Requirements For A Work Permit

[wilko]

I have a work permit to teach for a particular school.

I have now bween approached to work for another small company as a consultant. I will need a permit for this and am told the company must be "worth" 2million baht.

Thee issues as I see it are how many permits can I hold?

what will it / they cost?

Are the requirements the same for a teacher as an MD or consultant?

Eg UK passport have extended non-im "B".

[kandt]

Wilko, check with the immigration people, if possible, where you will be doing your consultancy. It very much depends on them and the duration of your consultancy.

Cheers......kandt

[kenkannif]

^ I'd have thunk the Labour Dept. would be the people to ask?

But yeah I'm pretty sure you can have more than one WP!

[wilko]

^ I'd have thunk the Labour Dept. would be the people to ask?

But yeah I'm pretty sure you can have more than one WP!

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Yes - I think it's Chonburi Labour dept I have to approach. I’m not sure you can have 2 work permits.

OK so here are 3 scenarios....

1 - I'm told that most teaching permits only cover you for the actual premises of the school or academy you're working for. This would mean that any teacher going to teach at a factory would technically be in breach of his/her permit.

2 - If one got a full-time job at a factory, who would be responsible for the work permit then, the school that provided the teacher or the premises/business where he is working?

3 - Can an MD of a school have a permit to run the school and also one to teach???

[kenkannif]

^ I'd have thunk the Labour Dept. would be the people to ask?

But yeah I'm pretty sure you can have more than one WP!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes - I think it's Chonburi Labour dept I have to approach. I’m not sure you can have 2 work permits.

OK so here are 3 scenarios....

This mainly just guesswork (from what I've seen and read over the years), so please don't take this as gospel.

1 - I'm told that most teaching permits only cover you for the actual premises of the school or academy you're working for. This would mean that any teacher going to teach at a factory would technically be in breach of his/her permit.

Yes, generally WPs are location specific (although it doesn't seem to be a problem) so in theory yes you'd be in breach of your permit. Although it is possible to have more than one location on/in your work permit.

2 - If one got a full-time job at a factory, who would be responsible for the work permit then, the school that provided the teacher or the premises/business where he is working?

Really your school should get you a WP to teach there as they're paying your wages.....probably easier said than done though.

3 - Can an MD of a school have a permit to run the school and also one to teach???

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I'd have thought so, although many probably wouldn't bother (due to the logic that it's hard enough to get one WP let alone two).

As I said purely guesswork and assumption, to be sure check with them.