Yes....mine went through first time no problem. Tried about 10 times to do my husband’s and it finally went through. Could not tell what the error was the first 10 times, but just kept trying on subsequent days.

We got ours (METV) in NYC because we are here for three months, going in and out to do some traveling and it seemed less stressful to us than worrying about extensions, etc. reading this forum made me worry about multiple re-entries. Dropped off all paperwork before noon the first day, picked up afternoon on the next day. ($200 each) Not every Thai Consulate in the US can issue them (for example, Portland OR can’t) so check your location. We provided bank statements for each of us, flight info, Airbnb receipt. On our initial entry, IO said that as an American, why didn’t I just do the 30 day exempt each time? Guy in NYC recommended METV when we told him our travel plans. Working for us with no hassles in and twice since initial entry.

We came into BKK last week with METV that we got in NYC. The IO asked me why we got METV? I said because we were planning to stay for 3 months, but would be traveling in and out to neighboring countries during that time. He said “with American passport you could just get 30 day visa exempt each time.”