Do I need to switch from a Non-O dependent visa to a Non-B visa if I get a job in Thailand?

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Oct 16, 2017

7 years ago

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I am on a non-O dependent visa based on my wife non-B visa. I am discussing employment with a company and wonder if once I start working I can just stay on the non-O or I must swap to non-B. Or wonder if this swap could happen happen at later stage?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is currently on a Non-O dependent visa linked to their wife's Non-B visa and is considering employment. They are unsure whether they can remain on the Non-O visa after starting work or if they need to switch to a Non-B visa. There is uncertainty about the requirements for visa status changes upon employment.

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Tod *********

Wow, that's a question I've never been asked or heard asked before :O

You most likely aren't on ANY visa now but a yearly extension of stay that matches your spouses.

Honestly I got no idea, BUT if I was a betting man I'd wager, once you have a job you would change the reason for your extension from piggy backing or Klingon (clinging on your spouses extension) to one based on employment.

7 years ago

Michael ******

We couldn’t get a WP for one of our guys who had a Non-O based on being married to a foreigner. Cancelled the old extension, went to Lao to get Non-B, then business as usual.

7 years ago

Gigi *********

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Thanks

@T**

7 years ago

Gigi *********

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@Ik**

is there any online reference backing this?

7 years ago

Tod *********

@Ik**

, and you know this how exactly?

Are you on a yearly extension of stay based on being married to a foreigner who legally works here? It is not the same as being on an extension based on marriage to a thai.

7 years ago

Tod *********

@Gi**

, because you're not on a Non-O extension based on marriage to a thai but because you are married to foreigner legally working here I don't think you can pull a work permit from it.

I'd certainly ask your potential employer or make a trip to the Ministry of Labor (the people who issue work permits) and ask.. If they will issue you a work permit on that extension, you should be fine.

7 years ago

Iker *******

You can stay on your non O

7 years ago

Gigi *********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Yes

@T**

on the 1 year extension. I thought I red somewhere in the past that you can just stay on a non-O. I would prefer this as the job might be a precarious position and I don't want to go through the all visa thing again if things don't work out

7 years ago

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Gigi *********

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