New school new extension of stay?

[gunnerterry]

I'm in the process of moving schools within the same province. I have no problems with either school and the paperwork can be completed at the same time to cancel my exisiting workpermit and put the new one in place at the same time. My problem appears to be my 2 year teachers licence, this is my second waiver and only 3m old. When my new school enquired about getting a new one in the new schools name they were informed by Krushapa that i needed to go out of the country first to get a new non b? Is this right? My present non B extension doesn't expire until nov 2015. I can't see the logic in this (but this is Thailand! ). I even read somewhere that if i'm moving schools in the same province i only need to change the work permit and leave the extension of stay as it is, but i'm not sure that is right. i was going to go to immigration after i changed the work permit to check, but i can't do the work permit until i sort the amendment to the TL.

Has anyone experienced this or know if it is right. I'm moving from a government school to a private school if that makes any difference. If i was just to ask my new school to process the paperwork for a replacement licence would krusapha actually know what stamp i should have in my passport? If they see i have a non o expiring in Nov would'nt this be ok?

Thoughts please

[Suradit69]

Check this thread

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/810033-is-a-new-non-b-visa-required-when-changing-schools/?hl=%2Bi+%2Bwork+%2Bat+%2Ban+%2Binternational+%2Bschool

[gunnerterry]

Check this thread

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/810033-is-a-new-non-b-visa-required-when-changing-schools/?hl=%2Bi+%2Bwork+%2Bat+%2Ban+%2Binternational+%2Bschool

Thanks Suradit69 . I think i undertstand what i need to do, but it's Krusapha education office that are saying to my new school i need a new non B before i get my replacement teachers licence. I think the person who has told my new school is wrong. I will try and get my new school to send off the papers to change my teachers licence to the new school then i can deal with the changing of work permit as per the thread and other posts i have read.

[Mario2008]

The Khurusapha is wrong and not very knowledgeable about visas and extensions of stay. But is this the khurusapha in Bangkok or the local education office? (The rules changed last August to make changing schools easier, but they might not know that).

You need a new WP and new extension to stay after having cancelled the old ones, as described in the link provided. For a new one you will need a new teaching license waiver.

[MCJRP]

Doing the same moving from a Gov. Uni to a private school and will have to leave the country, complete a 'Thainess' course, go through all the Non Res Visa etc. I don't think there is a way round it. If you don't want to go to far I suggest KL and getting the Visa through the embassy there. Your new school just needs to know where you're coming in from to prepare the correct documents for you to take along.