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What are the necessary steps for canceling my work permit and visa before leaving Thailand?

Work Permit Cancellation Visa Extension Thailand Immigration Overstay Regulations Expat Guidance HR Policies in Thailand

Pedro *********

asked Jul 24, 2017

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Good morning fellow expats,

I resign my job in the end of June and gave one month notice to my employer. So my last day of work will be on the 31st of July. My WP and visa-extension expire on the 30th of April. I have flight back to my home country on the 1st of August.

According to my employer HR (very young and inexperienced) I have to go to Labour department to cancel my WP on the 31st and later in the same day going to Immigration to cancel my visa and leave the country on the same day. As I said before I have flight on the 1st of August morning so according to that information I'll overstay in Thailand.

Also do I really need to do all that in my last day in Thailand? Can't I just let my WP with HR and they deal with it after I leave Thailand? What are my options?

I would really appreciate that someone could help me with is because unfortunately I can't really on HR because they never did it before and they are not secure about their info.

Thank you very much in advance and sorry if this goes off-topic

Cheers

Answer summary

The user seeks clarification on the process of canceling their work permit (WP) and visa as they prepare to leave Thailand after resigning from their job. They have a flight booked for August 1st and are concerned about the timelines, particularly since their WP and visa extension expire on April 30th. The user questions whether they must handle the cancellations on their last day in Thailand or if HR can manage it afterward. Responses indicate that it is ultimately the user's responsibility to ensure the proper cancellation of their WP and visa, advising them to complete this process before their departure to avoid overstaying.

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Shayne **********

Get them to take it in Tuesday. Why wouldn't they do that. They can keep the receipt and if you come back, you can get it from them.

9 years ago

Shayne **********

My experience is with volunteer visas. It didn't matter when, but I needed to "cancel" visa immigration even though I had already left the country.

9 years ago

Henry *********

I don't see why you can't go to Immigration/Labour with your HR people and get it all sorted before 31 July.

9 years ago

Tod *********

I agree with

@Glen *******

, showing up with your employer or the HR at immigrations you can cancel an extension ANY time you want to.

9 years ago

Glen-do **********

@Pedro ********

It's wrong. It does not have to be done on the last day of that contract and can be done before. I'm a recruitment consultant here and deal with these kinds of things all the time.

9 years ago

Henry *********

Maybe get them to make your "official" last day 7 days before you fly home (rather than the real date) and then buy the 7 day extension to keep you legal until then?

9 years ago

Pedro *********

Thank you for your reply

@He***

. That's what I thought but the HR lady said that she called to Immigration and they told her that I have to do it in the last day of contract and can't do before. I also found it weird.

9 years ago

Tod *********

It's actually your responsibility to do those things.

You go cancel your work permit, you take the receipt of cancellation to the thai immigration office, you cancel your current extension (if needed you BUY a 7 day get out of thailand stamp) and then you can fly out.

As a rule a single day overstay fine is not charged when you fly out but you'll get the overstay of less than 24 hours fine waived stamp in your passport.

9 years ago

Tod *********

@Pedro ********

, yep you could do it earlier

9 years ago

Glen-do **********

I know what you are asking Pedro and it's up to you employer. They can do that yes, but you have to ask them to do that.

9 years ago

Pedro *********

Thank you very much for helpful advice

@Jor***

9 years ago

Jordan ********

You have to deal with it

9 years ago

Pedro *********

Thank you for your information Tod. I understand what you say by being my responsibility although is part of my contract the HR deal with the process because I live and work in a boarding school about 50km from the closest city. So I (and my colleagues) depend on them to deal with this situations and to travel to the closest offices (immigration and Labour).

So there is not a possibility of just leave the country and they cancel my WP later? Or cancel everything and buy the 7-day extension on the 27th of July for example?

Thank you.

9 years ago