I'm getting a work permit soon, but need to secure a B visa first. Right now my employer says their waiting on a acceptance form from the Ministry of Labor to allow me to get the permit. To get my non immigrant B visa in Laos, what do i need. Thanks.

Venetian's requirements are here. http://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/upload/pdf/Visa/Non-B business.pdf

Savannakhet's are the same.

Thank you sir.

@Ubonjoe

From that pdf file, when applying for reason of employment, it seems that one does not have to submit any company documents, such as bussiness registration, shareholderd list, annual statement, VAT registratiom, last monthly salary and social security payments, company lpcation map, list of foreign employees etc.

 

So, every time I apply for  new single entry Non Imm B visa at Savannakhet, and submit all the above, I actually submit much more then needed?????

 

The staff there never mentioned this to me.

 

So, its certain that one actually only needs a company invitation lettet, copy of employment contract and Letter of Approval of work permit application WP3???

 

^^ apology for spelling errors, typing on mobile phone.

7 minutes ago, arminbkk said:

@Ubonjoe

From that pdf file, when applying for reason of employment, it seems that one does not have to submit any company documents, such as bussiness registration, shareholderd list, annual statement, VAT registratiom, last monthly salary and social security payments, company lpcation map, list of foreign employees etc.

 

So, every time I apply for  new single entry Non Imm B visa at Savannakhet, and submit all the above, I actually submit much more then needed?????

 

The staff there never mentioned this to me.

 

So, its certain that one actually only needs a company invitation lettet, copy of employment contract and Letter of Approval of work permit application WP3???

What is listed on the file from the website is all they want. 

^^@ Ubonjoe

So what is listed on the website of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs as general requirements is.....not needed in Savannakhet,

and Vientiane?

 

I wonder why it is mentioned there then.

 

16 minutes ago, arminbkk said:

^^@ Ubonjoe

So what is listed on the website of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs as general requirements is.....not needed in Savannakhet,

and Vientiane?

 

I wonder why it is mentioned there then.

 

What is shown on the MFA website is not required by all embassies or consulates. Some want much more or less than what is shown.

It is more of an example than the actual requirements. It even has this line before the list. " - Corporate documents of hiring company in Thailand such as: "

Also what is shown on the MFA website is for a single or a multiple entry non-b visa. Vientiane and Savannakhet will only issue a single entry visa.

 

Thanks Ubonjoe!!!

 

I will use the few documents listed then when I apply for new non imm B visa next week in Savannakhet.

I will bring the other documents as well since I already have those, but will submit those only if asked for!

See how it goes.

 

Right now I am in Savannakhet because my employer submits the aplication for new work permit at Dept of Employment today, as a supervisor there told me last week that I have to be outside Thailand on the day that my employer does that (WP3). I then need the approval letter, or the new work permit, to apply for new visa.

 

3 hours ago, arminbkk said:

Right now I am in Savannakhet because my employer submits the aplication for new work permit at Dept of Employment today, as a supervisor there told me last week that I have to be outside Thailand on the day that my employer does that (WP3). I then need the approval letter, or the new work permit, to apply for new visa.

They only use WP3 if you're outside the country. If you were in the country they would use WP1.

38 minutes ago, elviajero said:

They only use WP3 if you're outside the country. If you were in the country they would use WP1.

I tried with WP1 last week, went there myself. I wanted to cancel my existing WP and apply for new one with WP1 form, so that I could get that approval letter and get new visa (I was on a single entry non imm B at that time, and could not get extension of stay at CW, which I tried 2 days before). I was told that approval letter is only issued if the employer applied with WP3 form while I am outside the country on the day the employer submits the application. So they did not accept my WP1 application.

Should add that I only had 4 days left on my permission to stay at that moment.

The week before that I had tried to renew my WP with WP5, thinking I could get that approval letter, but that was rejectred because I did not have a lot of time left on my permission to stay, and was advised to get an extension of stay, which I later could not get.

 

My impression is that they only issue the work permit application approval letter when the employer applies for new work permit (not any renewal) using WP3 while prospective employee is outside Thailand. Basically there is no option where I apply for new work permit in person, and will be issued an application approval letter. This is what gathered from what one of the supervisors at Dept of Employment explained to me.