Is it true that a work permit and visa are canceled after being out of Thailand for three months?

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Mar 7, 2021

4 years ago

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Hey group, need some fact check done. 

The school I’m at was told (presumably by immigration) that the arcane practice of cancelling one’s work permit  AND VISA after being out of the country for three months is being enforced. Having a small Amount of experience at immigration, I’m questioning a few things here. But, I’m no expert and definitely not privy to the most current Intel from Immigration. I just want to follow up on this particular thing as it has far-reaching effects in my community. 

I’d never heard of this rule. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t/isn’t there,  which is why I’m asking you guys here. 

If you have any insight here, I’d appreciate it. Specificity is appreciated. Bonus points for written references.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user seeks clarification about a claimed rule stating that a work permit and visa in Thailand are canceled after being out of the country for three months. Comments from the community suggest that this may not be a widely recognized rule, pointing out that permanent residency is canceled after twelve months of absence, and noting the potential for confusion and inconsistent enforcement by immigration authorities.

Julian ********

Visa should be fine, if you got a re-entry permit. Never knew about cancelling the WP. That being said, the Immigration in TH likes to invent rules, just to extort some extra money from aliens.

4 years ago

Garrett ***********

I've never heard of that before. The only thing (to my knowledge) that can be canceled for being outside of the country to long is permanent residency, and that's 12 months.

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