Cancelling work visa and applying for ext based on marriage

[Toolong]

Cancelling work visa and applying for extension based on marriage..............getting confusing info CW and other places.....can anyone help?

 

Basically, I have a work related visa & work permit, which I've extended yearly for many years. Now wish to quit work, and convert my visa/extension to one based on marriage (I am married to a Thai wife).

I have the required money in the bank and am clear about what I need regarding docs to fill-out and copies & photos and so on.......

 

....but am having huge problems getting perfect clarity on 2/3 key points :

 

    1. I work in Bangkok, but will move to Korat and live there after I have quit work and applied/got the marrriage visa. My visa was originally issued in Bangkok, so do I have to cancel the visa in Bangkok or can I do it in Korat?

 

    2. Work permit cancellation: Do I have to cancel that the same day I cancel the visa? (cancelling work permit in Bangkok and then driving to korat and cancelling the visa would be a hassle.) And do I have to cancel the visa & work permit in a particular order? Visa first, then wp?

 

   3. The letter from the school saying I'm terminating the job would be dated the day I cancel the visa/wp? I was told at CW immigratation that I can cancel the work visa and apply for the marriage visa within a period of 21 days BEFORE my job/visa finishes, so if I cancel the visa say, on 24th February, but my last day at work/day my visa expires is 14th March, what date does the school put on the letter as my last day?

 

I hope I don't sound like a complete idiot (if I do, frankly I don't care), but somehow I've got myself really confused. I have actually been to CW immigration AND Korat, but the info they gave was sparse and confusing....ie, one person at CW said I DON'T have to cancel the work permit on the same day but Korat said i DO have to. Plus they all seemed too busy to explain things clearly. Confusing!  Any help would be really appreciated.

Edited January 30, 2020 by Toolong

[ubonjoe]

1. I think you have extension of stay based upon working not a visa. Your extension would have to be canceled in Bangkok where it was issued.

2/3 The work permit can be canceled the day before you cancel your extension. You will need a termination letter stating the last day you will be working. You can go to immigration a few days before the date on the termination letter and they will post date the cancelation to that day.

In Korat you will be applying for a one year extension of stay based upon marriage. You will need 400k baht in a Thai bank for 2 months on the day your apply or proof of 40k baht income. 

[Toolong]

Thanks so much for that info, ubonjoe. Very, very useful!

Just another query and I'll try and make it a yes/no to save your time :

 

I will be cancelling the wp and ext on March 2nd, 2 weeks before the original last day of working according to the date my work ext is supposed to expire on March 13th, so the date of the 'last day I will be working' on my termination letter should be the original last day (March 13th) or the date I go to cancel the work permit and work ext. (March 2nd) ?

 

I need my employer to write the correct date on that termination letter and i'm worried about screwing that up!

Sorry if I am being really dumb, ubonjoe. Apologies....& thanks.

[ubonjoe]

15 minutes ago, Toolong said:

I will be cancelling the wp and ext on March 2nd, 2 weeks before the original last day of working according to the date my work ext is supposed to expire on March 13th, so the date of the 'last day I will be working' on my termination letter should be the original last day (March 13th) or the date I go to cancel the work permit and work ext. (March 2nd) ?

Yes that should work.

[bannork]

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

1. I think you have extension of stay based upon working not a visa. Your extension would have to be canceled in Bangkok where it was issued.

2/3 The work permit can be canceled the day before you cancel your extension. You will need a termination letter stating the last day you will be working. You can go to immigration a few days before the date on the termination letter and they will post date the cancelation to that day.

In Korat you will be applying for a one year extension of stay based upon marriage. You will need 400k baht in a Thai bank for 2 months on the day your apply or proof of 40k baht income. 

A couple of questions from this post Joe as i'm in a fairly similar position except I'm going for the retirement visa rather than the marriage one. 

Have I got the process right?

My employment ceases at my school on April 1st,  so can I go, armed with the termination of employment letter, to the Labour Ministry to cancel the work permit a few days before, i.e. Thursday March 26th?

2. The next day, a Friday, can I go to Chaeng Wattana to cancel my extension based on employment, and likely get it postdated to April 1st?

That weekend I move permanently to my wife's home in Udon and on April 1st, enter the Udon immigration office to apply for a retirement visa?

Thanking you in advance for any advice.

 

Edited January 30, 2020 by bannork

[ubonjoe]

33 minutes ago, bannork said:

Have I got the process right?

Yes