Non Immigration - O

[Tad]

Dear Sir,

Would like to ask that, we are both Malaysian, but my husband ask non immigration B and I ask immigration -O ( follow husband) now my husband can work and got work permit but I would like to check whether can I ask work permit with non immigration - O. ( Both of us need to work in Thailand)

I called Labour Dept., they said cannot ask non immigration- O, they inform me to go outside and ask non - B instead.

Please kindly help to advise it's correct or not and what is the best way or the resolution that we can do.

Thank you

[beano2274]

My company said the same thing. Some labour offices will allow a Non Immigrant O some will not. I personally will not change to a Non Immigrant B as then if I lose my job then I must leave or try to change back to Non Immigrant O extension within 7 days.

[lopburi3]

You need a work permit from Labor to work so if they say you must have a B visa entry for them to issue it that is what you will have to obtain. You may be able to apply for the work permit and then take that paperwork out to obtain the required visa and then return to have the work permit issued.

[Mario2008]

My company said the same thing. Some labour offices will allow a Non Immigrant O some will not. I personally will not change to a Non Immigrant B as then if I lose my job then I must leave or try to change back to Non Immigrant O extension within 7 days.

Being married to a Thai you would get 60 days, not 7.

[Mario2008]

OP's problem might be that the non-O is not based on marriage to a Thai national but based on being a dependent of soemone working in Thailand. Many labour offices will not give a work permit in that case. As Lopburi said, get a non-B.

[beano2274]

My company said the same thing. Some labour offices will allow a Non Immigrant O some will not. I personally will not change to a Non Immigrant B as then if I lose my job then I must leave or try to change back to Non Immigrant O extension within 7 days.

Being married to a Thai you would get 60 days, not 7.

Okay, but I see it as an inconvenience that could be avoided, I have a valid Non Immigrant Extension, but to work I need to go to Immigration to get it changed to a new extension "B", then if I lose my job after 3 months I have to pay 1900 baht for a new extension based on marriage. Whereas my current extension could be valid for 10 months.

If I wanted to apply for Thai Citizenship, would the change of extension require me to have another concurrent 3 years so that I can apply or not? As it is a change in circumstances.

[Mario2008]

No argument from me about what is best, that depends on your circumstances and is a personal choice. I just point out that in your case you would get 60 days instead of 7.

[beano2274]

No argument from me about what is best, that depends on your circumstances and is a personal choice. I just point out that in your case you would get 60 days instead of 7.

I appreciate the correction in my original post no argument there.