Hi,

I have Filipine girlfriend who is currently working in Bangkok.

She worked with an agency in Bangkok to get non immigrant B visum.

On february 20 , she got the non B visa in Laos embassy and agency started the process for work permit.

However, she now got notice from agency that work permit is denied because of not correct employer on the permit request.

 

Agency tells her now to do following

go to cambodia before may 20 (expire date of non B visa) and have the non B visa cancelled there .

go back into Thailand on tourist visa

Start the process again with agent for new non B visa and work permit with correct employer on it. For the new non B visum, she needs to go to Laos again to apply there three weeks after having the previous one cancelled in Cambodia.

 

does this sound a correct approach ?

 

can she also go earlier to get the non B cancelled in order to start process for new one faster ?

 

thank you for the advice, not so familiar with rules

This is a Work Permit issue, not a Visa issue. She has a visa, valid until May 20, contingent on her obtaining a W.P. It is nonsensical that she make two more trips out of the country.  Her employer needs to do whatever needs to be done, to complete her W. P. application.

If he won't, she should find another employer before May 20, and the sooner the better, so that the new employer has time to do a W.P. application.

I am guessing that your girlfriend is a teacher. With Thailand now between school years,she should have no trouble finding a new job if necessary.

If she is actively working without a work permit she might get arrested, deported and banned from Thailand if caught.

Sounds like the employer doesn't want to get the correct paperwork for her work permit for whatever reason, and wants her to continue working illegally.

She should look for another employer who is willing to provide a work permit so that she is working legally

She has nothing to cancel. She had a single entry non-b visa that was used for entry. As soon as she leaves the country the 90 day entry from it will end.

Unless the non-b visa has the company's name on it I see no reason for her to need a new non-b visa to get a work permit for a different company.