Hello, urgent question: my work permit is coming to an end on 23rd April, with non-B expiring 29th April. My understanding was I would get some grace period after work permit expiry before having to leave the country but company wants to cancel the work permit + visa on 23rd April meaning we need to leave same day. They only told me this today *after* I gave them documents to cancel.

Currently have a sick infant at home so I would rather not have the work permit cancelled and have to rush out of the country same day. Company hasn't really been clear if this is possible or not...they said if I don't let them cancel the work permit + visa on the same day and instead I let the visa expire it will cause problems with future employment in Thailand.

In practice what is the real risk for staying after work permit expiry and not cancelling it? (We would leave before 29th to avoid overstays.)

Thanks!

Hi everyone. Quick question.

I don’t have a university degree but I fluently speak English, Japanese and Italian. Would I still be able to get a working visa and thus, a company willing to sponsor me? Or is it unrealistic??

Hi! A bit late but still wanted to share my DTV experience in Taipei :) Thanks for all the tips from this group.

I'm a Taiwanese passport holder but had a Thai work permit that was valid until Dec 26, 2025. I sent in my DTV application (workation) on Dec 29, 2025. I submitted 1) my freelance contract, 2) company registration, 3) 4 months of pay slips, 4) 3 months of bank statements with 500k+ baht balance using my Thai + Taiwanese bank accounts, 5) my CV + work samples.

Dec 29 - Application submitted

Dec 30 - Request for further documents (bank statements + proof of remote work)

I created a chart to sum up the balance in my accounts with the most up-to-date currency exchange rate, and isolated the page from my contract that states I could from anywhere. Submitted on the same day.

Then it's the long NYE break...

Jan 6, 2026 - Request for further documents again, the embassy called me and asked for a letter from my direct manager to clearly state that I could work remotely, despite my contract says I could work from anywhere. The lady on the phone insisted to see 'working remotely' being spelled out... Submitted on the same day.

Jan 7 - Interview scheduled for Jan 13

Jan 13 - Interview day

I printed out everything (40+ pages...) as instructed, got to the embassy early and the front desk lady asked me to highlight my bank balance and work-from-anywhere line in my contract. The officer who interviewed me noticed I've worked in Thailand prior and asked if I like Thailand. I said yes and we chitchatted a bit about the weather, and then he asked where my current company is based (outside of Thailand). And that was it lol.

Jan 16 - DTV approved in the morning :)

Jan 18 - Flew back to the kingdom, no question asked at the immigration.

Took me 3 weeks total but there's a 5-day NYE break in between - and the further document requests wasted a bit of time. I called the embassy to see if I could move up the interview but they said no :( Overall I think no more than 2 weeks in Taipei!

Hey,

Has anyone had issues collecting their new digital work permit?

My husband visa is about to expire and his company is unable to find appointment to get his work permit collected. Has anyone tried recently to exted their visa while waiting for work permit to be collected?

Hi all, can anyone please advise on what would happen to a DTV with several years remaining if you were to obtain a Thai work permit? Would the DTV be automatically cancelled or would it still be active, if the foreign-based position was continued concurrently? If it is indeed cancelled, is this absolute, or just "paused"? Say if you left the local company could it be resumed again until the 5 years is up? Thanks.

I am asking on behalf of my helper from Myanmar as she has just obtained a tourist visa. Her purpose is to take a 5 days course in Thailand. After taking the course, she intends to seek employment there.

Can i know if that is allowed as I will need to ensure that she has obtained proper entry visa to Thailand. She is currently in Singapore and intends to travel from here to Thailand.

Hi all! Is there any way an agent could help me to start working? I’m a pastry chef, just wondering if that is something they can do.

Hello !! I am hrishikesh from india

I would like to work in thailand ! I dont know whats the process!! I visited thailand many time but not stays more than 6 weeks so i am planning to stay and work in Thailand ( phuket ) ! Is here anyone to explain what work permit cost and how to apply !!

49% company owner (restaurant) = WP and SSO? 3 million baht used to buy a small townhouse and make it into a small restaurant downstairs. 49% foreigner owned, 51% between Thai wife and Thai sons. Thai wife, 2 Thai sons + another Thai legally working there = a WP and SSO for the 49% foreign owner? The capital (more than 2m THB) used to buy the property in the company name + 4 Thais legally employed can be used for such?

Hi everyone,

I am curious to know if anyone has been in a similar situation as me. I am currently on a Non-B visa with a work permit and am an American citizen. My wife has an O visa as a dependent and is an Austrian citizen.

I recently got a new job, that is a remote job for a non-Thai company. I want to change my visa over and my wife's over to the DTV visa for a number of reasons. It's the actual right thing to do, it's cheaper, etc.

My question is, has anyone successfully change their thai work permit and visa over to a DTV visa? Mine doesn't expire until August, so also curious if you had to cancel it before?

For those with dependents on their DTV visa, has anyone done it with a spouse of a different nationality than their own? Did you have to get your own DTV visa approved first, before they could apply for theirs? If so, how long did this take you and where did you do it?

It's a bit of a complex situation and we're thinking of canceling our visas before they expire and go to a neighboring country to apply for our DTV visas. Thanks for any advice!

Looking for firsthand experience only, not agents!