Nonimm O / Invest / Work Permit

[ytrewq]

have read on issues but do not seem to understand basics.

hypothetical situation: canadian marries thai girl. husband gets non-imm o visa. thai wife starts new business 100% in her name....money passed from husband to wife. after receiving non-imm visa husband wants to work at wife's business....become manager.

can husband simply apply for work permit? does he need to fulfill some sort of specialized occupation to be valid for permit? does there need to be a certain percentage of thai's employed at business before farang will be permitted to work there? is there a lot of red tape that requires a lawyer and accountant to sort out?

many thanks in advance

[lopburi3]

There is a lot of red tape and paperwork involved and you definitely should have assistance from someone who has knowledge of the rules.

[ytrewq]

There is a lot of red tape and paperwork involved and you definitely should have assistance from someone who has knowledge of the rules.

hmm, understood. problem is time, money and headaches associated with going through the ritual may not be worth it for a small business....especially if the paperwork will have to be revised and updated as new legislation is passed and my visa / permits expire regularly....i'd end up working for accountants, lawyers and consultants.

so, lets say i marry, receive non-imm o and want to work for someone else. is it easy to get a work permit on type 'o' or would it be advised to skip the non-imm o and get non-imm b through the employer? in the end, what are the advantages of non-imm o over non-imm b?

thanks again

[kriswillems]

I am assuming your wife will be self-employed (so, she'll not work in her own "company").

Yes, you could get a working permit for being a general manager.

No, it's not necessary that there are other Thai people working in the business.

The business needs to have a yearly turnover of at least 350K.

non-immigrant-B offers no advantages compared to non-immigrant-O.

This is what the Thai law says.

But it's really hard to convince the people of the Work permit department to follow the Thai law.

Help of a lawyer might be necessary.

Have a look at this thread. This person actually managed to arrange everything by himself.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...l=self-employed

This is the work permit law in Thai:

http://www.kittilaw.com/thai/workpermit.htm

On the same web-site you can find the law in English.

http://www.kittilaw.com/english/workpermit.htm

Edited February 19, 2007 by kriswillems

[ytrewq]

I am assuming your wife will be self-employed (so, she'll not work in her own "company").

Yes, you could get a working permit for being a general manager.

No, it's not necessary that there are other Thai people working in the business.

The business needs to have a yearly turnover of at least 350K.

non-immigrant-B offers no advantages compared to non-immigrant-O.

This is what the Thai law says.

But it's really hard to convince the people of the Work permit department to follow the Thai law.

Help of a lawyer might be necessary.

Have a look at this thread. This person actually managed to arrange everything by himself.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...l=self-employed

This is the work permit law in Thai:

http://www.kittilaw.com/thai/workpermit.htm

On the same web-site you can find the law in English.

http://www.kittilaw.com/english/workpermit.htm

thanks for that. will take me a while to sort through.

[Sunbelt Asia]

hmm, understood. problem is time, money and headaches associated with going through the ritual may not be worth it for a small business....especially if the paperwork will have to be revised and updated as new legislation is passed and my visa / permits expire regularly....i'd end up working for accountants, lawyers and consultants.

Not expensive at all.

Work permit professsional fees are 6,500 Baht. Government fees are 3,100 Baht.

Second year( 3rd, 4th, etc)... renewal of work permit professional fees are 3,800 Baht. Government fees are 3,100 Baht.

Extension of stay based on marriage professional fees are 6,500 Baht. Government fee are 1,900 Baht

Second year ( 3rd, 4th,etc) ... renewal of extension of stay professional fees are 3,800 Baht. Government fees are 1,900 Baht.

so, lets say i marry, receive non-imm o and want to work for someone else. is it easy to get a work permit on type 'o' or would it be advised to skip the non-imm o and get non-imm b through the employer?

No need to get a non-b if you are working for someone else or your wife. The requirement is a non immigrant visa to get the work permit.

in the end, what are the advantages of non-imm o over non-imm b?

No difference, it's the same in reference to the 90 day stamp.

If you are talking about the extension of stay based on business and extension of stay based on marriage. A huge difference and you certainly are better off with the extension of stay based on marriage as your employer does not need to show an annual balance sheet of a million Baht net equity, audit of a higher turnover than the foreigner’s salary, 4 Thai employees, etc. The only criteria for a extension of stay based on marriage is marriage to a Thai and 40,000 Baht income.

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