Answered9 years ago
What do I need to know about obtaining a Non-B visa and work permit for Thailand?
Hello from Ireland. I have been offered a job in Thailand and just wanted some advice. The company have told me that I need a non b visa and work permit. They say this will cost me 12,800 bhat. They want a scanned copy of my passport and two passport photos for immigration. Would immigration not need my original? Also if I wait until I arrive would I have to leave the country to process It? Do it only take between 4-5 working days to process?
Sorry for all the questions. It's a huge move for me and just want everything right. Thanks in advance.
Sorry for all the questions. It's a huge move for me and just want everything right. Thanks in advance.
Answer summary
The individual from Ireland has received a job offer in Thailand and needs advice regarding the Non-B visa and work permit process. They were quoted a cost of 12,800 baht for the visa and were uncertain about requiring original documents for immigration. Comments from the community clarified that the actual cost of a Non-B visa is about 2,000 baht and that it is a red flag if the employer processes these without the original passport. It is generally recommended to enter Thailand on a tourist visa and then apply for the Non-B visa through a Thai consulate or immigration office, depending on the situation.
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Tod *********
Maureen ****************
Run! They're scamming you!
Andrew ******
What most farangs don't know about you can work with if you have a work permit of course
Andrew ******
Otherwise a non o multiple entry visa based on marriage if you're lucky enough LOL
Tod *********
we're talking about Non-B visas and work permits NOT Non-O's :/
Tod *********
As a rule, you come to thailand on a tourist visa or a visa exempt entry, your employer gives you paperwork to take to a thai consulate in a nearby country and get a single entry, 90 day Non-Immigrant Type B visa
OR
you come in as I outlined and then you go to the immigration office with paperwork from your company and apply for a 90 day Non-B visa inside the country.
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you come in as I outlined and then you go to the immigration office with paperwork from your company and apply for a 90 day Non-B visa inside the country.
Tod *********
@Billy *******
nope, sorry, you have to go to the immigration office and get the hand out that lists everything.
Billy *******
@Tod ********
do you know what extra docs are required?Tod *********
@Billy *******
yep, it's just many companies cannot meet the documentation requirements inside the country to go from a visa exempt or tourist visa to a 90 day Non-B so they send their employees to a thai consulate in a neighboring country because the requirements are lower..Billy *******
@Tod ********
you mention a non b can be applied for within the country?Tod *********
@Alan ********
you get 90 days then you take documentation from your company to the immigration office and apply for a yearly extension of stay.
Alan *********
OPTed so the longest you get is 90 days?
Stéfan ********
Plus the fact that they would 'process' things without your passport is a massive red flag.
Tod *********
It most definitely will NOT cost 12,800 baht. A Non-B visa (gotten inside or outside of thailand) is about 2000baht. Applying for a year work permit is about 3900baht I believe. So you're UNDER 6000baht all in..
Tod *********
@Bic***
, BUT you can't get a year-long, multi-entry Non-B inside the country :/ You can only get them at a thai consulate in another country.
ออต๊อกเค **********
Non B visa single 2000 THB but multiple 5000 thb only! Not litterally like 12k!!!
Dave **********
Non-B, 2000 baht. Work permit, 3100 baht.
Non-B extension based on a WP, 1900 (90-days to 1 year. )
The process will vary a bit depending on the job - I am assuming you are being hired as an employee and not a "business partner".
Typically, if you enter as a tourist you can process the non-B paperwork here and IF you have 15 days remaining on your period of stay, do a change of status from tourist to non-B.
IF you are short of time you can hop to a Thai consulate in a nearby country and process your non-B there.
IF someone is charging you 12,800 it would be a red-flag to me that you are being scammed.
Non-B extension based on a WP, 1900 (90-days to 1 year. )
The process will vary a bit depending on the job - I am assuming you are being hired as an employee and not a "business partner".
Typically, if you enter as a tourist you can process the non-B paperwork here and IF you have 15 days remaining on your period of stay, do a change of status from tourist to non-B.
IF you are short of time you can hop to a Thai consulate in a nearby country and process your non-B there.
IF someone is charging you 12,800 it would be a red-flag to me that you are being scammed.
Fra *****
I hope it will change one day , but it seems to be a long tunnel here or far over the ocean
Tod *********
@Fr***
, what you people down south pay is just crazy compared to what it really costs. But that division is run like the wild west. :( It is my experience that many companies actually PAY for the visa and work permit on their employees NOT charge them inflated fees to provide the documentation :/
Fra *****
Service fee for the company lawyer to assist the process , sounds legit to set up paperwork , in the south you pay about 18k just for the wp the visa plus visa fee is about 20k too here
Tod *********
@Jason *******
you get those after you get your Non-B and work permit so I doubt that's where they're comin' up with the number
Jason ********
Also have the cost of the one year visa extension and re-entry permit
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