I'm not arguing about the paperwork nor have I once, read what I've said, they obviously do all the paperwork together, but you can't be issued with a work permit until you've obtained an appropriate visa. I'm not able to walk into the Labor Office and get a work permit on a tourist visa for example :)

So you're now saying that I could have had a work permit before I had a Non-Imm B? Chiang Mai must be Thai Irish then I guess either that or I must have imagined it all :)

@Robert ******

Actually it works the other way around - you get the Non Imm B first then the work permit - but the paperwork for both have to be arranged by your employer.

@Danny ********

of course I could be overly paranoid - but likewise paying tax and being legit has a pathway to permanent residency. And before someone chimes in and says it's impossible, it's not, it's just hard. Also I can, within confines through my employer, take on some local work legally and extra money always helps :)

It's a company similar to Iglu - I dont have permission to mention them (they're not well known) but I'll ask in the morning if they're ok with being promoted. Good people - I can't go into the terms but if I can, will share tomorrow. CM based. Also why I switched after so long on EDs and various TRs - personal opinion only is that the days of freelancing/working for overseas firms on anything other than a Non Imm B and work permit are coming to an end. Big Joke is no joke.

Technically 1 year, 10 months and 14 days. It's dated 2 years from the date I accepted the position. BOI Non-Imm B extensions are 2 years.

It's the agent, not immigration. The company that took over from G4T doubled the price to 1,000.

You can obtain a dependent visa for him

Not necessarily - no cards handed out by Airasia on my flight KUL--CNX 10 days ago and I even asked for one. "Get at airport" I was told.

My understanding, having received a 90 day non-imm B from KL less than 2 weeks ago while applying for a 1 year visa, is that it is converted/ can be extended by one year once you get a work permit.