Hi All,

I am soon to be starting a new business venture, which will require a work permit - this has all been hammered out and agreed to, so I don't need any advice on the wp thanks.

My question is this:

I have been told to get a work permit I must convert my 12 month non immigrant 'o' visa to a non immi 'b'. (My visa is only 1 month old)

Is this correct? And if so how do I do it?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi All,

I am soon to be starting a new business venture, which will require a work permit - this has all been hammered out and agreed to, so I don't need any advice on the wp thanks.

My question is this:

I have been told to get a work permit I must convert my 12 month non immigrant 'o' visa to a non immi 'b'. (My visa is only 1 month old)

Is this correct? And if so how do I do it?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Yes you usually need a non-Imm B to work, and can't usually do so on non-Imm O. Following link has been around for a while on Thai Visa on getting Non-ImmB and WP

http://www.thaivisa.com/513.0.html

Not sure if you can change O to B. Best place to ask would be of course Immigration. I do know when I changed employers a while back I had to cancel one non-Imm B, cancel the WP. Then leave Thailand, get a new Non-Imm B and apply for new WP with a new employer. So I'd expect them to say something similar for changing O to B. Don't know if that has changed tho.

moved to the visa section, but my understanding (given my wife did it) is that is possible to get a work permit off a non-o visa, if you are married to a Thai national.

A work permit may be issued on a non immigrant O visa.

A big advantage of an O visa over a B visa is that when you change jobs, only the work permit is cancelled, not the visa.

A big advantage of an O visa over a B visa is that when you change jobs, only the work permit is cancelled, not the visa.

A Non Imm B visa is not cancelled. Only the extension of stay is.

A big advantage of an O visa over a B visa is that when you change jobs, only the work permit is cancelled, not the visa.

A Non Imm B visa is not cancelled. Only the extension of stay is.

OK, your marriage extension (of the type O) is not cancelled when you lose your job

You don't need to change your visa type to get a WP, a type O (NOT an O-A [retirement]) will do just fine

Edited November 20, 200718 yr by Crossy

A work permit may be issued on a non immigrant O visa.

I've had a work permit for 14 years now using a NON-ED.

Thanks for all your help guys. BTW I am not married or retired, so can I still get the wp on my non-O?