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22 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

No need for the 400k baht in the bank if he is working with a work permit and earning 40k baht or more to meet the income requirement.

It sounds like he would need to fulfil the marriage requirements in order to extend based on marriage. Unfortunately he's on a rock-bottom salary, under 40k. So probably 400k in the bank would be needed.

22 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Have you have you ever seen the list of required documents for an extension of stay based upon working. The required documents for an extension based upon marriage is less than a 3rd of what is required for one.

Fair enough, but his school does all of the paperwork for his extension based on work, so for him it's no hassle. However given the freedom for him to stay despite leaving his job would almost certainly make the added hassle worthwhile.

I really appreciate the help, thank you.

On 7/13/2018 at 12:35 PM, ubonjoe said:

He would apply for a new extension after his current one is canceled at immigration by showing a termination letter from his employer dated before or on the date he applies for it.

So, renew extension of permission to stay based on marriage after he's left his job; no need for a new visa. Makes sense. I hadn't realised that extending based on different visa category requirements was possible. Thank you!

On 7/13/2018 at 12:55 PM, elviajero said:

It is an advantage to make that change so that his permission to stay is not linked to his work, that way he wouldn’t need to mess around changing the basis of his stay whenever he starts/ends work in the future.

This sounds even better.

On 7/14/2018 at 2:41 PM, Bredbury Blue said:

Several years back i was on annual 'B' renewal (with work permit) and the senior person in my immigration office suggested easier / better for me to renew next time as an 'O' marriage (support thai wife) which I've had since.

When you made this change, did you have to go through all the requirements of 'O' marriage visa (e.g. 400k in the bank, visits to the home by immigration to make sure you are properly married)? This definitely doesn't sound easier, but it does sound better!

A friend has been living and working in Thailand for several years on a non-immigrant B visa (and work permit), renewing yearly. He's also been legally married to a Thai for a similar length of time, living together in Bangkok. He would like to stop working for a while (possibly a long while) before finding a new job. Is it possible for him to switch to a non-immigrant O visa, based on marriage to a Thai, all within the kingdom? Or does he need to leave the country and start the visa process from scratch?