She shall also receive a Biometric Card

Your wife shall receive a letter and her Thai passport shall have a sticker (visa) inserted on a page.

Dror Rahamin: I attend the IDC regularly - not seen you there yet! When we meet, I can advise you further.

Thai Immigration, Labor & Police departments are focusing on ED visas, overstayers & illegal (remote) workers.

There are still several rogue providers offering ED visas without actual attendance.

All depends on your purpose in Thailand.

Immigration officers check your travel documents, luggage and ask you questions about you and your reason for visiting. If you are "flagged on their database" then they shall make further enquiries. There is no form to request disclosure.

You can engage a Thai lawyer to make enquiries with the Thai Immigration for any Prohibitions or Restrictions.

In practice, 10 years is a long-time! Unless the criminal offence was serious and could pose a threat to the good morals and order of Thai society

Depends on the nature/type of the criminal offence and whether either the [US] authorities have communicated it to the Thai authorities or the [US] Embassy may notify them.

As it was 10 years ago, it is likely that neither the Thai authorities nor the [US] authorities shall consider you a danger to the Kingdom.

Minimum 4 weeks but can take +8 weeks

Non-B Visa, Non-O visa, SMART, Nomad, LTR

Not much.

1) Limited prospects: you can ask to buy an outbound flight.

2a) If you have grounds, you can submit an "In-Country Appeal" to the Thai authorities pending your deportation.

2b) If you are outside of Thailand, you can submit an "Out-of-Country" Appeal.

Yes