HI,

Sorry, that may be my title above is a bit too complicate for understanding, I am being nervous due to inadequate time for prep these kind of things.

My Boyfriend, French-German, he is now in Germany, just yesterday he got confirnation from a hotel in southern Thailand for coming to work with.

The hotel issues working contract for him to apply for working visa. (Non-immigrant Visa <...... what it is? me..confused..

So, today my BF called to Thai Embassy in Germany to ask for essential informations he must have, also the documents needed.

After trying to call about thousand times, then a Thai man there accepted his call.

This is already little frastrated, more is that man spoke poor German to my BF.

So, what my BF got, is he must prepare these:-

1) Photocopy of the Contract from the company

2) 1 Photocopy

3) Passport and photocopy of passport

4) Photocopy of Flight Ticket

5) Visa fee EU.55

6) Invitation Letter from employer and acquisition of cost

7) Photocopy of Tax Registration from the company

8) and this .... my BF cannot understand because cannot understand that Thai man's spoken over the phone. ........> a License? Registration? and copy of ID Card of the person in the company who has responsibility to hire him

We are not clear about the documents number 7-8.. but my understanding, the embassy need the tax number that the hotel registered, but the NO.8... is it a company registered document?

I am sure some of members here been through this procedure, so please help advice us if we have right understanding.

Thank you for all the replying, and sorry if my English is too poor, I am in rush writng these

I would advise to apply for a non-B visa at a Thai consulate in germany, like Frankfurt. They will be less strict than the Thai embassy in berlin.

Normal requirements are:

2.1 Non-Immigrant Visa Category “B” (Business Visa) is issued to applicants who wish to enter the Kingdom to work or to conduct business.

(1) Foreigners who wish to work in Thailand must provide the following documents:

- Passport or travel document with validity of not less than 6 months.

- Completed visa application form.

- Recent passport-sized photograph (4 x 6 cm) of the applicant taken within the past 6 months.

- Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family).

- Letter of approval from the Ministry of Labour. To obtain this letter, the applicant’s prospective employer in Thailand is required to submit Form WP3 at the Office of Foreign Workers Administration, Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour Tel. 02-2452745, or at the Provincial Employment Office in his or her respective province. More information is available at www.doe.go.th/workpermit/index.html

- Copy of Work Permit issued by the Ministry of Labour and alien income tax or Por Ngor Dor 91 (only in the case where applicant has previously worked in Thailand).

- Corporate documents of hiring company in Thailand such as:

1) business registration and business license

2) list of shareholders

3) company profile

4) details of business operation

5) list of foreign workers stating names, nationalities and positions

6) map indicating location of the company

7) balance sheet, statement of Income Tax and Business Tax (Por Ngor Dor 50 and Por Ngor Dor 30 of the latest year)

8) value-added tax registration (Por Por 20)

- Document indicating the number of foreign tourists (for tourism business only), or document indicating export transactions issued by banks (for export business only).

N.B.

- An alien who receives a Non-Immigrant visa can work in Thailand once he or she is being granted a work permit. An alien in violation of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) concerning taking up employment without work permit or the Royal Decree B.E. 2522 (1979) concerning holding employment in certain restricted occupations and professions shall be prosecuted and imprisoned or fined, or shall face both penalties.

- It is recommended that the applicant should apply for visa at the Thai Embassy/ Consulate in the country where he/she has the residence

http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/123/15388-Non-Immigrant-Visa-%22B%22-(for-Business-and.html

So no. 8 is probably the VAT-tax registration number.

Some Germans told me, Stuttgart and/or Munich are the 'best' consulates, to apply for non-Im-Visas

I would advise to apply for a non-B visa at a Thai consulate in germany, like Frankfurt. They will be less strict than the Thai embassy in berlin.

Normal requirements are:

2.1 Non-Immigrant Visa Category “B” (Business Visa) is issued to applicants who wish to enter the Kingdom to work or to conduct business.

(1) Foreigners who wish to work in Thailand must provide the following documents:

- Passport or travel document with validity of not less than 6 months.

- Completed visa application form.

- Recent passport-sized photograph (4 x 6 cm) of the applicant taken within the past 6 months.

- Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family).

- Letter of approval from the Ministry of Labour. To obtain this letter, the applicant’s prospective employer in Thailand is required to submit Form WP3 at the Office of Foreign Workers Administration, Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour Tel. 02-2452745, or at the Provincial Employment Office in his or her respective province. More information is available at www.doe.go.th/workpermit/index.html

- Copy of Work Permit issued by the Ministry of Labour and alien income tax or Por Ngor Dor 91 (only in the case where applicant has previously worked in Thailand).

- Corporate documents of hiring company in Thailand such as:

1) business registration and business license

2) list of shareholders

3) company profile

4) details of business operation

5) list of foreign workers stating names, nationalities and positions

6) map indicating location of the company

7) balance sheet, statement of Income Tax and Business Tax (Por Ngor Dor 50 and Por Ngor Dor 30 of the latest year)

8) value-added tax registration (Por Por 20)

- Document indicating the number of foreign tourists (for tourism business only), or document indicating export transactions issued by banks (for export business only).

N.B.

- An alien who receives a Non-Immigrant visa can work in Thailand once he or she is being granted a work permit. An alien in violation of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) concerning taking up employment without work permit or the Royal Decree B.E. 2522 (1979) concerning holding employment in certain restricted occupations and professions shall be prosecuted and imprisoned or fined, or shall face both penalties.

- It is recommended that the applicant should apply for visa at the Thai Embassy/ Consulate in the country where he/she has the residence

http://www.mfa.go.th...siness-and.html

So no. 8 is probably the VAT-tax registration number.

PP20 is the Official Company VAT Registration document - A4 sized, Yellow and Pink coloured, showing company details.

Edited October 19, 201213 yr by digitalchromakey

Thank you all for your time,

- Mario2008 ... Your info makes me say "ohlala..." This seems more complicate for me as I knew nothing about Non-immigrant B Visa. Well, after taking time reading, ummm...I am trying to understand... But as you stated, so my Docs stated are right from No.1-7?

I will copy and paste infos you given to the hiring company to take care for the docs which must be issued by them, then.

Thank you na ka.

...........

- Noob7 - seems like my BF will go to consulates in Frankfurt, although I mentioned your infos, he lives now is Lippstadt, and to go Frankfurt, must take about 7 hours by train back and forth. ....tough, huh? He said going to Stuttgart is a lityle bit less distance.. But I think more is he used to Frankfurt than ST. That's why he choices for FF.

Thank you for your nice adcvice

..........

- digitalchtomakey, I also wonder if it is Por.Por.20. But my idea, if i give details that Mario2008 given to the hiring company, they should know what to prep for my BF... Dunno.

Pffff... (I am being tense as inadequate time bef his coming here, but will try best!)

Thank you for your kindness too/ cheers

Well, found many mistakes in my spelling, sorry for this... Writing on iphone really not easy!

Don't worry MidoriApple, I usually have no more than a letter of invitiation from a company, a copy of the company registration, a list of share holders and a copy of the ID of the main shareholder.

That together with my passport + a copy and 2 pass photo's are sufficient.

Documents 7 + 8 are just to prove that the company in Thailand is actually existing and operating under the law.

No need to go to Frankfurt. He should call them to find out exactly what documents they require and then make the application by mail, registered letter, of course. Contact details here: http://www.thaigeneralkonsulat.de/de/main/auskunft.html

- seems like my BF will go to consulates in Frankfurt, although I mentioned your infos, he lives now is Lippstadt, and to go Frankfurt, must take about 7 hours by train back and forth. ....tough, huh? He said going to Stuttgart is a lityle bit less distance.. But I think more is he used to Frankfurt than ST. That's why he choices for FF.

Let him check with a phone call:

http://www.thaikonsulat.de/index2.html

I asked a friend of mine.

Frankfurt is 'closer to the rules', it's a royal Thai consulate general.

Stuttgart instead is a honorary consulate.

My friend mentioned, a non B there, multiple entry, is not needing all papers, he would probably need in Frankfurt.

Some plausibility for the reason, to get the visa, printed, signed, money, done!

They will tell him on the phone, what he need to show from the company, can send it in via Standard Postal service, get it back the same way.

Can save a lot of paperwork, methinks! A lot of driving, too.

Also, in case he drives there: Done in the same day. Walk in, line up, pass the passport, money, papers over the counter, get the visa stamped in the passport, bon voyage!

A honorary consulat will indeed in general be more easy going than a general consulate, as a honorary consulates gets its income from the visas they issue.

Don't worry MidoriApple, I usually have no more than a letter of invitiation from a company, a copy of the company registration, a list of share holders and a copy of the ID of the main shareholder.

That together with my passport + a copy and 2 pass photo's are sufficient.

Documents 7 + 8 are just to prove that the company in Thailand is actually existing and operating under the law.

Thank you for your infos, it helps cooling me down for my worrying

admit I am bit too nervous for visa stuff,

for Thai like me who always have to get involved with the visa thing when need to go-out in country,

and it often got ridiculous matters when we don't do well prep, and I got once which I learnt a lot from that mistake.

No need to go to Frankfurt. He should call them to find out exactly what documents they require and then make the application by mail, registered letter, of course. Contact details here: http://www.thaigeneralkonsulat.de/de/main/auskunft.html

- seems like my BF will go to consulates in Frankfurt, although I mentioned your infos, he lives now is Lippstadt, and to go Frankfurt, must take about 7 hours by train back and forth. ....tough, huh? He said going to Stuttgart is a lityle bit less distance.. But I think more is he used to Frankfurt than ST. That's why he choices for FF.

Let him check with a phone call:

http://www.thaikonsulat.de/index2.html

I asked a friend of mine.

Frankfurt is 'closer to the rules', it's a royal Thai consulate general.

Stuttgart instead is a honorary consulate.

My friend mentioned, a non B there, multiple entry, is not needing all papers, he would probably need in Frankfurt.

Some plausibility for the reason, to get the visa, printed, signed, money, done!

They will tell him on the phone, what he need to show from the company, can send it in via Standard Postal service, get it back the same way.

Can save a lot of paperwork, methinks! A lot of driving, too.

Also, in case he drives there: Done in the same day. Walk in, line up, pass the passport, money, papers over the counter, get the visa stamped in the passport, bon voyage!

A honorary consulat will indeed in general be more easy going than a general consulate, as a honorary consulates gets its income from the visas they issue.

Thank you again for you all.

Situation now, BF will go to consulate in Essen instead, this should be a lot easier and only 1 hour getting there.

He will go in this Monday, hopefully his docs is well-prepared enough and can be through plesantly until flying to me by this early Nov.

Well, really excited, first time for us to live so closer like this. (Me-Bkk, He-Krabi)

Have great weekend, you guys/ Cheers

You should of mentioned that you are Thai before. Your husband can get a single entry Non-immigrant O visa based upon marriage to you with just your marriage certificate and copy of you passport photo page. No need for all the company documents. If possible I suggest you ask the consulate to make a note on his visa stamp or sticker that visa was issued based upon marriage to a Thai.

Your husbands employer should also have a copy of your marriage certificate when they apply for your husbands work permit. Being married to a Thai reduces the number of employees and registered capital that is required for the work permit.

Do you plan on living in Thailand also? If yes then you should consider getting his extension of stay based upon marriage to you instead of work. If he gets a work extension and his job end his extension would end on the date his job ends but a marriage extension would not end.

She is talking about her boy friend, so not married.

Oops

Got marriage on the brain I guess.

But perhaps useful info for somebody else.

I am not married yet

To update situation, BF just now finished his VISA applying at consulate in Essen, he said it toook only 20 minutes and all are done perfectly.

Now he is returning home.

Ohoo..I am so envy of European people, this so different when compare to the time I have to go to German consulate in Bangkok for Schengen Visa,

although I got no problem when applying,but there are always stressful and take times.

Thank you, everyone here is very kind to me as always, cheers

Thanks for posting the positive outcome.