Moving To Part-Time Work And Unsure Of How To Stay (Or If It'S Possible)

[greatgatsbee]

Hi everyone,

My apologies if I'm covering well-trod ground. I had a look through some of the topics posted here nad didn't see this specifically covered.

I am currently employed in a full-time position in Bangkok, but will be moving to part-time work soon. I have been on a full-time work permit for the past few years, while before that I was able to receive multiple renewal non-immigrant O visas from my consulate back in farangland. I have heard that these are more difficult to obtain than they were in the past and that the other option -- going to an embassy in, say, Laos and getting a two month visa, extending that by one month in Bangkok and then repeating -- is also no longer an option. (The monthly border run scenario is also not an option from what I hear. I only ever had to do that for a few months and did not care for the experience).

I would like to stay here due to the low cost of living and having been established for some time, however it seems that the visa rules make this prohibitively difficult.

From what I gather, the main (legal) ways of staying on board here without a full-time visa are to marry a Thai or take one of the Thai-language courses that enable you to get an ed visa. Are those two the extent of it? Any options I might be overlooking?

Any and all advice greatly appreciated. I do hope to find a way to remain.

[Mario2008]

partime work does not exclude you from an extension of stay, depending on the job your income might as for most jobs there is a inimum income requirement depending on your nationality.

But if you do not meet the income, you could still get a work permit and (multiple) non-B visas.

Other options depend also on your age. if over 50 you can stay based on retirement.

[greatgatsbee]

Thanks for your response. I should have mentioned that the part-time work I will take on will be done remotely from here and for a company located outside of Thailand. It would be separate from the Bangkok-based company I work for now. I am also not near the retirement age.

[Mario2008]

Then the educational visa is your bes option in the long term. Remember that it doesn't have to be Thai language.