Oh Crap, What Now? Losing Your Job in Thailand [S5.E3]

The guys discuss the sticky situation of what it means to
lose your job in Thailand as an expat, and the relative
insecurity that all of us have, no matter how long we've lived
here. 


Ed gives a quick overview of the law: if you have a
non-immigrant 'B' visa connected to a work permit and a Thai
company, and your work permit is canceled, then your visa is also
automatically canceled and you have exactly 7 days to leave the
country. Now it may be possible to re-enter as a tourist, of
course, but even that can cause significant life disruptions
because it is not possible to get a new work permit with a
tourist visa!


Greg jumps in with a personal story of losing his job last
year due to the ravages of COVID on the travel industry. He was
in a particularly scary situation given that he is married with a
kid, and even with all his years in Thailand, he would have been
subject to the same 7-day rule as everybody else. Thankfully he
had some luck and found a new job. Bullet dodged. 


Greg and Ed discuss the fairness (or more accurately,
unfairness) of the rule and if there are any possible ways around
it, and in general lament the harshness of some Thai laws as they
relate to expats, as opposed to tourists. Suffice it to say that
they don't call Thailand the 'Land of Smiles' because the expats
here are always smiling.


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