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JDLove

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  1. Hi Mario,

    Yeah its an unusual situation but life is like that....

    I had a multiple entry permit so the Passport still shows that and the Non Im B as valid.

    I assumed these would be cancelled electronically so if I returned it would be flagged once at immigration at the airport in Bangkok.

    I also assume that at that point I would be given a 30 day stay.

    I will be leaving Philippines but they have never asked in the past for a return ticket ?

    I guess I have a few questions that I hope may be and easy answer, but possibly not.... it never is easy when dealing with Thai Immigration.

    1. Will I still be able to return on the Non Im B given I have a "Multiple Entry Permit" (given what you say this Visa is still live !)

    2. Would it be best to enter on another Passport (given I have dual nationality) and then remove any complication at the airport and then go to Immigration to

    have the old Non Imm B Visa officially cancelled. How in this situation could I ever be considered to have overstayed ? I had left the country before the work last day and

    returned on a tourist Visa.

    3. Does the employee need to personally cancel the Non Im B Visa ? can the Employer take the Passport out ?

    4. Does the employee need to personally cancel the Work Permit ?

    5. If the Employer has already notified Immigration do I still need a letter from them ?

    I am planning on returning saturday or monday to sort this out, my UK passport has the Non Imm B, I feel I am best served entering on my other NZ Passport which is clean and getting a

    30 day tourist Visa. I plan to fly out again for Xmas so 30 days would be perfect for me. At that point I can arrange a 2 month Tourist Visa in NZ and then get a much longer period to arrange my affairs and plans in the region.

    If you can advise, much appreciate it as I am finding the information from the Employer sketchy.

    Thanks again

    Never seen this problem before, where someone already left the country. But I will give a try answering your question. Officially you need to cancel your permisison to stay, but since you left you no longer have a permission to stay (unless you have a valid multiple non-O visa, in which case your permission to stay doesn't end, OR you have a valid re-entry permit, as leaving the country doesn't cancel your permission to stay.

    If you return to Thailand you will not have a visa and get a visa exempt entry of 30 days if returning by air and 15 days if returning by land. Depending on where you wil be coming from you will need to show a ticket out of the country, otherwise the airline might not take you.

    Once in Thailand you go to Immirgation with a letter from your employer and the labour office confirming the termination of your job and on what day that was. Than immigration can officially note that your permisison expired and determine if you where on overstay or not.

    All that is required from your employer is that they inform the labour department and possibly immigration.

  2. I ended up leaving the country on the 30th november ( and am still overseas) being the last day of my employment.

    I left the Work Permit with my employer as I left and asked them to do what they needed to etc.

    They then asked me to return to thailand ASAP as they claim to need me to cancel the Visa myself at Immigration Bangkok.

    Is this correct ?

    Obviously given I left the country and assumed the Visa would be cancelled electronically so would now be void.

    If I return to go to Immigration do I return on a Tourist Visa on Arrival ? or do I return on the original Visa which once cancelled will force me out again in 2 days ?

    All seems rather complicated, it was never properly explained to me at any point which has been frustrating.

    I have 2 passports (Dual Nationality) so I was considering returning on my clean passport getting the Visa on Arrival then going to Immigration to have the other Passport visa voided.

    Do you see any issues with this approach, as at least I wont be forced out again in 2 days. I will explain the situation to the Immigration I hope they understand !

    The Thai Employer claims that they must cancel this immediately otherwise I could be in trouble and it could impact my ability to stay in Thailand and that they will have problems with the

    Revenue Department etc...... it al seems rather dramatic to me and I don't see why I need to do anything......

    Any advise greatly appreciated because I sure are not getting accurate advice or support from my past employer.

    Thanks for the replies

    JDLove

    It depends on if you are on an extension of stay from immigration and based on what. If you have a valid multiple non-B and leave the coutnry every 90 days, your stay remains valid.

    In your case you seem to be on an extension from immigration based on your work. In that case you indeed lose the permission to stay and have to leave the country when your work ends. Best to visit the labour department and immigration.

    You can ask for an extension of stay of 7 days for 1,900 baht, for 60 days if you have a Thai wife or Thai child.

  3. I am looking for some advise on my Visa.

    Been here working for 1.5 years had the initial renewals of Work Permit & Visa

    I have a just been told my work permit (Job) will end soon, my work permit and Visa were due to expire May 2012.

    The Visa category I think is Non Imm B which expires May 2012 as does the multiple Re entry Visa.

    I have had some advise that the Visa will terminate with the Work Permit and others advise this is not the case so

    hoping for so clarification if possible here. I guess I have a few weeks to sort this out before taking the work permit back.

    Thanks in advance

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