Pattayatony Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I have a friend on a Retirement Visa now has the chance of getting a good job here in Thailand. Would there be any problems changing to a Work permit? Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oooooo Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) visas and work permits are not correlated. a WP qualifies u to work but is in no way attached to the type of visa a foreigner holds, as long as he or she held a non-imm visa at the time of issuance of the WP or the time of application. the fact that ur friend holds a retirement visa tells me that when he or she initially entered the country to obtain the retirement visa h/s was on a non-imm. by extension, said individual is now eligible to to apply for a WP with the ministry of labour. once granted, h/s will have to coordinate the length of stay of extension with the immigration department. h/s will get the WP no problems as long as the company meets registration requirements. o^6 edit: PC reasons Edited March 8, 2007 by oooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 A work permit allows you to work and is not normally (virtually never) issued if you have a non immigrant visa for retirement. He should not have any problem changing however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soandso Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Let's make it short: Nobody is allowed to work while he / she is on a retirement visa (not even if it's unpaid work or giving a hand to a Thai wife who is running a restaurant - someone just got arrested for this in Hua Hin!). Your friend has to return the retirement visa, leave the country and re-enter with a non-immigrant-B which allows him / her to get a work permit. That's the way it works and there is no other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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