Nangijala

Ive been together with the most amazing thai girl for almost a year now. She comes from a poor family and has been living in a small place for her entire life. In this small place it was never easy for a girl like her to get a job. She lives with her aunt but her mom is very controlling and in the past she has been forbidden to almost leave the house. Only small trips to 7 eleven was allowed and even go visit her friend in a different city was unheard of.

She dropped out of university after 1 year when her family couldnt afford it anymore.

Now her biggest dream is to find a job, to not stay home all day long doing nothing, and im going to help her.

Soon we will move to Bangkok together and she will basically take any job she can get. She dont care about minimum salary or long days she just want to try how it is to work.
 

I just want to be a bit prepared so i can help her as much as i can so here goes:

1) Ive heard that in thailand the unemployment rate is very low, is this true or is it really as some say, if you want a job you will find one pretty easy?

2) How does one apply for work in thailand? She want to apply for job at different shops and restaurants. Do you need to write an application like western countries? CV?
3) Is it only so so with contracts when you get a job? Or is it normal even in low income jobs to have a contract? 

4) If you get a job is it normal to get a full time contract or do thailand operate with short term contracts alot?
5) If she gets a job and has a contract i assume thai workers dont stand so strong if your boss want to get rid of you? In thailand you can basically just fire someone the same day without any reason?
6) Lets say she wants to work at for example amazon coffee. How would she go about to try get a job. I assume if she go talk to the people working there , there is no boss around in person ever. Is it more normal to call or send an application online? I must say i dont really know anything about the thai job market. Ive been living here for some years now but im a sailor so i dont work in thailand myself.

If other tips or recommandations please let me know and we will both be grateful.

Oh and my girlfriend she is 24, speaks good english and is smart. Im only littlebit scared because she is very naive.

Regards Martin

1 minute ago, jackdd said:

The problem of returning at the same day exists only at crossings with Cambodia, the crossings to other countries (in this case Myanmar) don't have this problem

If you google "thaivisa Ban Phu Nam Ron" it looks like no problems this year, except one guy who had his bike stolen while he was making his border crossings, so if you drive a motorbike there maybe take a lock with you ????

 

Ok thanks a lot for your advice mr. I appreciate it.

If nobody else replies here i will do a visa run tomorrow ^^

3 minutes ago, jackdd said:

For the reason that you mentioned before, i wouldn't feel well to surrender myself at an immigration office when you can't know what will happen there 100%. At a border the situation is clear, you pay the fine and just go ????

Of course most likely nothing special will happen at the immigration office, and you will just get your extension after paying for it and the fine for overstay

And if i do visa run i can go back the same day? I never did one before. 

4 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Getting an extension should be possible

Nakhon Pathom is not far from the Ban Phu Nam Ron crossing, so if i were in your situation i would drive over there and make a visa run instead (If you didn't get 2 visa exempts at land borders already this year)

Why is this better? Just because cheaper? Money doesnt really matter to me. I just want it fixed. Is it safer to do visa run? I havent crossed any land borders this year, only arrive by plane in bkk

10 minutes ago, elviajero said:

Probably.

 

If your permission to stay ended on Friday you’ll have to pay 3 days overstay (1,500 baht) before they will issue the extension. If it ended on Saturday/Sunday you shouldn’t be charged the overstay.

 

I would try for the extension. If you do a border run you should avoid re-entering with visa exemption and use a visa.

 

 

I came here the 24th of november.

So if my calcuations are correct. Today sunday the 23rd my visa runned out (visa on arrival 30 days).

I dont really care about if i have to pay i just dont want to risk end up in jail at christmas time lol.

I have money, im just scared they deny my extension. I know the chances are pretty small for it to happen but you never know if you bump into the wrong person at the office.

I am currently in Nakhon Pathom.

Is this a good place to do the visa extension? Or is it better to go to bangkok and do it?

Im just really scared if im denied visa extension, what happens then? My flight is on 1st of january.

I read somewhere if you are denied then you get 7 days to leave the country? Anyone can confirm this?

If so i should be good.

Hello everyone.

I entered Thailand the 24th november. I was planning on extending my visa by 30 days for 1990 baht but really screwed up and didnt manage to go to the office on friday before it closed. Now im a little unsure about what to do.

I would love to get some advice because i dont really like this situation to be honest. Usually this is not something i would ever do.

Questions i have:

1) I assume not but i ask anyways. Can i still go to the immigration office and extend my stay? I read a few places that if office was closed when your visa run out you can go there on first opening day and its still ok?
2) Will there be a problem doing for example a visa run now since i overstayed? Maybe harder get back in after short time away from thailand, meaning just 1 day in other country and go back.

3) If i decide to do a visa run is there a difference between doing it by flight or crossing border with a bus/car etc when you have overstayed?
4) If i have 20 000 baht, i shouldnt really be worried about anything other than loosing 20k baht if police unluckily stop me?  My flight home is the 1st of january. What if i get caught tomorrow , pay the 20k, do i have to leave the country immediatly?

Thanks a million in advance for anyone with good answers. Will never overstay again =(