About To Quit The Job That Gave Me My Non-Imm B

[ThePoMoBro]

I have a US passport and I am 26 years old. I have been working a job that gave me a Non-Immigrant B visa for one year (with 90-day check-ins) at immigration. This visa is good until January, 2012 as long as I continue to check in. I am about to quit this job as I have some internet-based income now.

Will my work "cancel" my current Non-Immigrant B visa when I quit? I don't have a bad relationship with the company but they do like to follow the letter of the law. Regardless, I will not have a work permit to show at my next check-in. I have checked in once and I believe we showed the work permit at that time.

There is a stamp above my visa that says "Remark: This applicant is advised to apply for work permit which should be presented to the authorities next time."

So is this Non-Immigrant B going to be worth anything to me once I quit? Or do I need to figure something else out?

[Mario2008]

You say you check in at immigration every 90 days, so I will presume you are on a 1 year extension of stay, with a permission to stay till Jan 2012.

When on an extension of stay based on employment your permission to stay ends the day your employment stops and you will have to leave the country or apply for an extension of stay based on a new reason. You don't seem to have a valid reason for a new extesion of stay.

Your employer needs to inform the labour department and you have to go to immigration to have your permisison to stay cancelled with a letter from your employer informing immigration on what day your employemnt ended. Staying beyond that day means that you are in the country illegaly and on overstay.

But I'm not sure you are on a extension of stay as your post is a bit confusing. Did you get a permisison to stay till Jan 2012 at the immigration office or dos your visa you got abroad says it is valid till Jan 2012? You can also post a scan of the stamp, with personal details deletd so we can check what you have.

If you have a valid multiple non-B visa, the visa would still be valid. Allowing you to come and go to Thailand as long as the visa is valid and upon each entry you cna stay for 90 days. Than leave and come back the same day for another 90 days.

[beechguy]

It appears you have a one year "Extension of Stay" based on your employment. That will no longer be valid upon termination, and you will have to exit the country the same day, or some apply for a 7 day extension, 1900 Baht.

[ThePoMoBro]

Thanks, guys. I figured the visa would be no good but I wasn't sure if there was any way authorities would actually know this (at least until my next check in) since it's not like they are putting a big "canceled" stamp across the visa in my actual passport.

Is 38,000 a good price (including visa fees and classes) for a one-year ED visa? I'm talking to Star Visa Service in Chiang Mai right now.

[Mario2008]

Classes are about 29,000 a year, next you need to get a visa and an extension of stay every 90 days. The extensions of stay cost 1,900 each.

[ThePoMoBro]

Classes are about 29,000 a year, next you need to get a visa and an extension of stay every 90 days. The extensions of stay cost 1,900 each.

The price quoted is for all the classes (though I'm worried they won't be very good), all initial visa fees, and the first extension cost. They claim I won't need to leave the country at all. Does this sound funny at all?

[Mario2008]

If they claim to get a visa for you without you leaving the country, that sounds dodgy. But they might simply mean that they will convert to a non-ED visa at immigration and i would insist on going with them.

If they get a new visa from abroad, without you going abroad, it would be illegal and can land you in serious trouble.

[CMSteve]

Seems a little too much. AUA, Walen, Pro Language, SeeTEFL all offer 1 yr classes with visa for about 25K. If you're planning on going the Ed visa route, do it quickly. it'll take minimally 1 or 2 weeks and upto 4 weeks to get the doc's in order. Also, if you're on a Non-Imm, no need to leave the country. Just have to take the doc's from the school and change your visa/stamps at immigration.

Thanks, guys. I figured the visa would be no good but I wasn't sure if there was any way authorities would actually know this (at least until my next check in) since it's not like they are putting a big "canceled" stamp across the visa in my actual passport.

Is 38,000 a good price (including visa fees and classes) for a one-year ED visa? I'm talking to Star Visa Service in Chiang Mai right now.