There you go! That's the answer I was looking for!

Yes.

@Anthony ********

does your new visa begin immediately on the date of issue or upon the day you enter Thailand? Thanks.

@Tod ********

....no proof of finances required?

@Eze *******

could you please elaborate as to why using successive 90-day Non-O's from neighboring countries is not advisable? Thank you.

I get the picture. I'm going today no matter what the rule.

I told my Thai friends it was unnecessary and now they are giving me volumes of "I told you so"...

Over and over and over!

I can answer my own question now and can share the results at least for the Sisaket office.

They wanted 2 photos and 2 copies of all the relevant passport pages and visa forms......2 of everything.

The curious thing is you do NOT fill out a specific request form, think it's aT 7. You sign your name to a great many stamped pages.

The fee they collected was 2,000 baht. I was under the impression it should be 1,900 but they gave me a very straightforward receipt which my Thai friend says appears entirely proper.

Ok great......many thanks

@Mary *******

you just MADE my day! Big smile!

@Tod ********

I need to visit the Chiang Mai airport tomorrow. I wonder if I could arrange for an appointment there saving a trip to Promenada?

I'm not optimistic that the answer will be yes.