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Can I Stay in Thailand with a Non-B Visa After My Work Permit Expires?
Hello there,
Could you please help me clarify some doubts as well?
I have been working in Thialnand with a legal work permit which expires this June, but i have a Non B visa until August which i still want to use until it expires. Is it still possible for me live in the country ones my work permit is expired as I still have non b visa until August? Kindly advice.
Thanks.
Could you please help me clarify some doubts as well?
I have been working in Thialnand with a legal work permit which expires this June, but i have a Non B visa until August which i still want to use until it expires. Is it still possible for me live in the country ones my work permit is expired as I still have non b visa until August? Kindly advice.
Thanks.
Answer summary
The user is seeking advice on whether they can remain in Thailand with a Non-B visa that is valid until August, despite their work permit expiring in June. The community members clarify that while the user can use the Non-B visa until its expiration, they must be cautious if their visa is an extension of stay related to employment, as losing employment typically requires canceling the work permit and potentially the visa.
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Tod *********
@Ar***
, You know what the legal procedure is. There is no more to be gained by you trying to make it so you can stay on an extension based on employment when you are no longer employed.
Good Luck
Tod *********
Okay,
OR
Did you go to the thai immigration office and apply for a year extension for 1900baht?
IF you have the visa where you exit/re-enter every 90 days you're fine to continue using it.
IF you have an extension of stay, when you stop work you go cancel your work permit and then immediately go cancel your extension of stay you cannot stay on that extension if you are no longer employed
@Arjun ********
, do you have a VISA which is a sticker from a thai consulate in your passport and do you exit/re-enter the country every 90 days?OR
Did you go to the thai immigration office and apply for a year extension for 1900baht?
IF you have the visa where you exit/re-enter every 90 days you're fine to continue using it.
IF you have an extension of stay, when you stop work you go cancel your work permit and then immediately go cancel your extension of stay you cannot stay on that extension if you are no longer employed
Arjun *********
OPWhat if the passport and original work permit is with me? Can they still go ahead and cancel my permit and visa?
Tod *********
@Arjun ********
, if you have a stamp like I posted you are NOT on a visa anymore, you are on an extension. When you quit work you go cancel your work permit and cancel your extension and leave the country. That is how it works.
Arjun *********
OPEven if i get a multiple entry stamped on my visa, you mean it wouldnt matter right?
@Tod ********
Tod *********
@Arjun ********
no you cannot, you leave the job, cancel the work permit, go cancel your extension and you leave the country to get another visa.Arjun *********
OP@Tod ********
This is what i have on my passport. So it means, when i leave the job or my permit expires, i cannot stay in the country with my Non B visa even of it expires only on August right?Tod *********
This is what an extension of stay stamp looks like. If you have this you go cancel it when you stop working.
Reiner *********
No! Because your visa b is related to the business who gave you a work permit.if you are out of the job normaly you have to change your visa , because u can only stay 7 days more if the wok permit is revoked or cancels
Lloyd ********
STOP
@Reiner ********
, you are giving incorrect info, first and last warning.Reiner *********
No
Steve *******
Exactly, 'the extention'. The origional visa B is still valid untill the enter before date if its multi entry or he can stay untill the admitted to stay stamp if was single entry
Reiner *********
Does not matter, the extension of the original visa ......visa B. Is related to the workpermit
Steve *******
That applies for an extention of stay not the origional visa.
Steve *******
If you are on the origional visa yes, extention of stay no
Arjun *********
OPWhat is a multi visa?
@Dominique *********************
Dominique **********************
@Arjun ********
no its ok . If it is NOT an extention of stay you got at immigration .( it means also that you had to exit thailand every three months since you got your VISA)
Arjun *********
OP@Dominique *********************
I appreciate your time and effort for answering my queries.So it means i can use my visa until August with multiple entry stamped on it even though my work permit expires on June right? The expiration of the permit does not affect my visa then?
Dominique **********************
Multi entries opposite to single
Dominique **********************
With a multi visa , yes
With a visa extention, no
With a visa extention, no
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