Business Visa Without Workpermit

[2ge]

Hi,

I would like to make my first business visa, I am from Slovakia, 30 years old. With making business visa, it shouldn't be problem, but I worry about work permit - which I will not have. My question is:

do you have any advice, when I will make my first visa-run after 3 months on business visa (I will apply for multiple, 1 year), if they will change it to tourist visa, if I will dont have work-permit? I heard something, they have power to do this, but I want to know, in the reality, how often is this applied, or to know which border to avoid, etc.

Thanks for any help guys, your opinion/experience is welcome.

[Tropicalevo]

Not sure of your exact circumstances but - in my experience, you do not have to have a work permit if you have a business visa.

A work permit is for work that you do for yourself or for a Thai company. (Paid or unpaid.)

A business visa means that you are working on behalf of someone overseas. Not earning money in Thailand. I travelled and worked for some years in Thailand whilst I was employed by a UK company. I left the Kingdom regularly, but I was actually based here - working for the UK company.

I have not heard of anyone that has had a B visa changed to a tourist visa upon re-entry. However TIT.

[lopburi3]

Total nonsense. Immigration has no way to change a non immigrant visa to a tourist visa. But they always have the right to deny entry but that authority is seldom used.

[TerryLH]

"A business visa means that you are working on behalf of someone overseas. Not earning money in Thailand."

"Total nonsense."

[2ge]

thanks guys, so business visa without work permit is the way to go (I will not work in Thailand), and I will always smile, when crossing the border

[PoorSucker]

thanks guys, so business visa without work permit is the way to go (I will not work in Thailand), and I will always smile, when crossing the border

Here's the documentation you need to get a 1year multiple entry non-B.

MFA