What are my options after being told my Thai visa was automatically canceled due to removing myself from payroll?

Thai Visa Cancellation Visa Overstay Retirement Visa in Thailand Working Permit Issues Immigration Advice

Jul 1, 2023

a year ago

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Hi, i got a company in Bangkok and 3 monthes ago i remove myself from the payroll as the company is going to close soon. My accountant insure me that it was not a problem asI have a working permit expiring on 1st of july and my visa is expiring on 31 of October 2023.

As i want to do a retirement visa and my working permit is expiring soon i went to the Ministry of Labour to cancel my working permit first then my visa as it should be the way.

When i arrive to the ministry of Labour they told me to first cancel my visa so i went to the immigration to cancel my visa but they told me that as i remove myself from the payroll 3 monthes ago my visa was automatically cancelled and they told me they are going to blacklist me and that i cannot go back to Thailand. However during theses past monthes i ve travelled outside the country and back many times and i never had any problem at the airport immigration. 

After discussing with my accountant they told me that i need to leave the country today or i will be blacklisted. Then when i come back to Thailand ask to the immigration to “not stamp on the re-entry” if i want to make a retirement visa. Then go back to the immigration and cancel my previous visa then pay a fine of 20 000 for overstay. 

So now i’m outside Thailand without having cancelled my working permit which expires on 1 st of july and my non B visa not cancelled as well

Any possible way to arrange this situation without going through the fine? Did they tried to to scam me with this overstay? As i could leave and back many times  during theses past monthes?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user, a company owner in Bangkok, is facing complications regarding their visa and work permit after voluntarily removing themselves from the payroll three months prior to their work permit's expiry. They were informed that this action led to an automatic cancellation of their visa, which has prompted concerns about being blacklisted. The user has traveled in and out of Thailand during this period without issue but was advised to leave the country immediately to avoid fines and seek a retirement visa instead. The community provided various responses about the implications of overstaying, potential fines, and the consequences of informing immigration about their status. Confusion persists regarding the legitimacy of their visa and work permit situation, raising the question of whether they can rectify this without facing fines.

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Brian *******

I remember being told by a language school that if we wanted to come back and study all over again after completing the course, that we need to get a new passport, without any stamps, and start the process over again. I never took this advice, but perhaps recieving a new passport without any of your old stamps might get you through the system.

It just depends on how much information is really in "the system".