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Do New Work Permit Regulations in Surat Thani Require Leaving Thailand During Processing?

asked Jan 15, 2020

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Hello Again! I have another "unusual" circumstance question. 

My daughter is on a teaching work permit, and lives/works on Koh Samui, Surat Thani. She recently got a new job as a manager of a language school :o 

The person handling her work permit at the new job says that a new law (only affecting Surat) requires you to go out of the country and STAY away for the entire time you are waiting on the permit to be processed! It is said that the process could take up to one month. Sounds hinky to me.

Any experience/knowledge on this lately?

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A user inquires about a new work permit process for their daughter, who has received a job as a manager in Koh Samui. They mention being informed by her new employer that a new law, applicable only to Surat Thani, necessitates leaving Thailand for the duration of the work permit processing, which may take up to a month. The community comments suggest clarifying the current visa situation and share insights regarding the time frames for Non-B visa issuance for South Africans.

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Benjamin ******

Just a quick question. You said

" It is said that the process could take up to one month"

Is your daughter from South Africa, and are they trying to get her a new Non-B visa from Malaysia? If so, it takes a month to issue a Non-B for South Africans in Malaysia.

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7 years ago

Deanna *******

@Benjamin *****

... my daughter is from the USA.

7 years ago

Robert *******

Sorry but Koh Samui is part of Thailand and they might think as an different Island the laws are the same as the rest of the country.

But said that, the question is on what visa or extension of stay is your daughter now inside Thailand.

7 years ago

Camille **********

I think nothing stops your daughter for coming back on a 30 days stamp until you have the wp3 and paperwork ready to go to an embassy happy for your new non b Visa (but she wouldnt ne megally working so take this as an in between jobs holiday). To be checked...

7 years ago

Neil *******

Took me a month but only because my new company couldn't be bothered translating all the documents into thai, so I got stranded in Vietnam for a while until they pulled the finger out.

7 years ago

Robert *******

In my experience it took maximum 7 days, but it all depends on the employer, the speed of the copy machine, how many applications are in progress at the same time at the Ministry. To many variables to tell exactly.

7 years ago

Robert *******

The person of her new company want to apply for a Work Permit for a person who is abroad, the application method WP3.

It is logic that the person is abroad during this application

And with the WP3 application approved your daughter can apply for the Non Immigrant B visa to come back into Thailand.

7 years ago

Robert *******

That means as she stops working as teacher for this school the Work Permit and the Extension of Stay has to be cancelled and she has to start from scratch again and has to leave the country for a new visa.

7 years ago

Robert *******

Okay, she had a work permit and is teacher from a school, i try again. Try again: Does your daughter use a visa and leaves every 90 days the country to buy a new visa at the Thai Consulate or does your daughter have a big stamp inside her passport with the text Extension of Stay permitted up to ../../..

7 years ago

Deanna *******

@Robert ******

, she has a work permit through another school. She teaches and has been here for 3 years now.

7 years ago