Hi All,

I hope somebody here can help me. I am currently on a 1 yr non-immigrant type “F” visa. I will be starting a new job and the old agency I work for wants to cancel my visa, but I am wondering if it can be transferred to a non-immigrant type “B” so I can get the work permit without having to go on a visa run and not break my duration of being on a non-immigrant visa. If I remember correctly I was originally on a non-immigrant “B” and they transferred it to the “F”.

Any help would be appreciated.

First you need a job offer (before your visa is withdrawn). You do not obtain a work permit without one. Then you can go to immigration to change visa per below:

Application for change of visa type to work in Thailand (NON-

Application to change visa type

Passport copy

1 passport picture, 4x6 cm.

Fee 2,000.- Baht

Letter stating reason for employing a foreigner and asking for permission to change visa type

Employment confirmation (according to the standard set by the Labour Department)

Company registration confirmations

Value added tax register, special business tax register, shareholders list

Company registration certificates

Budget documents of company or letter of notification

Income tax documents (P.Ng.D. 1, P.Ng.D. 50) or letter of notification

Evidence of education and experience of foreigner

request to change visa type by BOI, Industrial Estates of Thailand or Petroleum of Thailand (if any)

Remarks 

The applicant's documents are required to be certified by himself/herself on every page.

Documents of the cmpany must be certified by the authorized director(s) with the company seal (if any) affixed on every page.

Please prepare and submit all documents as listed in a complete set on the filing date of application for convenience and expeditious processing (contact call: 0-2287-4948)

In case any relevant documents of application are issued in a language other than English or Thai, these must be translated into English or Thai and ceritfied by the Embassy or Consulate of the aplicant's county in Thailand.

Thanks a lot for your help. I have the job offer already so I will follow the advice you gave.