What Happens If You Lose Your Work Permit?

[ianwuk]

I don't have a degree but I do have a work permit with the company I work for. This is also tied to my current visa (which expires in 2010 - my Non B. expired ages ago). If the company I work for goes under and I lose my work permit how does that affect my visa and such? Do I basically need to start looking for a plane ticket home if my work permit goes?

Thanks.

Ian

[lopburi3]

If you are on an extension of stay from immigration for work it ends the day your work ends (not your work permit). You must leave immediately or apply for a 7 day extension of stay.

[thaiphoon]

You are on extension of stay (not a visa) based on employment as you say your Non-B visa died long ago. If you lose your job then your extension of stay is cancelled too. You have to leave the country on the last day of working or go to immigration and obtain a 7 day extension of stay (fee 1900 baht).

[Mario2008]

It seems that you are on an extension of stay from immigration based on working. In that case if you lose your job, you have to leave Thailand the same day or visit immigration and pay 1,900 baht for a 7 day extension of stay.

[ianwuk]

So basically I am stuffed. And yes, you are right, it is an extension of stay (until 2010). So basically the 2010 thing is worthless because when it all goes all I have is pretty much a week at the most?

Thanks.

Ian

[thaiphoon]

That is the downside of extension of stay based on employment v Non-B visa. There may be other options for you if you are married to a Thai, or you could obtain tourist visa and re-enter country to stay longer/look for alternative work if you wanted to.

[ianwuk]

Is there a website that details all the rules and regulations for the visa I have?

Thanks.

Ian

[Mario2008]

No such website exists. We have a link to a lot of regulations, like the rules concerning an extension of stay, but not for example a link for information what happens hwen you are on an extension of stay based on employment and lose your job.

You can have a look here for more information about that:

http://www.dejudomlaw.com/index.php?option...09&Itemid=9

But be careful about not returning the WP. That might be old information, as someone had problems with not retunring the WP recently. Advise is to return the WP, just to be safe.

[stbkk]

Is there a website that details all the rules and regulations for the visa I have?

Thanks.

Ian

You are on it .

It wouldn't surprise me if half of the Immigration department referred to this site to find out what to do.

[ianwuk]

In my situation what is the easiest (and cheapest) way to get a visa that allows me to stay in Thailand if I were to lose my job?

Thanks.

Ian

[lopburi3]

Currently a non immigrant multi entry O visa from Perth.

If you are over 50, or married to a Thai, or willing to study there would be other alternatives.

[ianwuk]

I would be willing to study except that it would be distance learning with a UK university. How much would a non-imm O cost and are there any companies that will do all the hard work for me (like a Cambodian visa run)?

Thanks.

Ian

[lopburi3]

If there are it could put you in jail or get you deported if you are talking about not crossing a border yourself.

[ianwuk]

I am happy to cross the border myself but I imagine the whole process might involve tons of paperwork and I just wanted help with that.

Are there any companies who do this type of visa that I can talk to?

Thanks.

Ian

[Mario2008]

You best option is to try to get a multiple non-O from Perth. It just requires you to go to Australia and apply there for a visa and stating you want to go and visit friends or family.

If you go for the ED visa you just register with a school. They will isue the paperwork which you deliver to a consualte or embassy in a neighbouring country.

There realy isn't much to it.

[loupe]

I am in a similar situaion. I have quit my job, and I finish up at the end of the month. Can I change my non-imm-B visa to a retirement vsa without leaving the country? I (sadly) meet the age requirement, and I have the necessary 800,000 baht in the bank (but it's only been there for a few weeks). Also, do I just give my WP back to my employer, or do I have to take it personally to the Labour Office?

[lopburi3]

You should probably plan a trip out to obtain a single entry non immigrant O visa the day you finish work. Return and you have the 60 days for money to be in account and can then extend your stay during the last 30 days of the entry. You do not currently qualify for a change of extension for requirement as money has not been in place long enough.

Believe employer normally takes care of the WP. They should provide you a letter to immigration however; if you want a 7 day extension of stay it will probably be required.

[loupe]

Thanks for that Lopburi. Can I simply leave the country before I quit work and before I hand in my WP, and just return with a 60-day tourist visa? It says in my passport that the non-imm-B becomes invalid if I leave the country without first obtaining a re-entry permit.

[thaiphoon]

Thanks for that Lopburi. Can I simply leave the country before I quit work and before I hand in my WP, and just return with a 60-day tourist visa? It says in my passport that the non-imm-B becomes invalid if I leave the country without first obtaining a re-entry permit.

I believe you are on extension of stay based on employment (it is not a visa) with that stamp in your passport. If you leave the country without a re-entry permit your permission to stay will terminate. But that is not a problem if you obtain single entry Non-O visa, as Lop suggests, because you will get a 90 day permission to stay on re-entering the Kingdom. And on Non-O visa you can continue to work as long as you have a WP. You cannot work on a tourist visa.

[lopburi3]

You can not work once you do that but yes it will end the extension of stay - I would try to obtain a non immigrant O visa so you do not have to fool around with visa change paperwork at Immigration and the 2,000 baht fee that will require.

[jombom]

You best option is to try to get a multiple non-O from Perth. It just requires you to go to Australia and apply there for a visa and stating you want to go and visit friends or family.

If you go for the ED visa you just register with a school. They will isue the paperwork which you deliver to a consualte or embassy in a neighbouring country.

There realy isn't much to it.

Both you and Lopburi have suggested Perth. Is there any particular reason for this ?? It's a nice place to visit, but the immigration/customs officials at the airport are unreal -- must be the most unfriendly in the world.

[Mario2008]

Perth is a honorary consul. Honorary consuls don't recieve a salary, instead they get a commision from each visa they issue, where as consuls and embassy staf are Thai civil servants and receive a salary. Hence honorary consuls are more friendly in issuing a visa, as their income depends on it.

[thaiphoon]

Both you and Lopburi have suggested Perth. Is there any particular reason for this ?? It's a nice place to visit, but the immigration/customs officials at the airport are unreal -- must be the most unfriendly in the world.

It is the nearest consulate to Thailand that will issue such a visa, unless travelling to Europe. The consulates is very liberal and has a good reputation for being efficient and helpful. Read reports here and here

[jombom]

Perth is a honorary consul. Honorary consuls don't recieve a salary, instead they get a commision from each visa they issue, where as consuls and embassy staf are Thai civil servants and receive a salary. Hence honorary consuls are more friendly in issuing a visa, as their income depends on it.

Many thanks for this info Mario.

[tenhoursaway]

Interesting Topic - I am in a sililar situation right now, and since the law changes time to time, I would like to get that thread back to life:

Situation:

Early that year the visa type behind of my extension of stay was changed from Non-B to Non-O (married) at the immigration office as I applied for a new extension of stay.

So I am on an extension of stay Non-O now. This extension was granted based on my income in Thailand, and not on a 400k deposit.

Does anyone know, if that extension of stay "Non-O" will expire together with my work permit?

(My contract was terminated due to the EURO crisis - I am working at a company that serves only European customer.)

[lopburi3]

As long as the wife has not departed you are safe until next extension of stay time. You obtained the extension on the basis of Thai wife so it would end with the end of marriage.