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We are moving to Hua Hin in June/July this year. We will be looking for a Golden Retriever pup once we are settled. We've been warned against in-breeding with Retrievers. in Thailand. Does anyone know where we can find Retriever puppies that are OK?

We were told that it would be very difficult to obtain 2 WPs and that even to obtain 1 we would have to give 4 Thai ID numbers with the WP application. We wish to work legally - what do we have to do to achieve the 2 work permits.

This lawyer is simply mistaken. ...wrong that it is difficult and mistaken that you have to give 4 Thai ID numbers with the application. Labor department only cares about the ratio if you state "I don't have 2 million Baht registered paid up capital but I do have 100 Thai employees." They then will waive the requirement of the 2 million Baht registered paid up capital. Other than that, nowhere is it a requirement on the ratio of Thais to get a work permit. Extension of stay based on business is a different matter.

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Many thanks for your response - this is what we thought.

May I ask in kind of products are you planning to trade/export?

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We are intending to export furniture.

May I ask in kind of products are you planning to trade/export?

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Dear Steve

We have a query along the same lines as the original post.

Would appreciate your thoughts on this. My husband and I have set up a Thai ltd co, initially to own the land on which our house is being built. We have now decided to go to Thailand to live from mid 2005, we both wish to work. We are both British, I am 50.

We plan to have two main areas of business activity: trading /export and property management services. I will run the property management services, my Husband will run the export business. We have already found prospective buyers where we currently live for Thai products.

We asked our lawyer to increase the amount of registered capital to 4 million Bt, as we understood that to be the requirement for two work permits. (1.5 million Baht would be the land purchase, balance would be cash in bank). Although we understand that WPs are not automatically granted, we are both directors of the company

We were told that it would be very difficult to obtain 2 WPs and that even to obtain 1 we would have to give 4 Thai ID numbers with the WP application. We wish to work legally - what do we have to do to achieve the 2 work permits. Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide