They always reject and use the same excuses, if you are in Thailand use an agent about 20,000b 100% you will get her a visa, it will flag up on your arrival and they will ask you why it was rejected, just tell them you filled the paper work in wrong
You will have to get married again at the local marriage office, unless you already have a marriage certificate in your country then you just need to get it translated into Thai
when I first arrived here I live in Bang Na about one hour away from Bangkok, then I moved to khon kaen, then Korat, then Udon thani which I like very much before I met my wife, now the last 5 years living in Kantharalak, made lots of friends here and a good social life
If you are a single guy there are plenty of things to do, first you need to decide where you want to live, Pattaya isn't a good place to live but good for a short break, I live in the Northeast of Thailand, Kantharalak Sisaket, lots of British people live here,