was still held up when i returned as there must have been something put into the system.

@Tamar **********

There might be, i was told 1 extension per year but that was when i tried to extend twice back to back.

I would let them know in advance just in case. It depends on who you get when you leave and return.