Business & Work
Ferang working in Udon Thani, is possible, as it is anywhere in Thailand but there are many restrictions in place as you might expect but you cannot work here if you are a tourist though. The work permits have restrictions that apply to the type of work you can perform. The first thing you must be able to do, is to obtain a Thai Visa, one that enables you to apply for a work permit.
Once you know you can obtain an appropriate non-immigrant visa, you can look to apply for a work permit. It is a little bit of a catch 22 situation at times as highlighted below:-
If you are the holder of a retirement visa, you cannot work.
If you are the holder of a tourist visa, you cannot work.
If you are the holder of a non-immigrant "O" visa, you may be able to get a work permit, depending on the nature of the work.
You cannot get a business visa without a work permit, but you also cannot get a work permit without a visa but there are ways round it.
If you visit HERE you will see the initial hurdles you need to jump to apply for a work permit in Thailand. Once everything there has been satisfied you will need to provide THIS
When it comes to owning a business in Thailand, Thai law is created to protect Thai citizens rights (fair enough). In most cases a company is to be "majority owned" by Thai nationals (shareholders) which means a foreigner cannot own more than 49% of a company, some times it can be as little as 39% and even less although that is quite rare. There are exceptions however and majority ownership by a foreigner can be achieved by obtaining an "Alien Business License", also known as a Foreign Business License from the Ministry of Commerce. This is typically granted providing there is a substantial financial investment made, a considerable Thai work force will be created and/or bringing a technology business in to the country.
To read more I would suggest you go to THIS PAGE
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Once you know you can obtain an appropriate non-immigrant visa, you can look to apply for a work permit. It is a little bit of a catch 22 situation at times as highlighted below:-
If you are the holder of a retirement visa, you cannot work.
If you are the holder of a tourist visa, you cannot work.
If you are the holder of a non-immigrant "O" visa, you may be able to get a work permit, depending on the nature of the work.
You cannot get a business visa without a work permit, but you also cannot get a work permit without a visa but there are ways round it.
If you visit HERE you will see the initial hurdles you need to jump to apply for a work permit in Thailand. Once everything there has been satisfied you will need to provide THIS
When it comes to owning a business in Thailand, Thai law is created to protect Thai citizens rights (fair enough). In most cases a company is to be "majority owned" by Thai nationals (shareholders) which means a foreigner cannot own more than 49% of a company, some times it can be as little as 39% and even less although that is quite rare. There are exceptions however and majority ownership by a foreigner can be achieved by obtaining an "Alien Business License", also known as a Foreign Business License from the Ministry of Commerce. This is typically granted providing there is a substantial financial investment made, a considerable Thai work force will be created and/or bringing a technology business in to the country.
To read more I would suggest you go to THIS PAGE
All links will open a new window.