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Barca21
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 Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:31 am Post subject: Who owns the visa? |
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| Is the work visa tied to the teacher or the school they work at (like korea)? |
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tttompatz
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Location: Talibon, Bohol, Philippines
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:40 am Post subject: Re: Who owns the visa? |
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| Barca21 wrote: |
| Is the work visa tied to the teacher or the school they work at (like korea)? |
If it is unextended it is owned by the foreigner.
If it is extended based on a work permit it is tied to the work permit.
It is NOT the same as a Korean E2.
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Barca21
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks tompatz. Could you briefly explain what you mean by extended? Is there a way I could own my own work visa for a whole year without extending it? |
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tttompatz
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:06 am Post subject: |
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| Barca21 wrote: |
| Thanks tompatz. Could you briefly explain what you mean by extended? Is there a way I could own my own work visa for a whole year without extending it? |
The non-b is a visa that allows work.
To work you also need to get a work permit from the labor office.
You can get a single entry non-b that is good for 90 days.
Within that 90 days you need to get a work permit (requires a job).
AFTER you get your work permit you can extend your non-b for up to 1 year.
Once you get the visa extension your visa is tied to the w/p (job). If you cancel the job or work permit then you have 24 hours to vacate the country. You can return the next day without issue and begin the job search / visa-wp process again.
If you get a 1-year, multi-entry, non-b you can get by without a work permit (illegal but common) by simply doing a border run every 90 days.
Quitting in Thailand, doing a quick border run to clear your visa/wp and then going to a new job and starting again is relatively easy.
LONG term (more than 2 years) the teacher's council comes into play with added requirements like the culture course and by the end of 4 years, proper licensing as a teacher (means writing the teacher's tests).
Far too many people simply avoid it by working for an agency as "non-academic staff" and doing regular border runs to get a new tourist visa as necessary.
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