Extend a non-B without sponsor? Change to?

[ayahuasca]

G'day. 

 

Questions regarding an no-b (educational) visa:

 

A filipino friend has been teaching in Thailand for 6 years. Her Non-b ends on February 20 and her school said she needs to leave the country to get a longer term edu visa. (?)

 

She is now choosing to do caregiver work instead (and has a solid offer) but needs to some way to extend. 

 

Agents are offering volunteer visas at 32k. She could also perhaps to do the covid-extension (which presumably results in a "tourist visa"?). 

 

However, her future employer (caregiver work) wants to bring her on a trip to the U.S. to get one of the better vaccines in a couple months. Thus having a non-b or some more substantial visa is desirable (for the return). 

 

PM’s or any suggestion are welcome. Thanks. 

[BritTim]

For an extension of stay based on working, there are two challenges:

• a need to show a minimum income of 35,000 baht per month; and, usually harder
• meeting conditions for a work permit.

Since the Philippines is part of ASEAN, I think it is possible to arrange a work permit as a live-in caregiver, but you should probably employ the services of an experienced lawyer, especially if you want to arrange something within two weeks.

[ubonjoe]

49 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Since the Philippines is part of ASEAN, I think it is possible to arrange a work permit as a live-in caregiver, but you should probably employ the services of an experienced lawyer, especially if you want to arrange something within two weeks.

There is no ASEAN special arrangements for working here. Only those from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar can get work permits without working for a registered company under an agreement with those countries.

She might be able to get a work permit and extension through a company (agent) that provides caregivers and maids.