skyb Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I am trying to find out if I can legally employ our filipino domestic worker in thailand. My husband & I will be applying for a retirement visa. I get conflicting answers from people and want to know what is legal and NOT ILLEGAL I am just looking for straight answers on this and no illegal work arounds... Not legal/possible thats fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 What is your nationality and where are you moving from? Try sending an email to your local Thai Consulate/Embassy. Hull is very good if you're from the UK. I believe its OK, but get it from the horses mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophon Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 What is your nationality and where are you moving from?Try sending an email to your local Thai Consulate/Embassy. Hull is very good if you're from the UK. I believe its OK, but get it from the horses mouth. I don't think a Consulate/Embassy would be the "horses mouth". Work permits isn't part of their responsibilities. Sophon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I am trying to find out if I can legally employ our filipino domestic worker in thailand. My husband & I will be applying for a retirement visa. not possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) I am trying to find out if I can legally employ our filipino domestic worker in thailand. My husband & I will be applying for a retirement visa. I get conflicting answers from people and want to know what is legal and NOT ILLEGAL I am just looking for straight answers on this and no illegal work arounds... Not legal/possible thats fine There are a lot of Filipino maids working in Thailand, but I suspect the majority are doing it illegally on tourist visas. You'd be hard pressed convincing Immigration in Thailand that you can't use a Thai domestic worker. Edited June 3, 2008 by tropo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 There are a lot of Filipino maids working in Thailand, but I suspect the majority are doing it illegally on tourist visas. not the majority but all of them. to sum it up: no way to have a Filipina working legally as a domestic servant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakanong Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) There are a lot of Filipino maids working in Thailand, but I suspect the majority are doing it illegally on tourist visas. not the majority but all of them. to sum it up: no way to have a Filipina working legally as a domestic servant! What if you are a Diplomat and you bring her with you from another posting? I know this is not going to be that common in Thailand but my best pal took his from Korea to the UK and then onto Japan when he moved around as a Brit Diplomat. Edit: - I remember I recently saw a maid transfer advert in my local Cold Storage as the family could not take the Filipino maid to Thailand from Singapore! Edited June 3, 2008 by Prakanong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 There are a lot of Filipino maids working in Thailand, but I suspect the majority are doing it illegally on tourist visas. not the majority but all of them. to sum it up: no way to have a Filipina working legally as a domestic servant! That was supposed to mean the majority are doing it on tourist visas as opposed to other types of visas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 There are a lot of Filipino maids working in Thailand, but I suspect the majority are doing it illegally on tourist visas. not the majority but all of them. to sum it up: no way to have a Filipina working legally as a domestic servant! What if you are a Diplomat and you bring her with you from another posting? that's a different story. the OP is obviously not a diplomat but plans to reside in Thailand based on a retiree visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakanong Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 There are a lot of Filipino maids working in Thailand, but I suspect the majority are doing it illegally on tourist visas. not the majority but all of them. to sum it up: no way to have a Filipina working legally as a domestic servant! What if you are a Diplomat and you bring her with you from another posting? that's a different story. the OP is obviously not a diplomat but plans to reside in Thailand based on a retiree visa. My pals maid got a bloody good deal - he gave her far more than he got from the govt to pay her - he sometimes let her have the first class seat instead of her economy so she could take care of the kids and he could get peace (he did swap the first class food with her though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbelt Asia Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I am trying to find out if I can legally employ our filipino domestic worker in thailand. My husband & I will be applying for a retirement visa. I get conflicting answers from people and want to know what is legal and NOT ILLEGAL I am just looking for straight answers on this and no illegal work arounds... Not legal/possible thats fine No not at this time at Bangkok. Only in cases that were grandfathered in last year and before. We had 100’s of these cases approved before, many with expats with multi nationals but the current Labor Dept in Bangkok does not allow it. We still have around 100 cases or so that have the job title of maid in the work permit. The only solution in Bangkok that some maids have done is getting an educational visa. This of course does not allow her to work legally or apply for a work permit. The other district that will allow her to get a work permit is if your residence is in Nonthaburi Dept. If you will be living in this province, and had paid Thai tax of 50,000 Baht last year she can qualify. As you stated you are coming to Thailand to retire so the bottom line in your case it will not be possible to legaly hire her. www.sunbeltasiagroup.com [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyb Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Thankyou everyone for your thoughts on this. Clearly not legal for my situation. I will transfer her to another family when I am getting ready to leave. I need to give her the not so good news today which is never easy especially considering the length of time she has been with me. Thankyou everyone for you comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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