Switching from work permit to non-o

[BritTim]

7 hours ago, Gaccha said:

Every law firm website I have looked at describes it as a cancellation. What are you suggesting is occurring and what word is suitable?

The word "cancel" is fine, and there is actually no ambiguity in this case in spite of the incorrect terminology. What is being cancelled is "an extension of your permission to stay based on working". This mouthful is usually abbreviation to "extension based on working", "work extension" or simply "extension".

[zackxx]

On 6/30/2023 at 2:40 PM, ballpoint said:

If possible, could you post a scan of the Non-O visa they placed in your passport when they changed it?  Unless they did so, you are still here on an extension of your original Non-B visa.

Just to clarify, I needed to be on a Non-Immigrant Visa (any category) before I could apply for an extension of stay. In my case I had been working in Thailand for 25 years on a Non-Immigrant B (business) visa and wished to extend my stay here after I retired (aged over 50 years) so needed to apply for a Non-Immigrant Retirement visa.

 

The attachment I post below shows that I am now legally in Thailand on a Non-Immigrant Retirement visa.

[bigt3116]

1 hour ago, zackxx said:

Just to clarify, I needed to be on a Non-Immigrant Visa (any category) before I could apply for an extension of stay. In my case I had been working in Thailand for 25 years on a Non-Immigrant B (business) visa and wished to extend my stay here after I retired (aged over 50 years) so needed to apply for a Non-Immigrant Retirement visa.

 

The attachment I post below shows that I am now legally in Thailand on a Non-Immigrant Retirement visa.

 

No it does not, it shows that you changed the reason for your extension, nothing to do with a VISA.

 

[steve187]

On 6/30/2023 at 2:40 PM, ballpoint said:

If possible, could you post a scan of the Non-O visa they placed in your passport when they changed it?  Unless they did so, you are still here on an extension of your original Non-B visa.

visas are never extended, only the permission to stay that the visa gave on entry is extended, look  at the wording at the top of a form tm7, '' application for extension of temporary stay in the Kingdom'' no mention of visa extension

 and at the bottom of tm7 ''I hereby apply for extension period of temporary stay in the Kingdom for ........''

the type of visa that you last entered on is required, but the actual visa expired a long time ago