Ah true I forgot to mention (just edited the original post): no embassy letter and I printed out the email from the embassy in which they declare they no longer issues letters
I'm not taking anything in any way. If we are all here discussing is because there are grey areas, at least to some of us. I just commented on the tones used in here which, btw, I accept since the group is not mine and I'm simply a "guest", yet this does not prevent me from pointing that out.
I asked my Thai gf to translate what's in that announcement: "Apply to extend all visa (Apply from now til 26 Sep) the next visa will be start from 27 Sep."
You might be right, however, this statement doesn't say ANYTHING in terms of embassy letter required to do that. Yes, there are previous announcements saying that, but to me, sorry, it is not yet clear to which extent this last announcement replaces or adds to the previous one.
This said, I (again) appreciate all the information you shared in here however, to me, what
In fact, to me, this is not yet clear. Whilst I appreciate all the information being shared in here, so often times I see people being berated for asking legitimate questions.