Can I apply for a work permit with a Non-Immigrant O multiple-entry visa in Thailand?

@T**

No worries, it's what the group is for.

@T**

don't mix up the requirements to get a VISA from a thai consulate outside the country and the requirements to get a yearly extension of stay from the immigration office inside the country. Those are whores from different go-go bars :O Sorry I mean horses of a different color (I mix up my metaphors sometimes :( )

For the extension you bank the 400K baht in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months before you apply for a yearly extension OR you go to your consulate and get a notary letter stating you get 40K baht a month in income OR if you legally work here with a work permit you show 3 months of tax statements showing you get over 40K baht a month. Those are the only ways to meet the financial requirement to get a yearly extension of stay inside the country at the immigration office.

There are advantages of either staying on the current Non-O where you border bounce OR getting a yearly extension based on marriage because IF you were to switch to a Non-B visa and extension and you lost your job you'd lose your extension right then.

On the Non-O or the yearly extension if you lose your job you'd still have either your visa or your extension because they were based on marriage not employment.