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Do I Need to Leave Thailand for a New Work Permit When Changing Schools?

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Mar 12, 2020

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I am an Indian national currently working in a school with a work permit, next month I am changing to another school. What I wud like to know is do I need to leave d country for a new work permit from the new school?or can changing of work permit be done here in Thailand itself?

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As an Indian national changing schools while holding a work permit in Thailand, you are not required to leave the country to obtain a new work permit. Instead, you will need to cancel your current permit at the Ministry of Labor and have your new employer apply for a new one. However, ensure that the conditions of your stay in Thailand permit this process.

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Robert *******

No, you hand in your current work permit at the Ministry of Labor where you got it and get it cancelled and you new employer applies for a new work permit.

You might have to leave the country due to your admitted or permitted to stay which is stamped in your passport.

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Robert *******

NO, visa and work permit are different things in different booklets and you got them from two different offices. What is inside your passport, a visa or a stamp from Immigration?

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A bit confusion here..

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So d moment u cancel ur old work permit, the visa gets invalidated, right??

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Esing ********

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The work permit is related to visa, right❓

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Robert *******

but your stay inside Thailand has nothing to do with your Work Permit, but with the stamps or stickers in your passport

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Robert *******

as described above

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Esing ********

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, what is the actual process of d new employer to get a new work permit for me

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