Can my employer cancel my work permit and visa extension without my presence?

Mark WalkerYou generally won't be leaving the country that same day, that would be ridiculous. A young fit person might be prepared to get in the car and make a mad dash for the Cambodian border (which closes at 10pm) but in almost all cases, the date you must leave is what it says on the letter of termination, which is almost always future dated. You only have to leave on that date, not the date you cancel the visa.

Your best bet is go to labour department yourself then.

Your employment is controlled by the employer so they wont need power of attorney to cancel, not quite sure what happens if they dont have the book.

But if you no longer work there then they legally need to cancel work permit.

They legally need to give you the cancellation letter.

If you have the book then you can always go and cancel yourself, which is probably best bet

@Stuart ********

Employers can assign their own staff to act as an agent for this purpose but you're right unless the employer is particularly trustworthy, the process might not be done correctly unless you show up in person as well.

@Stuart ********

I'd think an agent (which could be anyone really) would be able to cancel a visa and work permit on behalf of an applicant as they're generally allowed to for extension purposes (I'm talking about visa types that don't require the physical presence of the applicant per se, which applies to non-B holders for instance)? Obviously the visa definitely needs to be canceled and the letter needs to have a future date on it, not the date on which it is canceled else the applicant would literally need to fly out or be prepared to get in a car or taxi bound for Cambodia to ensure they leave the country that day else they will be considered as an overstayer.