Yes I have checked this "1 year no visa run extension" before and I am not eligible because I don't have enough full time Thai staff to qualify for it.
I'm not asking for something new, just for the same visa I have already been approved for the last 4 years.
If the rules are supposed to be clear and standardised why do we need to chase which embassy or consulate is changing their position of issuing the same visa as another embassy?
I keep hearing that the immigration office won't approve the extension of stay for small companies unless you have x number of Thai employees. Why approve a 1 year WP and then deny the visa that goes with it. The WP should be enough to get a matching visa not the other way round.
Latest case is confirmed as friends personally know who it has happened to and they have been in communication via social media from the detention room at the airport. Second case is third hand comments on forum saying the same thing happened to another person earlier this week.