Secondarily when you provide the proof of income document from your consulate initially can you use the same document for proof at the renewal or do you have to return with a fresh statement?

I think that likely

@Kevin *****

The girl at my place did.....but she was young and with limited English.

Exactly.

This was from the girl at the travel agency.....not an official so who knows? I was sort of surprised too.

I am awaiting my visa from Phnom Penh while in Siem Reap. The travel agent required the usual photos and passport and copies but no onward ticket.

She did require 6 months of bank statements and awaited a confirmation that it was acceptable before accepting my payment.

Five day wait and a $15 service charge.

Thank you. You answered my question.

See the difference?

Who knows? It could have been delayed flights from other airports. At least a third of the booths were unmanned but there were so many people you couldn't see them all and signage was blocked because of our numbers. Plus lines are undefined so you never knew who was in front of who. Understaffed without a doubt. My biggest fear was that the duty free alcohol from departure points would start being consumed and things would turn violent, the potential was there. Anger was lurking all about among tired overnight travelers who wanted only a place to sleep. I feel there was danger in that situation , things could have gone very wrong . Really it could have become a police/security matter very quickly.

Yes, two events. I arrived at 03:30. It took me until 06:10 to get stamped into Thailand at immigration. I then had to locate my baggage which had been on a carousel for hours and then dash to the airline ticket counter and get a boarding pass. Then I had to clear airport security again and dash to my gate to catch a 06:50 flight.......making any sense now?