Hello all

Can anyone help? I came to Thailand on a Non-Imm O visa after applying to Hull Embassy for a Visa to 'seek work and visit friends'. I have now seeked out and accepted a job and need to change my visa to a Non-Imm B as my current visa is stamped to say work prohibited. The visa lady at work hasn't seen this before and tells me I now need to fly out of the country to change my non-imm o visa to a 30 day tourist visa before she can change it to a Non-Imm B - is this right? I thought you could change a Non-Imm O to a Non-Imm B at a Immigration office? Has anyone else had experience of this type of visa situation?

Any help very much appreciated as I will need to get this sorted by Wednesday of next week when I am due to do a multiple entry visa run to the border if it cannot be changed in the country.

Thanks in advance

There is no need to change.

You can work with a Non Imm O Visa providing you have a Work Permit.

There is no need to change.

You can work with a Non Imm O Visa providing you have a Work Permit.

The stamp says "Work Prohibited" so he cannot use this visa, he must change it.

That Stamp means nothing.They always put that. He can work with a Non Imm O Visa.

The stamp is just a reminder that you are not allowed to work without a work permit.

Oh okay, maybe would be better for them to stamp "Not allowed to work without a Work Permit"

but this is Thailand and that would be tooooooo easy

Labor may or may not issue a work permit with that stamp - but she should ask before making decision that you need to obtain a new visa. If labor says no then is the time to obtain a new B visa with work permit application receipt/company paperwork.