I was curious if anybody knows (for certain) if one's employer is legally required to reimburse its foreign employees the 1900 baht paid to the immigration office for their non-imm B yearly visa extensions.

No they are not legally required to give you the money back, but most reputable companies employing an expat would do so as a matter of course, and if you had to travel out of country to aquire a visa etc, they would pick up the tab for flights/hotels and per diem as well

No they are not legally required to give you the money back, but most reputable companies employing an expat would do so as a matter of course, and if you had to travel out of country to aquire a visa etc, they would pick up the tab for flights/hotels and per diem as well

Thanks for the quick reply, Soutpeel. What you said makes sense to me.

Look in your employment contract. Unless it's in there, they are not required to pay.

Edited November 23, 201114 yr by wayned

Look in your employment contract. Unless it's in there, they are not required to pay.

Actually, I'm not having a problem with that (but have never heard of such a detail being specified in a contract). It was just a disagreement during a lunchtime conversation -- some people were adamant that it is a legal requirement for employers, while others felt certain that it is done at the discretion of the employer.

None of us have ever heard of an employee not reimbursing the 1900 baht, so I guess that gave some the impression that it was being done according to laws.

Edited November 23, 201114 yr by Wavefloater

Look in your employment contract. Unless it's in there, they are not required to pay.

Actually, I'm not having a problem with that (but have never heard of such a detail being specified in a contract). It was just a disagreement during a lunchtime conversation -- some people were adamant that it is a legal requirement for employers, while others felt certain that it is done at the discretion of the employer.

None of us have ever heard of an employee not reimbursing the 1900 baht, so I guess that gave some the impression that it was being done according to laws.

Some schools pay for it and also for work permit. I am currently working at a school and the contract says that you must arrive with a Non B visa, some pay for the W.P. my present school does not. Some say that they will pay for partial travel expense for you to get the Non B.

Look in your employment contract. Unless it's in there, they are not required to pay.

Actually, I'm not having a problem with that (but have never heard of such a detail being specified in a contract). It was just a disagreement during a lunchtime conversation -- some people were adamant that it is a legal requirement for employers, while others felt certain that it is done at the discretion of the employer.

None of us have ever heard of an employee not reimbursing the 1900 baht, so I guess that gave some the impression that it was being done according to laws.

Some schools pay for it and also for work permit. I am currently working at a school and the contract says that you must arrive with a Non B visa, some pay for the W.P. my present school does not. Some say that they will pay for partial travel expense for you to get the Non B.

I actually find this quite bizarre, an establishment wants to employ you but is not prepared to carry the "admin" cost of employing you ??

The Anuban Schools seem to pay for extensions, and W.P but not for the initial Non B but it still could vary from school to school. My present school pays for nothing, but the contract does say partial transportation expense. This is Thailand. Many businesses in Thailand have never employed foreigners before and don't know the actual process that we must go through. I asked a resort that I worked for to pay for W.P. they did but I had to pay for the Non B. We had a lawyer do the W.P. and split the cost, the employer had no clue as to what was involved, for either, the lawyer helped them prepare the paperwork for the Non B as well.

You could ask for such things to be included in your contract....Take it or leave it.

The Anuban Schools seem to pay for extensions, and W.P but not for the initial Non B but it still could vary from school to school. My present school pays for nothing, but the contract does say partial transportation expense. This is Thailand. Many businesses in Thailand have never employed foreigners before and don't know the actual process that we must go through. I asked a resort that I worked for to pay for W.P. they did but I had to pay for the Non B. We had a lawyer do the W.P. and split the cost, the employer had no clue as to what was involved, for either, the lawyer helped them prepare the paperwork for the Non B as well.

You could ask for such things to be included in your contract....Take it or leave it.

All my stuff is paid for has always been, in years gone by on a could of occassions had to go to Singapore and get a new Non-imm B and the tab for everything was picked up, flights, hotel, visa cost, per diem etc

I wouldnt considered working for a company who wouldnt pay for the required documentation, not my problem, they want me to work here and they need to pay for this sort of stuff.