Quick question: Continous and perfect work permit for permanent residency?

[KevT]

One of the requirements for even having a chance at getting permanent residency is having had a work permit for 3 consecutive years.

 

Would that mean that someone who could get permanent residency would need to make sure he keeps the work permit for 3 years straight—with not even 1 day without one? Would that mean that if he were to be laid off by his current job, say after 2 1/2 years of working there (maybe for reasons not due to him), that he would need to start completely from scratch (new job for 3 more years) to apply for permanent residency?

[Mattd]

Some light reading for you, loads of good info to absorb.

 

[KevT]

I already read a few pages and plan on probably reading all 196 pages of the thread. Thanks for bringing it up. However, at the moment, I really need to work and don't have enough time to read through that many pages of posts. I was hoping someone could possibly give some quick input regarding this small issue, being... if 3 unbroken/perfect years of holding a work permit are needed to have the possibility of applying for PR and if the counter would restart to zero if you would lose your job (possibly not even because of you).

 

Edited June 14, 2017 by KevT

[maisodni]

I have PR status - as of 2015.  The eligibility criteria to APPLY is that applicant must have been continuously on an extended non-immigrant entry permit for the three most recent years prior to application. That means unbroken entry permit status - period.   They make no provisions for an "alibi".

 

Meeting the minimum qualification to be eligible to apply is a long way from having a realistic chance of being approved.  They use a scoring system - ten categories, ten points per category - and you have to achieve a certain cumulative score (rumored to be a bit above 50 points) - to be approved.  Age is one scoring category.   Education is another. Thai language capability (listening & speaking) is another.  Amount of personal income taxes paid to Thailand is another.  Health and fitness is another.   Record of DOCUMENTED charitable giving is another.

[Mattd]

Extract from the Immigration guidelines for applying.

3.2.3 In case where the applicant lacks of any qualification as mentioned in 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 then the following requirement is applied.

1) Be a holder of work permit for at least 3 consecutive years up to the date of application submission and

2) Have been working in the current company for at least 1 year, up to the date of application submission and

3) Earn annual income at least Baht 80,000 per month for a period of at least 2 years, up to the date of application submission, or have been filing tax return for the amount of annual income of Baht 100,000 for at least 2 consecutive years, up to the date of application submission.

 

Lots of experts in this field within TV, from memory, if a break in work permits is allowed then it is very short and best avoided.

3 consecutive years income tax payments are important as well.

[KevT]

32 minutes ago, maisodni said:

I have PR status - as of 2015.  The eligibility criteria to APPLY is that applicant must have been continuously on an extended non-immigrant entry permit for the three most recent years prior to application. That means unbroken entry permit status - period.   They make no provisions for an "alibi".

 

Meeting the minimum qualification to be eligible to apply is a long way from having a realistic chance of being approved.  They use a scoring system - ten categories, ten points per category - and you have to achieve a certain cumulative score (rumored to be a bit above 50 points) - to be approved.  Age is one scoring category.   Education is another. Thai language capability (listening & speaking) is another.  Amount of personal income taxes paid to Thailand is another.  Health and fitness is another.   Record of DOCUMENTED charitable giving is another.

Thanks for that. Really informative.

[KevT]

29 minutes ago, Mattd said:

Extract from the Immigration guidelines for applying.

3.2.3 In case where the applicant lacks of any qualification as mentioned in 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 then the following requirement is applied.

1) Be a holder of work permit for at least 3 consecutive years up to the date of application submission and

2) Have been working in the current company for at least 1 year, up to the date of application submission and

3) Earn annual income at least Baht 80,000 per month for a period of at least 2 years, up to the date of application submission, or have been filing tax return for the amount of annual income of Baht 100,000 for at least 2 consecutive years, up to the date of application submission.

 

Lots of experts in this field within TV, from memory, if a break in work permits is allowed then it is very short and best avoided.

3 consecutive years income tax payments are important as well.

80 000 baht per month? Under 80 000 baht disqualifies you from getting PR? That's quite a high salary. Pretty much disqualifies 90% of teachers. 

[KevT]

From Siam-Legal, it says there is a 50 000฿ / month category, but the requirements seem very difficult to attain / highly improbable. 

 

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1. The company that employs the applicant must have a registered capital of at least 10 million baht.
2. The applicant must have been registered as a company director with signing authority for at least one year prior to the submission of the permanent residency application.
3. The applicant must earn a salary of at least 50,000 baht per month for at least two consecutive years prior to the submission of the application and must present evidence of proper tax filings.
4. The business of the applicant’s company must be one of the following types:
   1. A company engaged in international commerce which has earned at least an average of 20,000,000 baht in foreign currency during the past three years from export sales. Evidence of this must be presented in the form of a letter issued by a commercial bank.
   2. A company which provides loans to domestic manufacturing companies and which has brought in at least 100,000,000 baht in foreign currency into the country within the past three years.
   3. A tourism company which has brought in at least 5,000 tourists on average. A certified letter from the relevant Thai governmental authority must provided as evidence.
   4. Any other type of business in which the applicant is a shareholder of at least 5,000,000 baht worth of shares fully paid-in. The applicant must have held those shares for at least two years prior to the date of submission.

 

[Mattd]

27 minutes ago, KevT said:

From Siam-Legal, it says there is a 50 000฿ / month category, but the requirements seem very difficult to attain / highly improbable. 

Yes, this is in the guidelines, if you cannot qualify then the 80,000 per month is the only next step available if based on working.

The guidelines are 14 years old, but pretty sure they still apply.

Do note that if you are working at a school as a teacher, then your school is going to have to assist you and provide a lot of documentation to support the application.

PR Guideline BKK Immigration.pdf