If only the Thais abided by your sense of righteousness. Can I please ask what the detriment to Thailand is by people "Skirting the rules" as you put it? By visiting Thailand and spending considerable amounts of money contributing to local businesses etc. I would accept your point of view if people playing the various immigration rules if they were the only ones bending the rules.🤣😂😁
That is not strictly true, I applied via an agent, and my first visa was for 15 months. A non-O visa obtained overseas is only 90days, which has to be converted to a 12 month visa in Thailand