Work Permit On A 60 Day Extension Of A Non-O

[bigt116]

My future employer has said that the labour department have told them, that they cannot apply for my work permit as I am on a 60 day extension of my non-o (visiting my Thai child), is this true ?

I thought a work permit could be applied for on a Non-O ?

(My non-o extension runs out on June 19, is this too short a time to apply for the work permit ?)

Thanks for any answers :-)

[bigt116]

PS, they are saying also that I have to be married to get a work permit on a non-o (i am not married to the mother, we just co-habit)

[InterestedObserver]

You can apply for a work permit on just about any type of legal entry into Thailand. You must have a Non-Immigrant "B" visa, "O" if on married extension of stay, in your passport to be issued the work permit by the Labor Office. Rules are always subject to change, TIT!

[bigt116]

Thanks for the answer, so could we go to immigration or labour department and change me non-o and extension for a Non-B for the work permit ?

[InterestedObserver]

Thanks for the answer, so could we go to immigration or labour department and change me non-o and extension for a Non-B for the work permit ?

The usual procedure is to apply for the work permit, take the WP3 receipt the Labor Department gives you, go to a local Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate and get the non-immigrant "B" visa, return to the Labor Department and be issued the formal work permit. It is unlikely that immunization will change your current non-immigrant "O" visa extension into a "B" for the purpose stated.

[aidenai]

Thanks for the answer, so could we go to immigration or labour department and change me non-o and extension for a Non-B for the work permit ?

I'm afraid you're too late. It could have worked when you would have applied for a change using the TM.86 form, 21 days before expiry of your current permission of stay.

go to a local Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate and get the non-immigrant "B" visa

OP is asking about a change at an Immigration Office. Not about applying for a visa at an Embassy or Consulate in one of the neighbouring countries.

[InterestedObserver]

Thanks for the answer, so could we go to immigration or labour department and change me non-o and extension for a Non-B for the work permit ?

I'm afraid you're too late. It could have worked when you would have applied for a change using the TM.86 form, 21 days before expiry of your current permission of stay.

go to a local Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate and get the non-immigrant "B" visa

OP is asking about a change at an Immigration Office. Not about applying for a visa at an Embassy or Consulate in one of the neighbouring countries.

The OP needs a non-immigrant "B" visa for a work permit. Please cite a reference or post where immigration has changed/issued a non-immigrant "B" visa in Thailand for the purpose of obtaining a work permit.

[bigt116]

I read that the 21 day rule is not always strictly enforced ?

and ref the Non b thing, if they are telling me to go and get a tourist visa in laos to then change at immigratio, what is the difference from changing my non-o and extension to a non-b at immigration (thereby saving time, trouble and money going to Laos)

[InterestedObserver]

I read that the 21 day rule is not always strictly enforced ?

and ref the Non b thing, if they are telling me to go and get a tourist visa in laos to then change at immigratio, what is the difference from changing my non-o and extension to a non-b at immigration (thereby saving time, trouble and money going to Laos)

Have you asked immigration yet for a non-immigrant "B"?

[Debothai]

I also thought that having a non-imm O visa can be used to get a WP once a job is secured..I also have received my non-imm O visa based on my marriage to a thai.I too, would have prefered a non-imm B visa, but since I don't have a secure offer yet, I opted for an non-imm O visa...with the idea that it would be possible to get a WP.

[InterestedObserver]

I also thought that having a non-imm O visa can be used to get a WP once a job is secured..I also have received my non-imm O visa based on my marriage to a thai.I too, would have prefered a non-imm B visa, but since I don't have a secure offer yet, I opted for an non-imm O visa...with the idea that it would be possible to get a WP.

The Alien Working Act specifies a non-immigrant visa (must be authorized to enter the Kingdom temporarily), specifically excluding a tourist or transit visa. The Labor Department usually requires a non-immigrant "B" business visa, an "O" has been accepted on occasion especially when the applicant has a one-year extension of stay based on marriage to a Thai. The applicant usually takes his WP3 work permit application receipt and goes to a local Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate and gets a non-immigrant "B" visa.

[10years]

Are you saying that you only need to show a WP3 work permit application receipt as a supporting document when applying for a non-B visa? What about that stack of papers about your employer that you used to have to show?

I assume you will need to fill out an application form, attach a visa-size photo, and pay the fee to get the non-B. Is there anything else, like cash or a bank account, employment contract?

[Maestro]

Are you saying that you only need to show a WP3 work permit application receipt as a supporting document when applying for a non-B visa? What about that stack of papers about your employer that you used to have to show? ...

That stack of papers is also needed for the application for a non-B visa.