Staying In Thailand

[desmond]

Hi,

Could someone please advise me on the following ?

I am a male Singaporean, married to a Thai National for 3 years. We are staying in Singapore currently (she is a Singapore Permanent Resident).

Recently I got a job offer from a Thai Registered Company in Thailand.

The question is , what type of visa should I apply at the Thai Embassy in Singapore before proceeding to Thailand ?

Should I apply for the Category "O" or Category "B" ? If I make the wrong choice, will it affect my application of extension subsequently ?

What is the best route or best way to apply for Permanent Residence in Thailand ?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

[Indo-Siam]

For employment, either way works equally well. For permanent residence, you must have three consecutive years of one year entry permit extensions.

Considerations are:

1. To get Class B visa, you need an employment letter from employing company.

2. To get Class O (spouse) visa, you need Thai marriage registration papers.

3. Once inside Thailand, to extend the Class O based on marriage, you must have 200,000 baht (soon rising to 400,000 baht) in joint Thai account, and your wife must accompany you to Immigration to get the extension. But - you may also get a work permit and work-based extension of the Class O visa - without your wife, or money in a Thai bank account.

4. If you extend a Class B based on work permit and employment, and your employment ceases, you lose your work permit, and your extension is cancelled - and you must leave Thailand within a week. If you are here on a Class O, they do not require you to leave - they just ask you to show money in bank to convert you over to spouse status.

Good luck!

Steve

Indo-Siam Group

[email protected]

www.thaistartup.com

[maxbkkguy]

I am a male Singaporean, married to a Thai National for 3 years. We are staying in Singapore currently (she is a Singapore Permanent Resident).

Recently I got a job offer from a Thai Registered Company in Thailand.

My fellow Singapore friend,

Since you are going to work in a thai company, very obviously they will have to apply work permit for you.Just get a Class B visa will do.Without a Class B visa, you will have to make another trip out of Thailand again.So class B visa is important for your case.

BTW, I'm from singapore also.

Cheers!!

[desmond]

I am a male Singaporean, married to a Thai National for 3 years. We are staying in Singapore currently (she is a Singapore Permanent Resident).

Recently I got a job offer from a Thai Registered Company in Thailand.

My fellow Singapore friend,

Since you are going to work in a thai company, very obviously they will have to apply work permit for you.Just get a Class B visa will do.Without a Class B visa, you will have to make another trip out of Thailand again.So class B visa is important for your case.

BTW, I'm from singapore also.

Cheers!!

Thank you very much guys for your valuable information

[lopburi3]

Date of OP 2004. This has got to be some kind of record for lost in space travel.