A foreigner entering Thailand with good football skills and who is employed by a football association or football club to be a professional football player will be able to apply for a change of visa type for working as a professional football player (Non-B). Documents must be submitted more than 15 days before visa expiration in support of the application for visa or visa status alteration for 90 days. If the foreigner has overstayed their current visa, they are not allowed to submit an application for this type of visa. 

Supporting documents

1. Form TM.86 for the foreigner who has a tourist visa and wishes to apply for a change of visa type from tourist visa to non-immigrant visa, Note: “Football Player Trial.”;

2. Copy of passport (personal information page, last entry stamp, visa sticker, and extension stamp (if any)), and departure card (Form TM.6); 

3. One 4x6 cm photograph or one 2-inch photograph;

4. Application fee of 2,000 baht; 

5.A certification letter of foreigner’s working as Immigration Bureau Form. 

6. A copy of work permit or an application form for a work permit in the case of changing the workplace;

7. A copy of the organization’s registration, such as the certificate of the company registration, not more than 6 months old, or a copy of the license to establish, given by a government agency;

8. List of shareholders (BOJ.5), in case of a company, certified by the registrar not more than 6 months previously; 

9. A certificate letter from the company, association, club, or organization that confirms the hiring of the applicant; 

10. An employment contract;

11. A certification letter from the Sports Authority of Thailand; 

12. A copy of an English certificate of the athletic association or football club that the applicant is joining, which is approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the responsible agency of that country, used for the visa application before entering the Kingdom of Thailand. 

Things you should know 

1. The applicant must appear in person every time; 

2. The applicant must show the notification of residence in accordance with Section 38 and must present the accommodation notification;

3. The applicant must sign to certify every page of the applicant’s documents;

4. The association’s authorized signatory must sign to certify all documents and have the documents stamped with the association’s official seal;

5. For convenience and speedy services, the applicant for visa or visa status alteration must submit a complete set of documents in proper order and must prepare the originals as proof. 

Source : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tel : +66 2203-5000