yes it’s your option 2 I’m talking about that was the case. We called embassy, ministry, immigration and they all said it’s not them to decide or don’t know. Bottom line is it’s stupid and only works for tourists not for long stayers this way
I’ve been told that you will need insurance to cover the whole length of your visa. They really didn’t think this one through. But it was confirmed by immigration
I applied for a new passport at my embassy in BKK and when that new passport was ready, they just cancelled the old pasport and wrote a letter that I have to bring to immigration with both passports