Thailand Work Permit
Thailand Work Permit Question
I am currently on a one year Thai business visa issued by Thailand immigration and I have a Thailand work permit, recently I stopped working and handed my work permit back to the company, I am over 50 years old and have the criteria for a retirement visa but when I went to the Thai immigration they told me I should have a piece of paper from them before I can do anything, I am confused!!
Thailand Work Permit Answer
The Visa officer at the immigration office is referring to the document called a Tor Tor 10 this is issued by the labour office when a work permit is given back to them, when you have the Tor Tor 10 you should then go to the immigration office so they can cancel your current business visa and give you a 7 day stamp, which means you have 7 days to keep your non-immigrant status and organize your paperwork to convert to a Thai retirement visa,
My advise is to have your paperwork ready for your new application before you go with your Tor Tor 10, when you have converted to a new visa make sure you have a copy of the Tor Tor 10 stapled in your passport for future reference.
Please note, on the Tor Tor 10 it has the date when your work permit was handed back to the labor office and the law states that your seven day extension starts from this date, I have seen so many people think that there business visa is still current even though they have given back there work permit, be careful of big overstays.
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