Drunk Driving = No Work Permit?

[poskat]

Hi everyone, longtime reader first time poster.

what impact would having a DUI (driving under the influence) on record have on getting a work permit?

Edited August 19, 2009 by poskat

[shotover]

Did the DUI occur in Thailand or another country?

[poskat]

sorry, I should have said it was in the US.

I am currently in the US and am being recruited for a job at Chulalongkorn University.

Edited August 19, 2009 by poskat

[gosompoi]

None! Zero problem! Not an issue, and DUIs are traffic offenses not even criminal.

[poskat]

in the US, DUI is definitely criminal, so I thought it be also in Thailand and would be a problem to the Thai Gov when applying for the WP

[ubonjoe]

Unless the university requires a police report to get the job you will have no problem getting a work permit.

The only crime that can prevent you from getting it is a violation of Thai immigration or labor laws.

[QED]

No police check needed for WP, unless they did one without my knowledge.

[Wiggy]

Don't drink and drive in the first place would be my advice.

[OxfordWill]

You supplying a time travel device with that helpful advice Wiggy?

My friend lost his job when the uni did a chexck on his criminal record, but this is something they did on their own and not something which was part of his work permit application.

edit: sorry, should add this was not the same uni as you! it was an international school.

Edited August 20, 2009 by OxfordWill