Visa Situation After Leaving A Job

[bendix]

Apologies if this has been covered already; I've searched through the last 12 pages and cant' find it discussed, so I don't feel too guilty about starting it again.

A guy i know here in Thailand is leaving his job. He's currently on a non-immigrant B visa, and has a work permit issued by his employer.

He's resigned effective 18 January and needs to know his status / options. Someone told him that his non-immigrant B visa (valid until end of April) would effectively be cancelled when the work permit is cancelled (ie in January) and that he would need to leave the country within 7 days.

Does anyone have any insights on what he can / should do?

[chuchok]

I'm certainly no expert,but I was lead to believe that you have seven days.I'm sure Lop or sunbelt can spread more light on this.

[Simmo]

Someone told him that his non-immigrant B visa (valid until end of April) would effectively be cancelled when the work permit is cancelled (ie in January) and that he would need to leave the country within 7 days.

I'm not expert either but from what I've read.

Correct, from when the employer informs the Dept of Labour & Immigration he has 7 days to leave the country. Work permit has to be surrendered to the employer or Dept of Labour as well.

[lopburi3]

If he has a multi entry non immigrant B visa it is not effected and he can stay on his current 90 day entry and obtain another until the expiration date of the visa.

But if he is on the normal one year extension of stay from immigration he will have 7 days to leave the country as the permitted to stay was for his work and that has ended.

So if 90 day entry he is OK

If he did not have to leave country/return every 90 days he has 7 days to leave after work permit returned.

[bendix]

That's very helpful, lop. Thanks.

He'll be a relieved man tonight.

[junkofdavid2]

That's very helpful, lop. Thanks.

He'll be a relieved man tonight.

However, make sure he is not confused with "false relief".

*If your friend initially got a 90 day B visa in the past, and then after getting his work permit, he went to the immigration office inside Thailand to extend the same B visa, then he must leave the country within 7 days if he loses his job.

*If your friend got a 90 day B visa, and that initial 90 days is not yet over, then he does not have to leave the country within 7 days of losing his job, but will have to leave the country when the initial 90 days are up.

*If your friend initially got a 90 day B visa, and then after getting his work permit, he went to a Thai embassy abroad and was given a 1 year multiple entry visa from that embassy abroad (and not from immigration inside Thailand), then he does not have to leave the country within 7 days of losing his job, and he can use his 1 year multiple entry to the fullest.

Be careful that he is not confused with these different scenarios!

Isn't this correct, Lopburi?

[lopburi3]

That's how it works.

[oooooo]

That's how it works.

work permit tied to a multiple entry visa?

getting confused really. once u get the work perm u automatically get a one year visa.

unless of course ur an indian peanut vendor in lopbully.

mooooh

[andy1308]

That's how it works.

work permit tied to a multiple entry visa?

getting confused really. once u get the work perm u automatically get a one year visa.

unless of course ur an indian peanut vendor in lopbully.

mooooh

Not true, and least not in my case and the cases of my fellow non-Thai staff. The first time I got my WP I was given a three month extension to my Non-B, and subsequently a futher six months which will take me up until June.

In the case of one of my Japanese colleagues he's only been given two one-month extensions each time so far, so it really depends on how the officials are feeling on the day you go for your extension - or so it would appear?

[lopburi3]

We specifically said the work permit was not tied to a multi entry visa - or any visa. The only time you lose your permitted to stay period by loss of a work permit is when you are on an extension of stay from immigration.

You do not receive any automatic one year visa, or extension of stay. A work permit allows you to work for the period of the current stay and if the wording in in permit allows it can be activated for further permitted to stay periods as you get them.