I think its down to office your using? I never left, but after leaving the province they said I had to tm30 again, when i was doing a 90 day in the pattaya office?? Which was something I've never read or heard of before?? I think sometimes they just make it up as they go along...
my friend was always particularly smug about not needing residence cert... But then when tried to renew his licence they refused to do without a certificate.. 555