Need help with moving from one job to the next

[bkkgooner]

I need to cancel my current work permit / visa and then come back on a 30 day stamp, I plan to do this next week. I will then travel back home in the middle of April and get a new tourist visa there, my new job will then convert this into an non-b / extension of stay for me.

What are the steps I need to take in order to cancel my work permit, do I need to cancel the extension of stay at immigration, can I just fly out and back in of the county to get a 30 day stamp?

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me!

[ubonjoe]

Your work permit is cancelled by you or your employer submitting this form to the work permit office. http://wp.doe.go.th/wp/images/form/wp_cancellation.pdf

You could just fly out and back to get a visa exempt entry unless you have a re-entry permit.

The correct way to do it is to submit a termination letter to immigration to have your extension cancelled. You can do it a few days before the termination date on the letter and immigration will postdate the cancellation so you can leave the country by that date.

[bkkgooner]

Thank you ubonjoe, that is the work permit bit sorted out.

If I am flying out of the country do I need to have my extension cancelled, am I likely to be questioned about it at the airport if I don't get it cancelled at immigration?

[ubonjoe]

You likely will not be questioned at the airport but you might be asked why you did not cancel it when you apply for another extension in the future.

[bkkgooner]

Do I need to do it in a specific order?

Can I post date the cancellation of the work permit as well or do I need to wait and cancel it the same day as my visa is officially cancelled?

[ubonjoe]

They are 2 separate things and can be done however you want. You can cancel your work permit prior to having your extension (it is not a visa) canceled if you want to.

[bkkgooner]

Thank you for your help, so when I cancel my work permit, the extension of stay is not cancelled?

[ubonjoe]

Canceling the work permit does not automatically cancel your extension when it is done. It does make your extension invalid.