Thai Work Permit

[jackfadd]

Hello ,,,

I have following queries

I got work permit today which is valid just for 6 months.. Can this 6 months work permit be extended to one year or more?? If yes, what are the formalities??

How are the companies normally apply for work permit?? Will they specify the number of years or just submit the candidates details to the labour dept?? Iam jsut confused. Different people are telling different things so i just thought of asking immigration experts of thai forumn..

Is work pemit depend on visa or visa depend on work permit? Which department holds more weightage ,, the reason why Iam asking this question is because the person who took me to the labour dept told me that the visa depends on work permit...Is it true??

What are the formalities for the depenedent visa?? Can my company apply for the dependent visa???

Pls help me...

Thanks and Regards

Jack

[Tywais]

At least for me I have to get the visa extension stamp before I can go to the labor department for the work permit stamp and the work permit stamp follows the expiration of the visa extension, not the other way around.

[dingdongrb]

Could someone tell me after one obtains the needed nonimmigrant visa how long does it usually take to obtain a work permit?

[Sunbelt Asia]

I got work permit today which is valid just for 6 months.. Can this 6 months work permit be extended to one year or more?? If yes, what are the formalities??

Yes.

If you get a extension of stay, this work permit will then be extended for the same time period you get the extension of stay permit for.

If you have a non immigrant visa, the work permit will terminate on the date the visa expires even if its a 6 month or one year work permit. For instance if you have a 90 day stamp, you'll see your work permit expires within the next 90 days. You then will need to revalidate your work permit to get the additional time.

How are the companies normally apply for work permit??

Will they specify the number of years or just submit the candidates details to the labour dept??

Its the Labor Dept discretion. For Asians they almost always give them 6 months at first and then extend this to a year after the 6 months even if you do not have the extension of stay permit . The Labor Dept wants to make sure the person is filing personal taxes monthly.

Iam jsut confused. Different people are telling different things so i just thought of asking immigration experts of thai forumn..

Is work pemit depend on visa or visa depend on work permit? Which department holds more weightage ,, the reason why Iam asking this question is because the person who took me to the labour dept told me that the visa depends on work permit...Is it true??

Depends on the terminology.

In order to apply for a work permit you must have a non immigrant visa. In order to apply for the extension of stay based on business, you must have a work permit.

What are the formalities for the depenedent visa?? Can my company apply for the dependent visa???

When they apply for the extension of stay based on business, they can apply for the dependent visa for your family. The company must meet many criteria for the application to be accepted. For most start up companies in the first year of trading, its a impossibility since October 2006.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

[Sunbelt Asia]

Could someone tell me after one obtains the needed nonimmigrant visa how long does it usually take to obtain a work permit?

In BKk, around 12 days.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

[dingdongrb]

In BKk, around 12 days.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

Thanks sunbelt, it makes me feel much better that it will not take forever for this to happen.. We all need $$$$ to live on...

[all4real]

Another question about work permit. For someone with multi-entry non immi "o" visa but does not have 1 year extension permit, and has to do 90 day border run. If he applies for work permit, does the work permit expires on the visa expiration date or the 90 day stamp expiration time? Does he need to revalidate the work permit or visa once travels outside the country and back?

Let say he wants to get 1 year extension of stay but no qualify based on non-immi "o" for 40k monthly income, can he get a non-immi "b" and qualify for 1 year extension based on business? Can someone has both non-immi "o" and non-immi "b" coexist? Does the embassy issuing the visa or the immigration cancel your the other visa?

Could someone shed a light on this?

Thanks

[jackfadd]

I got work permit today which is valid just for 6 months.. Can this 6 months work permit be extended to one year or more?? If yes, what are the formalities??

Yes.

If you get a extension of stay, this work permit will then be extended for the same time period you get the extension of stay permit for.

If you have a non immigrant visa, the work permit will terminate on the date the visa expires even if its a 6 month or one year work permit. For instance if you have a 90 day stamp, you'll see your work permit expires within the next 90 days. You then will need to revalidate your work permit to get the additional time.

How are the companies normally apply for work permit??

Will they specify the number of years or just submit the candidates details to the labour dept??

Its the Labor Dept discretion. For Asians they almost always give them 6 months at first and then extend this to a year after the 6 months even if you do not have the extension of stay permit . The Labor Dept wants to make sure the person is filing personal taxes monthly.

Iam jsut confused. Different people are telling different things so i just thought of asking immigration experts of thai forumn..

Is work pemit depend on visa or visa depend on work permit? Which department holds more weightage ,, the reason why Iam asking this question is because the person who took me to the labour dept told me that the visa depends on work permit...Is it true??

Depends on the terminology.

In order to apply for a work permit you must have a non immigrant visa. In order to apply for the extension of stay based on business, you must have a work permit.

What are the formalities for the depenedent visa?? Can my company apply for the dependent visa???

When they apply for the extension of stay based on business, they can apply for the dependent visa for your family. The company must meet many criteria for the application to be accepted. For most start up companies in the first year of trading, its a impossibility since October 2006.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

Thank you sunbelt for your advice...

Iam going to the immigration office by next month what kind of entry are they going to give me???

Are they going to put a stamp on my passport or they just put a seal ??

Jack

[Sunbelt Asia]

Another question about work permit. For someone with multi-entry non immi "o" visa but does not have 1 year extension permit, and has to do 90 day border run. If he applies for work permit, does the work permit expires on the visa expiration date or the 90 day stamp expiration time?

The 90 day stamp

Does he need to revalidate the work permit or visa once travels outside the country and back?

Only before it expires

Let say he wants to get 1 year extension of stay but no qualify based on non-immi "o" for 40k monthly income, can he get a non-immi "b" and qualify for 1 year extension based on business?

It could be possible in some cases with some nationalities. Americans would not as they need 50K salary to qualify for the extension of stay based on business.

Can someone has both non-immi "o" and non-immi "b" coexist?

You only need one visa.

Does the embassy issuing the visa or the immigration cancel your the other visa?

Immigration only does the extension of stay.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

[Sunbelt Asia]

Thank you sunbelt for your advice...

You are welcome

Iam going to the immigration office by next month what kind of entry are they going to give me???

30 day under consideration.

Are they going to put a stamp on my passport or they just put a seal

stamp

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

[jackfadd]

Thank you sunbelt for your advice...

You are welcome

Iam going to the immigration office by next month what kind of entry are they going to give me???

30 day under consideration.

Are they going to put a stamp on my passport or they just put a seal

stamp

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

You mean something like non b visa....Non B visa is normally a Stamp which will have visa number,remarks and enter before etc...

Is it something like that???

Regards

Jack

[Sunbelt Asia]

You mean something like non b visa....Non B visa is normally a Stamp which will have visa number,remarks and enter before etc...

Is it something like that???

Regards

Jack

A stamp saying “ Application for extension of stay is under consideration of the police dept. Applicant must contact the temporary permit section in person on.... " Signed..... Immigration Officer

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

[jackfadd]

You mean something like non b visa....Non B visa is normally a Stamp which will have visa number,remarks and enter before etc...

Is it something like that???

Regards

Jack

A stamp saying “ Application for extension of stay is under consideration of the police dept. Applicant must contact the temporary permit section in person on.... " Signed..... Immigration Officer

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

Opps .... Under consideration of the Police Dept..... Oh its crazy is'nt it???.. If some one see my passport they feel that I would have committed some crime here....

So u mean to say that I will get 6 chops like this on my passport????.... With this stamp can I exit Thailand and come back any number of times???

Regards

Jack

[EddyB]

I am currently still in the process of finding a job in Thailand.

So what would be the steps to do, if i want to be living & working in Bkk by jan 2008 (provided i can find a suitable job, that is) ?

[Sunbelt Asia]

So u mean to say that I will get 6 chops like this on my passport????....

until they approve you.

With this stamp can I exit Thailand and come back any number of times???

As long as you have a reentry permit with your visa.

am currently still in the process of finding a job in Thailand.

So what would be the steps to do, if i want to be living & working in Bkk by jan 2008 (provided i can find a suitable job, that is) ?

Try to arrive with a non immigrant visa obtained at a Thai Embassy/Consulate outside Thailand. Apply for the work permit.

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[Bredbury Blue]

Could someone tell me after one obtains the needed nonimmigrant visa how long does it usually take to obtain a work permit?

In BKk, around 12 days.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

My application for work permit was today and i will receive the blue book on 30 August - so around 12 days.