Something not right with the story. If the guy is so wealthy why not buy an elite visa. If you are so rich why need to go on ed visas in and out the country etc. I call bs.
remember you said the number of applications per day came down from about 600 pd to 200 pd. If thats is correct can a low level person do that? By high level I mean at embassy level not national. It must be a network inside the embassy thats doing this.
If you have residence in the UAE you can ask the Thai embassy if you can apply there for a non imm b (1 year ). For this option you must have all the paperwork done by your employer. Otherwise you can do a non imm B (90 days) in Laos and then fo the extension inside after getting all the papers from your employer. Be careful of the 90 day option as you will be 100% mercy of your employer. If they dont honor their word you could be left stranded.
that makes sense. The visa extension kicks in after the visa expiry date (90 days). If you got your WP on day 60 of your non b visa there would have been 30 days left on your visa before the extension was granted.
in most cases you have a WP before you get a non imm b visa. Your extension date is linked to the visa date, that is why the extension date is after the WP expiry date.