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Can my husband obtain a work permit and non-B visa while on a spouse visa in Thailand?

Spouse Visa Non-B Visa Work Permit Thailand Immigration Visa Change Process

Apr 29, 2019

6 years ago

Lynsey ******

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I teach at an international school in Thailand, my husband is coming to join me in July. He is also a teacher however currently he does not have a teaching job. If he comes over on a spouse visa is it possible/easy to get a work permit and non b visa whilst he is still in the country if he got a teaching job at a later date? Or would he need to leave and complete the process from the uk like I did before I came to Thailand?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A spouse can enter Thailand on a Non Immigrant O visa as a dependent, but he must leave the country to apply for a Non-B visa and work permit unless all necessary documents are ready for a change of status within Thailand. Visa runs to nearby countries such as Laos are options for this process, and it’s not necessary for him to return to the UK.

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Lynsey ******

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Excellent ☺️ Thank you everyone!

6 years ago

Rhiannon ********

He can get a non-b in any nearby country as long as his employer supplies the right paperwork :)

6 years ago

Robert *******

IF he is coming into Thailand with the Non Immigrant O visa based on being a dependent of you as working inside Thailand, he can not change his visa status inside Thailand. He has to leave to a nearby Thai Consulate and apply for a visa.

6 years ago

Robert *******

As said a nearby country.

6 years ago

Lynsey ******

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@Robert ******

ok but it doesn’t have to be the uk?

6 years ago

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Lynsey ******

Dave **********

He may also be able to do a change of status within Thailand if all of the documents are ready to do so.

If not then a quick visa run to Laos to get his non-B will take care of that problem.

He will NOT have to return to the UK for a non-B.

6 years ago

Rick ********

He can do it in Laos

6 years ago

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Rick ********

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