Working In Thailand As A Trainee

[XkWiZiT]

Hi guys,

i've just graduated from a hotel school in switzerland (glion..anyone?). Anyway I got accepted to work as a management trainee at novotel phuket. They asked me to get a B visa but after reading some information off the net I think you also need a working permit to work in thailand. is this correct?

Also they said I would have to renew/extend my visa every 3 months. However after reading some of u guys posts about visa run...do I need to do that too? Coz the hotel didnt mention anything about that.

btw, I'm located in vietnam and I'm new here...lol

thanks for helping

[vinny]

See Visa For Internship.

[rishi]

Also they said I would have to renew/extend my visa every 3 months. However after reading some of u guys posts about visa run...do I need to do that too? Coz the hotel didnt mention anything about that.

Since your job is as a trainee, you'll probably get a salary less than 50.000/month? This is a requirement for most Europeans for getting a one year extention of a non-imm B... So, if you get paid less, you'll have to go for the quarterly visaruns. Maybe you can convince your boss that he should pay the costs? (just joking)

[XkWiZiT]

well my salary wont be 50K. Is this too risky to work without a working permit but just a non B or non ED visa? coz somehow my hotel kinda avoid talking about this. I mean do they really check if u possess a work permit?

How complicated it can get to make a working permit?

[SunbeltAsia]

well my salary wont be 50K. Is this too risky to work without a working permit but just a non B or non ED visa? coz somehow my hotel kinda avoid talking about this. I mean do they really check if u possess a work permit?

How complicated it can get to make a working permit?

You will be able to get a work permit and extension of stay based on business even if your pay is zero or even 6,000 Baht per month. You are a trainee/ intern and exceptions apply with applying to the Immigration and Labor Dept. Some of our client interns and even Sunbelt Asia interns have qualified for a long term extension of stay and work permit while getting a nominal salary. Work permit has never been a problem but since April, we have gotten interns qualified also for the extension of stay with a salary of just 6,000 Baht per month. ( no need for visa runs)

If you work without a work permit, your employer and you are commiting a serious crime. The Thai government makes it easy to be legal, so no excuse if you laugh it off, ( that is until the brown suits arrive.)

www.lawyer.th.com