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Things you should know about Thailand Work Permit.
First of all, you must have Thailand Work Permit in case you are working in Thailand. Working without Work Permit is considered illegal and an offense subject to criminal law with a possible jail term.
We always get inquiries from foreigners who are without Work permits and are arrested by the Immigration Officer. They need to attend court and are subject to a jail term. After that, they have been deported and cannot come back to Thailand again.
You also need a specific type of Visa to apply for a Work Permit like Non-Immigrant B Visa or, O Visa etc.
Foreigners who have Visa on Arrival or Tourist Visa are not allowed to work and apply for permission to work here.
Please highly note that Work Permit is different from the Working Visa (we will explain more in detail again)
You must hire a Thai Staff to follow the ratio of the Ministry of Labor.
You must have an Employer in Thailand or you can set up a company to conduct business and use the company to hire yourself as the director.
Thailand Work Permit is not valid for forever, you must renew it before its expiration with the required documents.
Once you have a Work Permit, you need to declare your salary. So, you need to file for your Personal Income Tax every year.
In case you stay in Thailand, but you are working for a company overseas. This does not entitle you to apply for a Work Permit in Thailand (because no Thai entity pays your salary or hire you)
In case you bought a condominium and rent it out, you do not need to apply for a Work Permit. However, you need to file and pay your Personal Income Tax as usual.
you need to understand that some work and occupations are reserved for Thai citizens only. So, you cannot work in some areas or industries. You can see the information on the next topic of which careers you are not allowed to work in Thailand.
List of prohibited jobs that you cannot apply for Work Permit in Thailand
You should understand that some jobs or careers are reserved only for Thai citizens and prohibit a foreigner from Working in Thailand. Automatically, you cannot obtain a work permit for such an occupation. Here are the occupations that foreigners who are prohibited to obtain Thailand work permits.
- Manual work
- Work in agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry or fishery excluding specialized work in each particular branch or farm supervision
- Bricklaying, carpentry or other construction works
- Wood carving
- Driving mechanically propelled carried or driving non-mechanically-propelled vehicle, excluding international aircraft piloting
- Shop attendance
- Auction
- Supervising, auditing or giving service in accountancy excluding internal auditing on occasions
- Cutting or polishing jewelry
- Haircutting, hairdressing or beauty treatment
- Cloth weaving by hand
- Weaving of mate or making products from reeds, rattan, hemp, straw or bamboo pellicle
- Making of Sa paper by hand
- Lacquer ware making
- Making of Thai musical instrument
- Niello ware making
- Making of products from gold, silver or gold-copper alloy
- Bronze ware making
- Making of Thai dolls
- Making of mattress or quilt blanket
- Alms bowls casting
- Making of silk products by hand
- Casting of Buddha images
- Knife making
- Making of paper of cloth umbrella
- Shoemaking
- Hat Making
- Brokerage or agency excluding brokerage or agency in international trade business
- Engineering work in civil engineering branch concerning designing and calculation, organization, research, planning, testing, construction supervision or advising excluding specialized work
- Architectural work concerning designing, drawing of plan, estimating, construction directing or advising
- Garments making
- Pottery or ceramic ware making
- Cigarette making by hand
- Guide or conducting sightseeing tours
- Street Vending
- Type setting of Thai characters by hand
- Drawing and twisting silk-thread by hand
- Office or secretarial work
- Legal or lawsuit services
Necessary qualification to apply for Work Permit in Thailand.
To make you easily understand the qualification that you are required to meet to qualify for a Work Permit in Thailand, we divided it into a qualification that the Employer(company) must have and the Employee must have.
Qualification for the foreign Employee
- The foreign applicant must hold a Non-Immigrant Visa Type B or Type O. But not the Retirement Visa Type.
- The applicant has the knowledge and ability to work in the applied position.
- The applicant does not have the following diseases: Leprosy, Advanced Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Drug addiction, Chronic alcoholism, Elephantiasis, VDRL. And we have partner nearby our office to issue medical certificate.
- The applicant has not committed the jail term under Immigration Law or Foreign Working Permit Law in the last 1 year prior to the submission of the work permit application.
- Qualification for the Company as Employer
- The ratio of paid-up capital must be 2 million THB per one foreign applicant. (In case the applicant married with Thai, paid-up capital can be 1 million THB)
- The ratio of Thai Staff in the Company must be 1 person per one foreign applicant. (Don’t be confuse that 4 Thai staff is required for Non-B Visa)
- The Company must register VAT.
- In case the company operates in a business that requires specific licenses, the company must provide proof of such licenses such as restaurant, hotel, tour, etc.
Thailand Business Visa in Brief Summary.
A Thailand Business Visa is issued to a person wishes to be in the Kingdom for the purpose of investment, doing business, work at company or teaching in the school or University.
It is also called Non-Immigrant “B” Visa. (the word “B” comes from “Business”).
This Thai Business Visa allows you to bring your spouse and children to stay in Thailand with you.
For this Non B Visa Thailand, you have an option to obtain at Thai Royal Embassy overseas
THAI MARRIAGE VISA [UPDATED 2024]
For the past few years, Thailand has been deemed one of the best countries in Southeast Asia to retire, work and settle, this has caused a lot of foreign influx in the kingdom and with this, some foreigners are fortunate to find true love in the kingdom thus resulting into marriage. Certainly, the couples would like to stay together in Thailand and for that, foreigners need to acquire Thai Marriage Visa.
Thai marriage visa can be obtained if a foreigner is married to a citizen of Thailand, it is with the same level of visas with the Non-Immigrant Visa “B” or Non “B” visa for working, but the Thai Marriage Visa is exclusive for those who have Thai wife or spouse citizen.
This visa it is under the type of Non-Immigrant Visa “O” or Non “O”.
There are certain requirements that has to be met in order for the wife or spouse of the Thai citizen to be able to secure a Thai spouse visa or Thai wife visa.
Who are eligible to apply for Thai Marriage Visa?
As the name of the visa itself, Thai Marriage Visa can be obtained by those who have registered marriage with a Thai Citizen.
After the Marriage Registration in Thailand, the foreigner will be eligible to apply for Thai Marriage Visa or Non-Immigrant “O” visa under the category of Thai Spouse.
Getting this type of visa is quite easy and the process and requirements are straightforward, but all of the documents must be authenticated and certified before you apply for a Thai Marriage Visa.
It is advisable that you must seek legal assistance when applying for this type of visa to avoid hassle and the tedious process involved on getting this visa.
Note: When you register Marriage with Thai Citizen, it doesn’t automatically grant you the Thai Marriage Visa, you have to apply for it at the Immigration Office and provide the required documents for the visa application.
Furthermore, you must also be qualified in order for the Immigration to grant you this visa.
