I have worked in Thailand for the last 5 years as a teacher and I have finished my school on November 18, and the school applied for cancellation of work permit on November 22. It takes around 3 days to cancel the Work Permit and get the cancellation receipt. However, I had emergency and I took a flight back from Thailand on November 24. By now, my work permit has been cancelled and of course the extension of visa (extension is until 20th of May, 2020) that I had has automatically been cancelled (I could not wait for cancelling it by myself as I was not present there physically because I had to come back to India for emergency reasons). Now, I am planning to fly to Thailand to get my luggage back and arrive with a Visa-on-arrival (I am an Indian passport holder and can enter with VOA if I am staying not more than 15 days).
My question is, as I have not cancelled my visa extension by myself because I was not present there at that time, will I have a problem now to enter the country or get a VOA? What other discrepancies I can face? Do I have to do anything prior arriving to Thailand?
TLDR : Answer Summary
The poster is concerned about potential issues entering Thailand on a Visa on Arrival (VOA) after their work permit and visa extension were officially cancelled while they were abroad. The comments suggest that while the visa extension is technically still valid until cancelled, not being present to cancel it is problematic for future work in Thailand. However, entering on a VOA should not pose problems if the intention is not to work, as long as they have the appropriate documentation. Some advisors recommend using the e-VOA to clarify entry intentions.
