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Can I change my job while in Thailand on a non-B visa without leaving the country?

Nishith *********
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Hello I am a little confused with rules .so I have non-b work visa and work permit but now if I want to change my job ( employer) do I have to leave country and doo whole process again and get non-b and work permit again or I can ask my employer to cancal my work permit and ask new employer to make the new one while staying in Thailand itself ??
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You can change your job in Thailand while on a Non-B work visa, but it requires coordination between your current and new employers. Your old employer must cancel your work permit, and you must then have your new employer file for a new work permit at the immigration office. This process can typically be done within Thailand, as long as both employers are willing to work together and possibly use the same immigration office.
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It can be done I have do this myself a few times,

1. however both employers need to Co ordinate this very carefully and work together

2. Typically this only works if both employers use the same immigration /DOL office for new and old WP

3. If it's inter-provincial it will easier starting over gets too complicated

The times I have done this it's been via the BOI in BKK as all companies are BOI companies
Brandon ************
Brandon ************
It is possible to do inside the country, but that depends on both your employers as the immigration office(s).

You need your old employer to coordinate with your new employer as well as the immigration office for both your old and new employer.

You would need your old employer to cancel your work permit and you cancel your work extension based on your old job, and then you would need to go to the immigration office of your new job with the paperwork from your new employer to apply for a new work extension based on this new job. It's a lot to coordinate, and all of these parties have to agree and work together to make it happen.

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