Cancellation of Non-B Visa

[way2muchcoffee]

A new teacher at my school (in Nakhon Nayok) was previously employed at a school in Phitsanulok province.  He currently has a Non-B Visa and Work Permit from his previous school.  For reasons of necessary documentation regarding his education he is unable to transfer his visa from his previous school to our school.  Therefore he will exit the country and come back on a tourist visa or visa exempt.

 

The questions I have are these:   

1) Does he need to travel to the Immigration office in Phitsanulok in order to cancel his Non-B Visa before leaving the country?   I have heard stories of people not being allowed to exit the country at the border until they have properly cancelled the Non-B Visa.   

2) If he must cancel the visa first, is there a way that he doesn't have to travel to Phitsanulok to do this?

 

Thank you in advance for your replies.
 

Edited July 12, 2023 by way2muchcoffee
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[Bagwain]

If he leaves the country on a B Visa (Permission to stay stamp) without a re-entry permit the B Visa will be cancelled automatically.

 

 

[BritTim]

16 hours ago, way2muchcoffee said:

A new teacher at my school (in Nakhon Nayok) was previously employed at a school in Phitsanulok province.  He currently has a Non-B Visa and Work Permit from his previous school.  For reasons of necessary documentation regarding his education he is unable to transfer his visa from his previous school to our school.  Therefore he will exit the country and come back on a tourist visa or visa exempt.

 

The questions I have are these:   

1) Does he need to travel to the Immigration office in Phitsanulok in order to cancel his Non-B Visa before leaving the country?   I have heard stories of people not being allowed to exit the country at the border until they have properly cancelled the Non-B Visa.   

2) If he must cancel the visa first, is there a way that he doesn't have to travel to Phitsanulok to do this?

 

Thank you in advance for your replies.

The work permit and permission to stay should be cancelled, and this must be done in Phitsanulok. A border bounce by land will be rejected if he still has an unexpired extended permission to stay based on working. Leaving by air (cancelling the permission to stay in the process) is possible, but can have negative consequences later. It is only recommended if not intending to return.

[Saigon]

Hi,

 

First of all, where are you going to apply for

a new Non-B? To Vientiane or Savannakhet

in Laos?

 

There was one time that I went all the way

to Vientiane via NongKhai with a termination

letter from my old school, whom I had cancel

my WP.

 

Yes, you should cancel your current Non-B

and WP with your old school before applying

for new ones with your new school!

[bigt3116]

22 hours ago, BritTim said:

The work permit and permission to stay should be cancelled,

IF he is on an extension, not if he is on an actual visa

 

8 hours ago, Saigon said:

Yes, you should cancel your current Non-B

You can not cancel a visa

 

Without the op clarifying if it is a visa or an extension of stay, no-one can give the correct answer

[way2muchcoffee]

Thank you guys.   To clarify. 

1) This person is presently on an extension of his original Non-B Visa.  He was working at his previous school for 3 years. 

2) He will not be applying for a Non-B outside of Thailand.  He will simply do a border run.  When he comes into during the border run he will have a Visa Exemption (he is from the USA)

3)  His previous school will cancel his Work Permit in Phitsanulok on 27 July.   

4)  He lives in Nakhon Nayok and it isn't convenient to travel to Phitasnulok to cancel his Non-B Visa and then try to get to a border within 24 hours.

He would prefer to just go the border without having to go to Phitsanulok first.  I am worried about any repercussions from this plan.