Non-Immigrant B visa Non-B
The temporary-stay visa category issued to a foreign national entering Thailand to work or to do business; it permits entry and stay only, and the right to work comes separately from the Department of Employment.
IN PRACTICE
What it means in practice
The visa is applied for at a Thai embassy or consulate abroad, and in some cases the category can be changed inside Thailand. The application is carried by the company's documents: certificate, shareholder list, financial statements and tax filings. The common mistake is treating the visa as permission to work. It is not, and starting work before the permit issues carries penalties for the employee and the employer alike. The stay granted on entry also has an end date; remaining beyond it is a separate step, applied for as an extension of stay.
THE TERM
The same term elsewhere
- ไทย
- การตรวจลงตราประเภทคนอยู่ชั่วคราวเพื่อธุรกิจ (วีซ่า Non-Immigrant B)
- 简体中文
- 非移民B类签证
- Governing law
- Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979)
ENQUIRIES
