@Oliver *******
what you said about getting a work visa is not true. Tons of people are already in Thailand and want to work and cannot, even with job offers, because they cannot renew their non b visas. The only legal way to change visa status from amnesty non b to valid Non b is to cross over a border and the government has provided no alternative to this in-country. You will see students with no teachers in schools across Thailand after September 26th if the issue is not resolved now.