Got it, thanks. So he can use his visa exempt 30 days, and then has to leave and come back to Thailand before December 27th 2022 in order to activate the STV visa, correct?
So, they actually never reconsidered me, despite all the begging and explaining with screenshots. My above inquiry is for my boyfriend, I'm inquiring on his behalf. We arrived last night on 30-day visa exempt, he woke up to an email approving his Special Tourist Visa this morning and now we're wondering what to do, does he actually get the 90 days in the end?