Non B visa without WP yet

[keisee]

Hi, everyone! I just would like to ask in behalf of my friend.

 

She is teaching in Thailand and recently got her NON B visa but she doesn't have a work permit yet. She will be going out of the country for a vacation. My question is, do you think she will have any problem entering Thailand once she comes back from her vacation? 

 

Thank you! ???? 

[BritTim]

I assume she only received a single entry Non B visa. The permission to stay based on this is 90 days, and (by default) will end when she leaves Thailand. When does the permission to stay (not the visa) expire? She has the option of buying a re-entry permit (1000 baht) that will prevent the permission to stay being cancelled during a short trip out of Thailand.

[Maestro]

Your friend will have no problem entering on her return from a trip outside Thailand if she qualifies for a visa-exemt entry or, if she wishes to pursue her work permit, comes with a new non-B visa.

[PoorSucker]

She will have to get a new NON-B visa or get a re-entry permit at immigration or at the major airports in BKK ,costs 1000 baht.

[impulse]

2 hours ago, Maestro said:

Your friend will have no problem entering on her return from a trip outside Thailand if she qualifies for a visa-exemt entry or, if she wishes to pursue her work permit, comes with a new non-B visa.

 

Just to be clear, what you are saying is that she can re-enter on a visa exempt, but she cannot continue pursuing a work permit unless she gets a new Non-B visa?

 

That's the way I read your statement, but I've been wrong before...

 

If that is the case, what are her chances (and the correct procedure) to apply for a new Non-B in a country other than her home country, or her country of residence?  Will she have to return home?  And, if she gets the re-entry permit suggested by PoorSucker, will she be any better off?

 

It may seem like I'm splitting hairs here, but I know several people who were in for a real nasty surprise when they popped over to a nearby country for a weekend, and ended up having to make the 40-60 hour round trip back home to get back on their visa/WP track.

 

[overherebc]

50 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Just to be clear, what you are saying is that she can re-enter on a visa exempt, but she cannot continue pursuing a work permit unless she gets a new Non-B visa?

 

That's the way I read your statement, but I've been wrong before...

 

If that is the case, what are her chances (and the correct procedure) to apply for a new Non-B in a country other than her home country, or her country of residence?  Will she have to return home?  And, if she gets the re-entry permit suggested by PoorSucker, will she be any better off?

 

It may seem like I'm splitting hairs here, but I know several people who were in for a real nasty surprise when they popped over to a nearby country for a weekend, and ended up having to make the 40-60 hour round trip back home to get back on their visa/WP track.

 

If she comes back on a visa exempt then she will be working illegally 

Unless teaching is 'different' any work without a work permit is illegal.

Edit

Do 'you' have any idea why it's taking so long to get a WP?

[impulse]

11 minutes ago, overherebc said:

If she comes back on a visa exempt then she will be working illegally 

Unless teaching is 'different' any work without a work permit is illegal.

 

My point is that the OP simply asked if she would be allowed back in.  That's not the only question to ask.

 

[overherebc]

9 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

My point is that the OP simply asked if she would be allowed back in.  That's not the only question to ask.

 

Many factors in that one.

How many ve's setv's has she had.

If she is asked for hotel bookings, flight booking out etc. If on ve she is arriving as a tourist.

If she is asked to show cash. 

( cash, not credit cards, bank book etc )

What is her nationality.

Airport or land entry.

What her answer is to being asked why are you coming to Thailand.

[BritTim]

Before providing your friend any further advice,

• Confirm that she really received a single entry Non B visa. It might possibly be a multiple entry Non B if issued in home country, in which case her situation is completely transformed.
• When does her existing permission to stay expire?
• When does she anticipate getting a work permit which would allow her to apply for an extension of her permission to stay in Thailand?

With the appropriate documentation, getting Non B visas at consulates close to Thailand is possible, but the documentary requirements might be different from those applied by the Royal Thai Embassy in her home country.