I'm not being ignorant. I have a good friend changed to a b visa with wp. Thai elite has always been able to change in country. These are some of the options if you are on a TOURIST visa.
you are correct. But there are options available to change you visa status in country.
I can change to a marriage visa and do that in country. You can change to an elite visa and do that in country. You can change to a b visa and do that in country.
There are options for those that are/have not wanting to game the system.
they do have flights leaving. Why haven't they talked to thier embassies. If they only have money to eat for a month or buy a ticket how can they expect to stay here longer then a month? How can they get home after the month with no money.
Immigration needs to really think about the extension and what a burden some of these people can become on to the system.