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📌 Non-Immigrant B Visa (Business)

What it is

A visa for foreigners who intend to work, teach, or conduct business in Thailand. It allows you to apply for a Work Permit at the Ministry of Labour.

How to apply

Job offer in Thailand → You need a sponsoring employer.

Documents from employer (often required):

Job offer/contract letter.

Company registration documents.

Tax documents and company information.

Proof that the company meets requirements (e.g., minimum number of Thai employees per foreigner).

Apply at a Thai embassy/consulate in your home country (e.g., Oslo, Stockholm, etc.).

Validity and stay

Usually issued as a 90-day Non-B visa initially.

After you obtain a work permit in Thailand, you can apply at Immigration for a 1-year extension of stay.

Renewable annually as long as employment continues.

Employer requirements

Must be a registered company in Thailand.

General rule: 4 Thai employees per foreigner + minimum 2 million THB registered capital.

Must show legitimate need for foreign expertise.

Common uses

Foreign teachers in schools/universities.

Foreign experts/specialists.

Business professionals working with Thai companies.

Important notes

You must also obtain a work permit after arrival – the visa alone does not allow you to work.

You must report your address to Immigration every 90 days (90-day reporting).

If you lose your job, you lose the visa basis – you must either find a new employer quickly or leave Thailand.
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If you know your employer is going to give you the necessary paperwork for a work visa, it's best to go to Thailand, get everything sorted out there, and then head to immigration to get stamped in once you have your work permit with a work visa
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Just get a proper visa if you that worried 🤷
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Well best bet for you, is apply a non-o based on retirement (being over 50) before you go, then before you travel home buy a single reentry permit 1000 baht can do to immigration or the airport so when you come back this visa is still valid then when you come back Thailand start instantly process of 1 year extension and buy multi reentry permit 3800 baht
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I Don't think Laos immigration close 9pm 🤪 at least when they see when a flight from outside Laos landing on their soil 10pm
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@Jan *********
etter du er gift og vært i amphur osv, drar du til immgrasjonen spør om du kan endre til dit visa eller visa fri inngang til non-o siden nå har du thai fru og spør om listen hva du trenger for 1års forlengelse
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Du trenger ikke visa men en del du må gjøre først:

Å gifte seg med en thailandsk statsborger som svensk statsborger er fullt mulig, enten du ønsker å gifte deg i Thailand eller Sverige. Her er en oversikt over hva du må gjøre – avhengig av hvor du vil inngå ekteskapet:

1. Gifte seg i Thailand

Dokumenter svensk statsborger må skaffe:

Personbevis fra Skatteverket (på engelsk), som viser sivilstatus (ugift/skilt)

Intyg om hindersprövning (bevis på at du har rett til å gifte deg) – fås fra Skatteverket

Pass (gyldig svensk pass)

"Affirmation of freedom to marry" – et erklæringsbrev som du må skrive og signere på den svenske ambassaden i Bangkok

Oversettelse til thai av nødvendige dokumenter (må gjøres hos et godkjent oversettelsesbyrå i Thailand)

Legalisering av oversettelsene hos det thailandske utenriksdepartementet (MFA) i Bangkok, bestiller time her
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Fremgangsmåte:

Gå til svenske ambassaden i Bangkok og få erklæring signert og stemplet

Oversett og legaliser dokumentene

Gå til distriktskontoret (Amphur/Khet) i Thailand for å registrere ekteskapet

Når ekteskapet er registrert, får dere en thailandsk vigselsattest

Etterpå:

Oversett thailandsk vigselsattest til engelsk eller svensk tilbake til mfa

Legalisér oversettelsen

Meld fra til Skatteverket i Sverige for å få ekteskapet registrert i det svenske folkeregisteret
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@Kurt **********
no, you thinking about reentry permit.
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Just go to soi 5, new immigration office is quite fast