Official Rules for Work Permit

[JohnThailandJohn]

Was hoping somebody has a link to an official rules for a work permit such as needing a specific education level and jobs not allowed by foreigners. I am trying to help somebody get info for a visa hardship waiver and one aspect would be showing the extreme hardship he would face moving to Thailand. I mentioned to him I thought you needed a University degree (but I could be wrong as I found no official link) and he technically never finished high school.

Maybe not on topic but any kind of official (be it Thai or US) to links that show an extreme hardship of a foreigner living in Thailand would be great such as martial law, political turmoil. Just need to be a somewhat of an official source to submit to US Immigration Services. So, no need for personal rants about Thailand ;-)

THANKS for anyone who can provide some sources.

[Soutpeel]

show an extreme hardship of a foreigner living in Thailand

How can you show this ? a foreigner living in Thailand is doing so by choice, they are not forced.

but no you don't need a University degree for a work permit, someone can be issued one by virtue of skills or experience, with the exception of being a teacher, which typically requires a university degree.

Outside of teaching, what determines whether one requires a degree or not rests with the employer and the job description, ie if the employers job description requires a degree then the DOL will require a degree to issue that WP

[ubonjoe]

Their is no rule that says a university degree or any education level is needed to get a work permit. A degree and such are only needed if the job requires it.

I have seen no posting of the ministerial regulations for work permits anywhere other than an incomplete one for changes done in 2004.

You can find downloads for the alien working act of 2008 and the the list of prohibited professions here. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/3139-useful-immigration-information-visa-descriptions/

[Suradit69]

I am trying to help somebody get info for a visa hardship waiver and one aspect would be showing the extreme hardship he would face moving to Thailand.

Maybe it's just me, but what is a "visa hardship waiver?"

It sounds like you're talking about political or economic refugees?? Why would Thailand waive a visa or the visa fee for someone wanting to come here to work?

If moving to Thailand presented a hardship to him, the simple solution would be not to move here.

Some US companies or government departments augment pay to employees in places like Afghanistan or Iraq that qualify as hardship posts because of living conditions, but that has nothing to do with people working for local employers and I doubt it would apply to anyone in Thailand even if they were working for the US government or a US company.

Just need to be a somewhat of an official source to submit to US Immigration Services

This is even more perplexing. Is he a US citizen who plans to come to Thailand? How would US Immigrations be involved if he's not attempting to enter the US. They have nothing to do with entering Thailand or working in Thailand.

...and he technically never finished high school.

Either he did or he didn't. Aside from WP rules, unless he has some great work experience in an occupation in desperate need of employees here, what are his prospects of being hired anyway?

The only "waiver" I have heard of related to working here is the Teaching License Waiver, but given his "qualifications" I don't see that coming into play.

Some people call a Visa Exempt Entry a visa waiver, but that's only for a 15 or 30 day stay for short term visits and has nothing to do with hardships or employment.

[Maestro]

I think with "hardship" the OP means how hard (difficult) it would be to find a job in Thailand.

The answer is that that on the basis of the information he has provided, it will be impossible unless

1. he can find an employer offering him a job that is not on the list of prohibited jobs for foreigners
2. his employer can explain to the Department of Employment that he was unable to find a qualified Thai national for the job

[Mario2008]

Seems OP want information to convince US-immigration that deportation to Thailand will lead to hardship.

[JohnThailandJohn]

I think with "hardship" the OP means how hard (difficult) it would be to find a job in Thailand.

The answer is that that on the basis of the information he has provided, it will be impossible unless

1. he can find an employer offering him a job that is not on the list of prohibited jobs for foreigners
2. his employer can explain to the Department of Employment that he was unable to find a qualified Thai national for the job

Thank you Maestro. Do you know where I can find an official site that states this? Official meaning it is a source with authority and/or credibility that can be submitted as proof of your points 1 and 2.

[JohnThailandJohn]

An i601 "Hardship Waiver" is a process needed to go through to overcome certain visa rejection from the US. It has to do with the qualify US Citizen, such as a spouse, having an extreme hardship if the person wanting to immigrate cannot. Part of this would be to show an extreme hardship as to why the US citizen couldn't live with with immigrating spouse in their home country. If you want to know more about it then do a Google search otherwise your responses are meaningless if making inaccurate assumptions of what I originally asked for help with.

[Maestro]

I think with "hardship" the OP means how hard (difficult) it would be to find a job in Thailand.

The answer is that that on the basis of the information he has provided, it will be impossible unless

1. he can find an employer offering him a job that is not on the list of prohibited jobs for foreigners
2. his employer can explain to the Department of Employment that he was unable to find a qualified Thai national for the job

Thank you Maestro. Do you know where I can find an official site that states this? Official meaning it is a source with authority and/or credibility that can be submitted as proof of your points 1 and 2.

• Occupations and Professions Prohibited to Aliens

• From form WP.1 Application for a work Permit, point 3.5:
  "Work recommendation of a prospective employer describing reasons for not employing a person of Thai nationality to work, together with supporting evidences"