What to do when changing from b-visa to non-o visa ?

[Samurai Catamarans]

Hi ive been in Thailand over 10 years for the first 7 of which i had a marrige visa. The last few years ive been working so changed to a buissness visa. This work may end soon and im wondering what i need to do to go back to my marrige visa while im out of work any help and information thanks in advance.

[Rooo]

Moved to visa section.

[thepool]

Have you really got a B visa or are you on a extension of stay based on work ?

[ubonjoe]

I think you have an extension of stay based upon working not a B visa.

When your job ends you can just change the reason for your extension from working to one based upon marriage. You will need a letter from the company stating your job has ended on or shortly after you go to apply for the new extension.

Are you aware that you can get a work permit and work with an extension of stay based upon marriage to a Thai?

[Samurai Catamarans]

You know what im not sure ive only been out of Thailand one time in ten year and that was to get a Non-immigrant B Visa that i needed to get my work permit and a years visa which i used and renewed but in the future this job is going to end so i will need to go back to my marry visa where i show 400k. I was wondering what i needed to do when i change as when i changed to the one i have now i had to leave Thailand and return with a Non-immigrant B Visa. Thanks for your coments so far but im still not sure what i need or should do.

[ubonjoe]

I am certain the visa you used to enter the country expired long ago. Since that entry you have been extending the permit to stay you got from that entry.

You currently have an extension of stay based upon working.

When your job ends you will need to get a letter from your employer stating the date your job will end. Then you will go to immigration and give them the letter along with a TM7 extension of stay application form with the reason for the extension being to live with my Thai wife. You will also need all the supporting documents for the extension based upon marriage and proof of having 400K baht in a Thai bank in your name only for 60 days or proof of 40K baht income.

Immigration will cancel the extension you have now and then give you a under consideration stamp with a report back date. Then you return on that date and they will do the one year extension of permit to stay stamp.

If you start working again after you get the extension based upon marriage you can apply for a work permit and start work without doing anything at immigration because you are allowed to work on that extension.

You were evidently given some wrong information when you started working the last time. You could of started working without going out for a B visa.