Foreigners who have entered Thailand but wish to change their visa to work in Thailand must submit an application to change their existing visa to a Non-Immigrant Visa “B,” which is a visa used for contract or business and work. The first visa application will be valid for 90 days. If they want a one-year work visa, they must have a work permit before they can extend the one-year visa.
Supporting documents for applying for a change of visa:
- Request form for change of type of visa (TM.86), or Request form for obtaining a visa (TM.87);
- Copy of passport;
- Six 2-inch photographs;
- Fee = 2,000 baht;
- Letter from the prospective employer explaining the necessity to hire a foreigner and asking for cooperation in obtaining the visa or requesting to change the type of visa;
- Employment certificate;
- Copy of juristic person registration certificate and a copy of the list of shareholders;
- A copy of the registration certificate of the juristic person;
- A copy of VAT registration certificate, PP 09, PP 20, and a copy of the Memorandum of Association of the capital increase;
- A copy of the latest year's profit and loss account balance sheet;
- Copy of corporate income tax;
- Copy of applicant’s transcript;
- Copy of ordinary corporate income tax of Thai employees;
- Company picture;
- Company map. If the company is promoted by BOI, please present a request for cooperation from the Office of Investment, etc. In this regard, the applicant for a visa to work in Thailand must have the knowledge and ability to perform the requested work, must not be a person of unsound mind, must not suffer from contagious diseases that appear disgusting to society, and must not have been convicted of an offense under the laws on immigration.
Source :Foreign Workers Administration Ofhce
Tel : +66 63 663 6663