Whose property is the work permit?

[96tehtarp]

Is the work permit my property or my employers property. I paid 3,100 Baht for it.

 

Also, my current work permit has expired. Does it still need to be cancelled before I get a new work permit with a different employer?

 

FYI my extension of stay is completely separate from the WP

 

[ubonjoe]

A work permit belongs to you.

It will need to be cancelled before a new work permit can be issued.

[Why Me]

I believe the blue book with the WP stamps is the employer's property. Might be wrong. But in my case when I quit I got an email from my org asking for it back which I then mailed to them.  I guess they must have canceled it after. I never got it back and didn't see a reason to want it. I assumed that if I worked again, which I didn't, my new employers would issue another blue book.

[ubonjoe]

12 minutes ago, Why Me said:

I believe the blue book with the WP stamps is the employer's property.

That is not correct.

The labor ministry has confirmed that many times when employers were wanting to keep them. It belongs to the person whose name is in it.

[Classic Ray]

My employer paid for my last work permit and had to take it to be cancelled when I left, but it was returned to me at my request afterwards.

[natway09]

It is supposed to be kept at your place of work or at least brought with you everytime you go there

[Ralf001]

On 6/10/2021 at 4:26 PM, ubonjoe said:

That is not correct.

The labor ministry has confirmed that many times when employers were wanting to keep them. It belongs to the person whose name is in it.

 

My employer pays for mine.

 

I assume they are the owners, it is kept by me though.

[Neeranam]

15 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

My employer pays for mine.

 

I assume they are the owners, it is kept by me though.

No, it is yours. Of course, the company should pay for it, and your visa, as a foreign expert.

[BritTim]

17 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

My employer pays for mine.

 

I assume they are the owners, it is kept by me though.

 

I assume that it is your name in the book even though, as should be the case, the employer paid for it. See @ubonjoe's post. The Labour Department has made clear that the book is yours.

[Ralf001]

14 hours ago, BritTim said:

 

See @ubonjoe's post. .

 

I did and infact thats the post I quoted and replied to.

Edited June 12, 2021 by Ralf001