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Can you change your work permit or add employers under Thai labor law?

Thai work permit regulations Bangkok labor rules Visa and immigration advice Adding employers to work permits Work permit changes in Thailand

Sep 5, 2019

7 years ago

Nirmani ********

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Apparently, you cannot do any changes to your work permit  (you have to obtain a new work permit if you want to do changes) and cannot work under any category of work that is not prohibited (as long as you have a work permit) in Bangkok, as I was said by the Labour dept.(This is a new law as they said)

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It is currently stated that changes to a work permit cannot be made without obtaining a new one, and one cannot work in prohibited job categories in Bangkok. However, it is also noted that adding an additional employer to an existing work permit is possible if the primary employer provides a letter of consent, as the work permit operates as a booklet allowing multiple employers.

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Tod *********

BUT seeing as it's NOT thai VISA related in the least I think we're done.

Post on another group and see what people say..

Thanx all (y)

7 years ago

Tod *********

It is TOTALLY possible to add an additional employer IN BANGKOK to an existing work permit.

The primary employer has to give you a letter stating it's okay to add another employer and then you go to the Ministry of Labour and they add them. Again that's why a work permit is a booklet NOT a pice of paper.

I know a person here who does consulting at different companies in Bangkok and he must have 4 or 5 different companies in his ONE work permit booklet..

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