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rob.doc

Surin Legend
hi guys

just a general question

on a "o" marraige visa, and a shareholder in our own company.

what is the best / easiest way to get a thai work permit ?

also is it job specific ? (ie. can i get a permit to cover for my own company activities but also cover if i was to take up employment ? )

cheers
 
rob.doc said:
hi guys

just a general question

on a "o" marraige visa, and a shareholder in our own company.

what is the best / easiest way to get a thai work permit ?

also is it job specific ? (ie. can i get a permit to cover for my own company activities but also cover if i was to take up employment ? )

cheers
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I believe you can get a work permit if you are on a 'Married to a thai' visa extension.

The permits ARE work specific and in true Thai fashion, every labour office has different rules and regs so probably best visiting with a thai speaker and get the gen straight from the horses mouth, so to speak.

I am on a 'B' visa with work permit but most of the paperwork/organisation was arranged by my employers.
 
Yes, you can get a work permit on an extension by marriage. Surin labour office will allow this. I know some one who has done it.

The work permit is work specific. There will be an address of employment on the work permit. Work anywhere else will need prior permission and an extra employer will need to be added to the Work Permit.

I am not totally sure of the business side of things with regard to required paid up capital required. I think it is 1 million baht.

What I do know is that there is a requirement to have 4 Thai employees on record to obtain one work permit for a foreign employee. This requirement drops to 2 if married to a Thai.

There is a list of roles that the Labour office will not approve for a foreigner. You have to prove that your role cannot be performed by a Thai.
 
stevo said:
Yes, you can get a work permit on an extension by marriage. Surin labour office will allow this. I know some one who has done it.

The work permit is work specific. There will be an address of employment on the work permit. Work anywhere else will need prior permission and an extra employer will need to be added to the Work Permit.

I am not totally sure of the business side of things with regard to required paid up capital required. I think it is 1 million baht.

What I do know is that there is a requirement to have 4 Thai employees on record to obtain one work permit for a foreign employee. This requirement drops to 2 if married to a Thai.

There is a list of roles that the Labour office will not approve for a foreigner. You have to prove that your role cannot be performed by a Thai.
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Working in Thailand

Are foreigners allowed to work in Thailand?
Yes, foreigners are allowed to work in Thailand if you have a valid visa, a work permit and is employed with an occupation that does not violate the Alien Employment Act.
If you are a foreigner and you intend to work in Thailand, you are subject to the Alien Employment Act, which requires you to have a work permit to be issued by the Department of Employment, Ministry of Labor, or unless it falls within an exception of the said Act.
The term “work” in Thai law is defined very broadly, covering both physical and mental activities, whether or not for wages or other form of compensation. Even volunteer or charity work requires a work permit in Thailand.
According to Thai law, foreigners can work in the country butfactors such as the national security, as well as the need of alien labor for the development of the country is being considered. Thai nationals are still to be given priority.



Under the Alien Employment Act, the following occupations are closed to foreigners and is reserved for Thai nationals only:
  • Labor work except labor work in fishing boats under the next category below.
  • Agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry or fishery, except work requiring specialized knowledge, farm supervision, or labor work in fishing boats, particularly marine fishery.
  • Bricklaying, carpentry, or other construction work.
  • Wood carving.
  • Driving motor vehicles or vehicles which do not use machinery or mechanical devices, except piloting international aircraft.
  • Front shop sale.
  • Auction sale work.
  • Supervising, auditing, or giving service in accountancy, except occasional internal auditing.
  • Cutting or polishing precious or semi-precious stones.
  • Haircutting, hairdressing, or beautification.
  • Cloth weaving by hand.
  • Mat weaving or making utensils from reed, rattan, jute, hay, or bamboo.
  • Making rice paper by hand.
  • Lacquer work.
  • Making Thai musical instruments.
  • Niello work.
  • Goldsmith, silversmith, or gold-and-copper alloy smith work.
  • Stone work.
  • Making Thai dolls.
  • Making mattresses or quilts.
  • Making alms bowls.
  • Making silk products by hand.
  • Making Buddha images.
  • Knife making.
  • Making paper or cloth umbrellas.
  • Making shoes.
  • Making hats.
  • Brokerage or agency except in international trading.
  • Professional civil engineering concerning design and calculation, systemization, analysis, planning, testing, construction supervision, or consulting services, excluding work

  • requiring specialized techniques.
    [*]Professional architectural work concerning design, drawing-making, cost estimation, or consulting services.
    [*]Dressmaking.
    [*]Pottery.
    [*]Cigarette rolling by hand.
    [*]Tour guiding or conducting.
    [*]Hawking of goods.
    [*]Thai typesetting by hand.
    [*]Unwinding and twisting silk by hand.
    [*]Clerical or secretarial work.
    [*]Providing legal services or engaging in legal work (except arbitration work sand work relating to defense of cases at arbitration level, provided the law governing the dispute
    under consideration by the arbitrators is not Thai law)s
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