CMU International Centre for Education

CMU International Centre for Education For Further Information Contact: Chiang Mai University International Centre for Education International Relations Division, Office of the President (in front of the main Library) 239 Huay Kaew Road, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200 Thailand Telephone: (66) 5394669-70 Fax: (66) 5394 3669 e-mail: cmuice@chiangmai.ac.th website: cmu-ice.chiangmai.ac.th Last Update September 2006

CMU International Centre for Education 1 16 CMU International Centre for Education In order to work legally in Thailand you must have a Non-immigrant B visa and a Work Permit. A Non-immigrant B visa is issued by a Thai embassy or consulate-general under the authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An extension to a non-immigrant visa is issued by the Immigration Office, whose officers are members of the Royal Thai Police employed in the Immigration Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior. The visa extension will be for the period of your Contract of Employment. A Work Permit, issued by the Provincial Labour Office, City Hall, under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, will be valid for the period covered by your visa extension. Your employer, in this case Chiang Mai University, supplies some of the documentation required to apply for all of the above. Place to contact: Chiang Mai Provincial Revenue Office (Muang District Branch 1) 1 st floor, District Administration Office, Inthawarorot Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200 Tel : 0-5322-1864 Fax : 0-5322-6085

2 CMU International Centre for Education CMU International Centre for Education 15 Important Things to Remember If you have a visa extension granted for a period of more than 90 days, you must report to the Immigration Office every 90 days to notify them of your intention to stay for another 90 days. Failure to appear at the Immigration Office within 7 days after the end of a 90-day period WILL result in a Baht 2,000 fine. Failure to report at all WILL result in a Baht 5,000 fine plus Baht 500 per day for every day past the end of the last 90-days period. If you overstay your visa, any visa, the fine is Baht 500 per day, up to a maximum of Baht 20,000. You can easily pay for overstay at the airport when you leave the country, but if you are caught by Immigration before you reach the airport, you will be jailed until you can pay your fine and show a one way ticket back to your home country, and then you will be deported. Always carry a photocopy of your passport with you at all times. Immigration can fine you for not having your passport, but a photocopy is better than nothing. You should carry a good colour copy of: The title page with your photo and personal details Visa stamp Latest entry stamp Immigration TM card Thai law requires that you carry your Work Permit with at your place of work. Not to do so can result in a fine of Baht 1,000. You are only permitted to do the category of work at the location specified in your Work Permit. You must notify the Labour Office of any change of occupation and or location of work place. Not to do so can result in one month in prison and/or a fine of Baht 2,000. Place to contact: Chiang Mai Immigration Office 71, Airport Road (Sanam Bin), Chiang Mai 50200 Tel: 0-5320-1755-6 Fax: 0-5327-7510 E-mail: chiangmai_imm3@police.go.th

14 CMU International Centre for Education CMU International Centre for Education 3 Super Highway If your Work Permit is irrevocably damaged, or you lose it you must apply for a replacement within 15 days from the day it was damaged or lost. Not to do so can result in a fine of Baht 500. The Provincial Labour Office must be informed of any change of personal information; name, home address, work address etc. If you resign from work, your Work Permit must be returned to the Provincial Labour Office within seven days from the date of your resignation. Not to do so can result in a fine of Baht 1,000. to Mae Rim N Place to contact: Chiang Mai Provincial Labour Office 1 st floor, Chiang Mai City Hall, Chotona Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50300 Tel: 0-5311-2742-6 Fax: 0-5311- 2743 In recent years, the Immigration Office has done a lot to streamline the application procedure and improve the quality of service with helpful, friendly English speaking staff. When visiting the Immigration Office, and any other government office, you are respectfully requested to dress politely. The Immigration Office, which is located on the Airport Road, is open Monday to Friday 08.30 12.00, 13.00 16.30. Closed on Public holidays. If you arrive at the Immigration Office at 08.30, before the queue develops, and you have all of the required

4 CMU International Centre for Education CMU International Centre for Education 13 documentation, you can expect to have your application processed within one hour. You can apply for an extension to your non-immigrant visa during the period of one month before the expiration date of your current visa extension. When apply for an extension, remember to take your passport and your Work Permit, if you have one, with you. You must submit the following documentation: The following documents are prepared by Chiang Mai University: 1. Contract of Employment one copy of the Thai version and one copy of the English version of your Contract of Employment. For foreign English Teachers in the English Department, Faculty of Humanities one copy of the List of Names of Foreigners Working in the English Department. You must sign every page of both versions. 2. CMU Letter of Verification of Employment submit the original signed letter. 3. CMU Letter Requesting Visa Extension submit the original signed letter. 4. Application Form T.M. 7 the form should be completed before you take it to the Immigration Office. You are required to prepare the following documentation: 5. Passport one photocopy of the information page(s), and the pages with the original/first non-immigrant visa stamp, the first entry stamp on that visa together with the TM entry card, the last/current visa extension stamp, and, if you already have a Work

12 CMU International Centre for Education CMU International Centre for Education 5 While the validity of a Work Permit corresponds to the duration of a Visa, and the expiry date of the Work Permit is usually the same as the Visa, the calculation of the Work Permit fee is based on the issue date of the Work Permit, not the Visa start date. For example, if you have a Visa issued for a 12-month period from September 1 st to August 31 st, depending on the issue date in your Work Permit, there are two ways in which your Work Permit extension fee can be calculated: a. If the issue date on your Work Permit is September 9th, the extension fee is calculated as follows: September 1 st to September 9 th = Baht 750 (fee for less than 3 months) September 10 th to August 31 st = Baht 3,000 (fee for 6 months to 12 months) Under these circumstances you would be required to pay Baht 3,750 for your 12-month Work Permit extension. b. If the issue date on your Work Permit is February 20th, the extension fee is calculated as follows: September 1st to February 20th = Baht 1,500 (fee for 3 months to 6 months) February 21st to August 31st = baht 3,000 (fee for 6 months to 12 months) Under these circumstances you would be required to pay Baht 4,500 for your 12-month Work Permit extension. Permit, the page with the Work Permit notification stamp(s), usually at the back of your passport. You must sign all of the photocopies. 6. Work Permit one photocopy of pages 1 7, the information pages, and the page with the previous/current work permit extension. In case you have not yet received your Work Permit, you can submit a copy of the Provincial Labour Office work Permit receipt. You must sign all of the photocopies. 7. Photograph one, 4 cm x 6 cm full-face color photograph, less than 6 months old. 8. *Tax ID card one photocopy. You must sign the photocopy. 9. Tax receipt the Tax Form Por Ngor Dor 91 together with the Tax Office receipt. You need to submit photocopy of the Por Ngor Dor 91 Form with the tax receipt overlaid in either the upper righthand or the lower left-hand corner. This photocopy must be obtained from the Tax Office at the time that you submit your tax return, i.e. the Por Ngor Dor 91 Form, and receive their receipt because the Tax Office retain the original Por Ngor Dor 91 Form. This photocopy can only be made by the Tax Officers and may cost you Baht 25. You must sign the photocopy. 10. Visa Fee Single entry: Baht 1,900 One-year multiple-entry: Baht 3,800 *Taxpayer Identification Card You need to go to the Provincial Revenue Office (see map on page 16) to obtain a Taxpayer Identification Card. The following documents are needed. The following documents are prepared by Chiang Mai University: 1. Letter of verification of work. 2. Official letter from the university asking the Provincial Revenue Office to issue you with a Taxpayer ID card.

6 CMU International Centre for Education CMU International Centre for Education 11 You are required to prepare the following documentation: 1. Passport One copy of the title page of your passport (the one with your photo and passport number), your non-immigrant visa, your current entrance stamp, and your TM entry card 2. Work Permit - One copy of the first seven pages and the current extension page. 3. Application form (Lor.Por.10) To be completed at the Revenue Office N.B. Take your Passport and Work Permit with you. When applying for a Work Permit Extension remember to take your Work Permit and Passport with you to the Provincial Labour Office. You must submit the following documentation: The following documents are prepared by Chiang Mai University: 1. Form WP.5 Application for Work Permit Renewal under Section 15. You must submit the original of this form signed by either the CMU President or a CMU Vice President. 2. CMU Letter Requesting Work Permit Extension submit the original signed letter. You are required to prepare the following documentation: 3. Non-immigrant visa extension one copy of the current extension to your non-immigrant visa. You must sign the photocopy. 4. Work Permit Extension Fee To extend a work permit for up to 3 calendar months costs Baht 750 To extend a work permit for 3 calendar months and one day up to 6 calendar months costs Baht 1,500 To extend a work permit for 6 calendar months and one day up to 12 calendar months costs Baht 3,000 Application form processing fee Baht 100

10 CMU International Centre for Education CMU International Centre for Education 7 12. Medical Certificate less than 6 months old. 13. Photographs three, full-face colour photographs (5x6 cm) less than 6 months old. 14. Work Permit Fee A new work permit valid for up to 3 calendar months costs Baht 750 A new work permit valid for up to 6 calendar months costs Baht 1,500 A new work permit valid for up to 12 calendar months costs Baht 3,000 Please Note: While you can apply for a non-immigrant visa extension within one month before the expiry date of your current visa, and the extension granted will run on from the expiry date, a Work Permit extension commences from the day on which you apply, the extension does not run on from the expiry date i.e. if, for example, you apply for an extension one week before your current extension expires you will lose the last week. You must apply for a Work Permit extension on the last day of your current extension. If your current extension expires on a Saturday or Sunday you must go to the Provincial Labour Office on the preceding Friday and register your intention to apply for an extension. This is then logged into the computer and you will be issued with a numbered receipt. You must then return to the Provincial Labour Office on the following Monday, with the numbered receipt, to apply for an extension, which will then commence on the day after your current extension expired. If you do not register your intention to apply for an extension your Work Permit will expire and you will have to apply for a new Work Permit. The new Work permit and Work Permit Extension are issued at the Provincial Labour Office, City hall. In recent years, the Provincial Labour Office has done a lot to streamline the application procedure and improve the quality of service. However, given the low level of ability in English of the staff at the Provincial Labour Office, unless you can speak Thai language, and understand the vocabulary for the application procedure, you would be strongly advised to have a Thai person accompany you to act as interpreter. When visiting the Provincial Labour Office, and any other government office, you are respectfully requested to dress politely. The Provincial Labour Office, which is located on the Mae Rim Road, is open Monday to Friday 08.30 12.00, 13.00 16.30. Closed on Public holidays. If you arrive at the Provincial Labour Office at 08.30, before the queue develops, and you have all of the required documentation, you can expect to have your application processed within one hour. If you are applying for a new Work Permit, you will have to return to the Provincial Labour Office a week or two after you submit your application to collect the signed copy of your Work Permit. If you are applying for a Work Permit Extension, if the person authorized to sign your extension is in the office the procedure can be completed at that time. If not, you will be asked to return in a few days to collect your Work Permit after it has been signed. If you are offered the choice to wait for a signature or come back in a few days, say that you ll wait. It usually never takes more than about 5-10 minutes to get a signature.

8 CMU International Centre for Education CMU International Centre for Education 9 Advantages of having a Work Permit You can work legally in Thailand You can open a Thai bank savings and check account You can apply for a Thai credit card You can sign up for a mobile phone subscription You can import personal belongings into Thailand You can purchase a car or motorbike in your own name You can go in to national parks for Baht 20 instead of Baht 200 You must already have a non-immigrant B visa before you can apply for a Work Permit. When applying for a new Work Permit, you must submit the following documentation: The following documents are prepared by Chiang Mai University: 1. Form WP.2 Work Permit Application Form. You must submit the original of this form signed by either the CMU President or a CMU Vice President. 2. Form TT.10 Notification of Commencement, Change and Cessation of Work under Section 23, signed by either the CMU President or a CMU Vice President. 3. Verification of Employment Form 4. Certification of Academic Qualifications and Work Experience signed by the applicant and either the CMU President or a CMU Vice President. 5. CMU Letter requesting Work Permit submit original letter signed by either the CMU President or a CMU Vice President 6. Contract of Employment one copy of the Thai version and one copy of the English version of your Contract of Employment. For foreign English teachers in the English Department, Faculty of Humanities - one copy of the List of Names of Foreigners Working in the English Department. You must sign every page of both versions. If your Contract of Employment or List of Foreigners Working in the English Department is not available, you will be given a CMU Letter of Confirmation of Employment, signed by either CMU President or a CMU Vice President. 7. Certification of Personal Data signed by applicant. 8. Organization Chart of the CMU Faculty/Department/Division etc. in which you are employed. 9. Map of Chiang Mai University You are required to prepare the following documentation: 10. Passport one photocopy of the information page(s), and the pages with the original/first non-immigrant visa stamp, the first entry stamp on that visa together with the TM entry card, and the last/current visa extension stamp. You must sign all of the photocopies. 11. Academic Qualification(s) one copy of your degree(s) and/or other qualifications. You must sign all of the photocopies.