I'm really bad at searching, just managed to find bits and pieces here and there so now i'm asking.

Im a manager in a small company and i have a fellow farang coming to work for me.

He had all the company papers in Europe to apply for a Non-B visa, but was declined because he didn't have a work permit yet(no surprise there).

So he is here on a tourist visa now, and the application process has been started with the Labour department.

My secretary is now saying that he cannot have his WP cause of his tourist visa, but now it sems that it's a question of whats needed first, the chicken or the egg...? IE. WP or Non-B.

All the labour department has given is a small A5 sized paper, sort of a recipt of getting the application, is this paper enough to get the Non-B from Penang/KL/Vientiane and thus getting the actual work permit? I think i found some information that an invitation letter from Labour Department is needed, but this surely can't be "an invitation letter" or can it?

Maybe just to fire all the accountants and lawyers and hire new ones will help?

And sorry for the typos, and my inability to use search fuctions properly.

If that is the receipt for work permit application is is what they require - so along with the normal company paperwork he should be able to obtain a single entry B visa now.