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There are many dozens of posts in the Thai travel groups of this happening. You won't see them in this group focused on visa advice, but there are at least a dozen very popular Thai pandemic-related travel groups on Facebook and your situation is posted about almost every day or two. Everyone must have a negative test to travel, so all positive arrivals are testing so upon arrival or on the Day 5 test. So far this month, close to 5000 travellers entering Thailand have tested positive this way, according to government statistics. I don't know if group rules allow me to post links to any of them, so you may have to do a bunch of searching, but I'll try as a comment below, and see if it is allowed.
You generally have to get the 30 day extension before they will grant the 60 day covid one, so you're going to have to just apply for the 30 day one. Very easy to do. Absolutely no need to use an agent. Anyone can do it themselves with almost zero effort. There's no speeding up the process as it is granted on the spot. Agents are only helpful because you don't have to go to immigration yourself.
You didn't come on a 30 day Thailand Pass. Thailand Passes are not visas and don't allow any particular length of stay. They are just a government approval of your entry documents to ensure you have the proper hotel booking, covid test bookings, insurance, etc. You still need whatever visa you needed to enter, or you likely entered on a 30 day visa exempt entry. The stamp in your passport is what shows your allowed stay-till date, not any length of time you originally put when you applied for Thailand Pass as your estimated stay length. If you go around asking about converting a Thailand Pass to a work permit, no one will understand what you are talking about. You need a Non-B visa and a work permit, not just a work permit. Work permits are issued by the Ministry of Labor, NOT by immigration so going there won't do a thing for you. And work permits are applied for by the employer, not by yourself. Both the Non-B visa application and work permit application process takes many steps with many documents and photos required. Here's the list for the Non-B:
This won't be clear until publication in the Royal Gazette. If like the previous changes, the rules that applied when you got approved will apply for your stay.
