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  1. As I understand it, gratuity payments, based on length of service are legally required in Thailand for persons leaving service under good circumstances. I received one when I was required to leave the company's employ at 55 due to our bylaws, for which I received 10 years gratuity, which translated into 10 mos. salary. I was rehired the next day, under contract, and have worked an additional 11.5 years under that. Does that mean, now that my contract is expiring, that I am legally entitled to an additional 10 year gratuity, namely another 10 mos. worth of salary on separation from the company under the same good circumstances?
  2. Ok, I've had two people in reply say that they were never asked for their WP at the time that the PR document was issued, and no one has come forward to say that it was in-fact required. Does anyone actually know the Immigration Dept's position on this, and if so, is it in writing anywhere?
  3. I applied for my Permanent Residency the end of last year, and my application was accepted. I've already jumped through the hoops, including my interview, and expect that it will be awarded "sometime" in the future, date unknown. Based on past performance, it's likely to be awarded "sometime" next year. My question is, I'm due to retire the end of this year, and my work permit expires in January 2022. If the award comes through after that (likely), when I need to pay-up, etc., do I still need to be "officially" employed? If so, I'll need to see if my employer is willing to keep me on for another 6-12 mos. If I don't need to be employed at the time of the award, I'll still need an interim visa with my work permit expiring in January. Which one would I go for? Could do Retirement, Marriage or what? Would rather not go through the hassle of the retirement extension, marriage route, but if I must, I must. Suggestions?
  4. I know exactly where you're coming from. My brother (Retirement Extension) had a stroke several years ago, and as I was working, my Thai partner (considerably younger than me) took him to Immigration at Chiang Wattana, in a taxi wheel chair and all, and it was a disaster. In fact, it made such a negative impression on her, that she cajoled me into going for my Permanent Residency so we can avoid all the hassle with Immigration should I fall seriously ill at some stage. If you are working, and have a work permit, I would suggest you go through the process now. I eventually ended-up taking my brother back to the U.S. and got him into a Medicaid funded nursing home, as he just became too much of a burden on the family to take care of him here locally. My partner has said no problem for me in the future, as we've been together for years, but my abstinent brother was just too much for her and her Mother to handle 24/7, and he'd already driven-off one caregiver that we'd employed.
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