Hello guys,

 

I will probably be relocated to Thailand office by my company and I have two visa options i.e. non immigrant B as the company can send me the documents needed for the work permit and non immigrant O as I am married with a Thai citizen (not sure how it needs to be done in this case). Would you please advise what the implications are for each option taking in consideration that our future life plans are to live in Thailand (of course, as long as it will be possible).

 

Thank you very much for your time.

You’d be better off on a non o as if for any reason you stopped working you’d need to leave the country if doing through non b route

I have had Non B but since I am married I went for the Non-O in 2012 . Mostly because I prefer to work not too long with the same employer.

 

Non O makes it easier when you resign to remain in Thailand. Don't misunderstand; on a Non B and leaving the company you can still get a Non O

but it is just a little more hassle. But having the Non O you don't have anything to do with immigration and deadlines for the change from Non B to Non O

On your Non O it is also easier to get your yellow house book and 'Thai ID', if you would like to have these as an extra

 

For the rest I don't see any specific differences other than when working on a Non O needs a mountain of paper, in my case, for my local immigration office

when applying for extension.

 

Maybe other members know of more specific differences

If you want to work legally then I guess you need the Non-B and a work permit.

Or do you want to risk getting caught working without above?

4 minutes ago, Happy enough said:

You’d be better off on a non o as if for any reason you stopped working you’d need to leave the country if doing through non b route

Actually you can ask for extension at the immigration office where you applied for Non B for a week if I am correct.

Your local immigration office can help you with your Non O based on 'bank deposit' or 'foreign income'

Being married and if you need more time, you can extend your stay in Thailand with a 60 day visa based on the fact you are married with and living with a Thai National.

But these are just my experiences...

The company would have to first apply for the work permit and send you a WP3 work permit application receipt and other other supporting documents to apply for the non-b visa. Then the work permit would be issued here.

It would probably be easier to get a single or multiple entry non-o visa based upon marriage to a Thai.

After starting work here is where the non-o visa and then an extension of stay based upon marriage would be best. If you got an extension of stay based upon working it would be tied to your job which means it would end when your job ends. With one based marriage it would remain valid when your job ends.

You can get a work permit and work with a non-o visa or extension of stay based upon marriage. You can also use the income from working to meet the 40k baht income requirement for the extension of stay.

6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

If you want to work legally then I guess you need the Non-B and a work permit.

Or do you want to risk getting caught working without above?

Absolutely no need for a non B to get a WP. A WP with a non O is ok and totally legal, been doing it for years.

Thanks guys

On 9/12/2018 at 8:26 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

If you want to work legally then I guess you need the Non-B and a work permit.

Or do you want to risk getting caught working without above?

It is perfectly legal for a foreigner married to a Thai to apply for a work permit and after he gets it to work while he is in Thailand a non-O extension of stay for the reason of living with his Thai wife. For the employer, this so-calld marriage extension is easier because he does not have to supply a ream of company documents for your application.

can I add, if already have non-O visa, what are the costs to both obtain a work permit & approx. start/buy a small company so I can work for myself (with no additional employees)?