I’m not complaining about it I have a DTV already my comment was to show the guy that complaining about the 12,000 baht fee in Australia is nothing compared to what NZ folk are paying
It’s probably correct , there has been a handful of other people that have had the same experience, they probably deemed that you didn’t need a 5 year visa.
I’d suggest use the tourist visa, get your documents in order then later re apply from a different embassy when your tourist visa is finished ✅