What happens to a Non O Guardian visa holder if they lose their part-time job in Thailand?

Sep 12, 2024
2 months ago
Graham *********
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We moved to Bangkok a month ago and partner is here on a Non O Guardian visa (daughter is on an Ed visa).

They now have an offer of part-time work at a school and the school have said they will arrange the work visa.

I'm wondering what happens if work ends. I think the work visa ends immediately. Can they then go back onto a Guardian visa and if so, what is the process please?
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A person on a Non-O Guardian visa can switch back to this visa type after losing their job, but only if they were previously on an extension based on being a parent of a child on an ED visa. They cannot change visa types within the country and would have to leave and re-enter Thailand to obtain a Non-B visa for work purposes. If they lose their job while on a work-related extension, they may apply for a new extension based on being a parent of a foreign child.
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Tod *********
So your partner is on a 90 day Non-O visa based on being the parent of a foreign child enrolled in school on an ED visa and by meeting the proof of the 500K baht banked ?

IF they haven't gotten their yearly extension yet for the reason they currently have their Non-O visa there is no way to change to a Non-B inside the country. <- You can't change VISA types inside the country (other than Tourist to Non-Imm).

They can't go from a 90 day Non-O to a new Non-B and they can't get an extension on that Non-O for any reason other than what the visa was issued for (being the foreign parent of a child on an ED visa)

They'd have to leave the country, get OFF this Non-O visa, then either come back in free stamp entry and have the employer supply the documents to apply for the 90 day Non-B visa at the immigration office inside the country OR they would take those documents to a nearby thai consulate and get the 90 day Non-B issued there

Now as far as what happens if/when they lose the job..

IF they were on an extension of stay based on employment, AND

they met the proof of funds requirement to get the extension based on a foreign parent of a child on an ED visa,

They could cancel the employment extension and immediately apply for a new extension based on raising foreign child.

UNless I'm greatly mistaken there is no way to get a Non-B visa/work permit for "part time" work.
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