Amity Treaty Company work permit questions

[atyclb]

can 1 single work permit be obtained without needing to employ X number of thai's?

 

can the work permit have multiple occupations listed?  providing holder can show experience in same

[overherebc]

Amity treaty conditions are many and complicated.

Your best bet is to google for work restrictions under amity treaty in Thailand and you will find a list of what jobs are allowed and what jobs aren't.

Generally lawyer involvement is needed.

[ubonjoe]

I think you will have the same work permit requirements as any other company. That is 4 Thai employees.

[SbuxPlease]

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I think you will have the same work permit requirements as any other company. That is 4 Thai employees.

I think 4:1 is correct if you register the business as a Thai limited company and not go for BOI approval. My company is a registered branch office of a foreign (USA) entity and also registered using the treaty of amity - Ownership is 100% foreign and our ratio of Thai:Foreigner WP is 2:1. I can confirm that I received my WP  initially at a point when we only had 2 Thai staff on the payroll. I believe the 2:1 ratio we have is more a function of the branch office registration than treaty of amity. Be aware that under the "branch office" route your company would be a bit of a pariah (it seems to confuse to a greater degree than usual most of the officials we show our paperwork to) and your other documentation requirements may increase significantly.

 

Others might know better ways, but I believe you could hire two Thai minimum wage errand runners and meet the technical requirements under the law.

 

Good luck!