Abigail, as Tod has pointed out, thank your fairy godmother for getting you the TR instead of the impotent STV!

Tod Daniels. The last date to apply for extension is 30 September, which effectively means the last STV holder will be leaving December 29

Dobey Wan Kenobe. I honestly don't know. If it is the case it would work. The OP can give it a shot and hope for the best.

It's worth a try, but I don't think it will work, as you will need a new COE, and this will be issued after the 1st.

Probably can provided you've got a TM30 receipt or screenshot.

Bob Winterson. You have to get used to Thai embassy and immigration websites not being totally clear. The 800k baht is the equivalent in your local currency (whichever country you are applying from). This is a screenshot from the US Embassy webpage, about halfway down you will see the OA visa criteria which states "US or Thai bank statement....."

Bobby Kamala. Probably because Visa Agents won't touch it?

Most IOs you can go up to 30 days before expiry. You don't lose any days, the next extension runs from the expiry of the current one, and you use the IO where you filed your TM30

Only 15 days early, but there's no drama, the online reporting is working again, so you can do them from anywhere