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Can I apply for a work visa in a third country if I have a job offer while on an STV visa in Thailand?
STV VisaThai Work VisaVisa ConversionNon-B VisaImmigration ProcessVisa RegulationsCOVID-19 Visa Policy
Dec 27, 2021
4 years ago
Yunshuo ******
ORIGINAL POSTERHi everyone, I want to know if i get a job offer while Im in Thailand, can I fly to a nearby third country, apply for work visa there and come back? Im asking because my STV visa cannot convert to any type of visa currently.
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Yes, you can apply for a Non-B work visa at a Thai consulate in a nearby country if you receive a job offer while on an STV visa in Thailand. Ensure that the company provides a letter confirming your employment and meets the necessary requirements for hiring foreign workers. Currently, it’s also possible to convert your visa within Thailand due to COVID-19 policies.
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Greg ********
I have flown to both Cambodia and Singapore for a Non-B pre-Covid. Singapore seems to be more set up for it as a lot of firms send people down there. Company I work for sends quite a few staff there for the Non-B before the BOI extension.
Hamid *******
I did change from tourist visa to non bi visa without getting out of the country actually if no covid i had to go out and apply from abroad
Yvonne *********
@Meidi ******
Different visaReply to
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Kool *******
With a letter from the company, on company letterhead, stating that they want to hire you, and are a legal company that can hire you, and meet the financial obligations to provide you with the needed work permit, yes, you can leave the country, contact the Thai embassy in that country, and get a 90 day type B visa to enter Thailand, then complete the process to extend the visa for the full year, and get your work permit. The amount of paperwork from the company is pretty involved once you get here, and if it is not a teaching job, there is a minimum wage requirement.
Hamid *******
Yes you can but now you don’t have to you can change your visa in Thailand only in this covid time.
David ********
@Meidi ******
This depends on the visa type you're converting from. Today I was told it is not possible to convert from a business visa to a work visa, I must be enjoyexit the nation and return.
Nigel *********
@Meidi ******
are you sure you can convert a STV visa in country?Hamid *******
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what I’m sure is you can change your tourist visa to work visa without getting out of the countryBrandon ************
@Meidi ******
STV is not "tourist visa" which is possible to change sometimes. But STV cannot be changed. It specifically says that as part of the visa.Nigel *********
@Meidi ******
STV Is a different beast. Op is on STV that (supposedly) can't be changed.Reply to
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Ken ********
Wow, sounds like hard work just to change a Visa. Lol.
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@Ken *******
Going from Retirement extension to Non-B was a right pain. I ended up going to Singapore twice plus a Cambodia border run. 😇Ken ********
@Greg *******
never simple Greg, is it.Greg ********
@Ken *******
I had to pay 'Tea money" to have retirement visa cancelled 🙂 TiTKen ********
@Greg *******
lol.Reply to
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Benjamin ******
Yes you can, as long as you can enter that country AND the Thai consulate of that country is willing to sell you a Non-B visa.
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