I’m working at a school in the lower northeast and had just received my work permit and could extend my visa until end of May next year, when my contract runs out.

(I’m holding a Non-O based on my marriage to a Thai citizen from abroad.)

It took a long time to receive the waiver letter from TCT; a phone call from the director fixed the problem.

I’ve just found a high school, where I could be their head teacher, closer to my home and I could stay with my family every day, instead of living at my school from Monday to Friday.

But the ‘new’ school is in a province next to the one I’m working now and the place where I’m actually living.

Here’s the one million $ question: Can I use my existing visa and work permit, when I resign my job now and start to work for the school?

Can they change my work permit and would my visa still be okay, if they don’t cancel it? Or do I have to apply for a new waver letter, plus going for a new visa?

Unfortunately, I do know most laws regarding visa and work permit, but they often change their laws.

Any useful advice would be deeply appreciated. Wish you all a great week, without a headache. Greetings from lower northeast. :jap:

It is likely you will have to obtain new both unless provinces have the same immigration office and you can obtain a 7 day extension of stay and qualify for the new extension of stay within that time period. Your work permit will have to be new. You must cancel your extension of stay the day your employment ends. It appears you may have to start over.

Per above, a new employer requires a new work permit and cancellation of the old one. The waiver from the TCT is only for your current school, a new school means you will need a new waiver.

Regarding your permision to stay it depends if you have to visit immirgation or not. If you are on an extension of stay based on your marriage, you do not have to cancel your prmisison to stay, if your extension of stay is based on your work you do need to alo cancel your stay. But as you are married to a Thai national you can get 60 days instead of 7 days if you visit immirgation with your wife and her papers (ID-card and household book) and marriage papers.

It is likely you will have to obtain new both unless provinces have the same immigration office and you can obtain a 7 day extension of stay and qualify for the new extension of stay within that time period. Your work permit will have to be new. You must cancel your extension of stay the day your employment ends. It appears you may have to start over.

Thank you very much lopburi. It's nice to know that guys like you are around in this forum. Khop Khun Khrap. :jap:

Per above, a new employer requires a new work permit and cancellation of the old one. The waiver from the TCT is only for your current school, a new school means you will need a new waiver.

Regarding your permision to stay it depends if you have to visit immirgation or not. If you are on an extension of stay based on your marriage, you do not have to cancel your prmisison to stay, if your extension of stay is based on your work you do need to alo cancel your stay. But as you are married to a Thai national you can get 60 days instead of 7 days if you visit immirgation with your wife and her papers (ID-card and household book) and marriage papers.

Thank you very much. Can I get a 60 days extension, based on my marriage at my local Immigration, or do I have to go to a Thai consulate in Laos like Sawan Nakhet?

The biggest problem might be to receive a waiver letter from the TCT in a short period of time, right?

Didn't my documents proof that i for fill the credentials regarding my work permit?

When applying for a new work permit, then I'll have to submit all documents again, as far as I know.

I'm aware that it can take up to five months to get a new waiver letter. I'll have to make a decision pretty soon, staying at my school, or not. :jap:

Edited September 25, 201114 yr by sirchai

Yes the 60 days is available from local immigration office.

"(I’m holding a Non-O based on my marriage to a Thai citizen from abroad.)"

If what he posted is accurate, shouldn't he be okay with what he has?

The problem is he did not say his extension was based on Thai Wife (only his visa entry). If he extended for work it ends with the end of work regardless of the entry visa type. So yes it will be one less issue if he has extended on the basis for Thai Wife rather than employment as that will run normally.