How can I apply for a work permit with a retirement extension base on the 800,000 in my bank account.  is this possible? thanks for your help.

it is not possible to get a work permit with if you have a extension of stay based upon retirement.

If you want to work you have to leave the country and wait for your employer to submit WP3 work permit application form and send the receipt for it to you so that you could apply for a non-b visa. Or leave and re-enter the country on a tourist visa, apply for a work permit to get a work permit application approval letter and then get the non-b visa.

Really. I guess he doesn't understand what retirement means

29 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

Really. I guess he doesn't understand what retirement means

Some people find that they don't really like being retired.  Or their funds did not last like they thought they would.

Theseta2013 I do understand what retirement means, however my Thai wife (happily married for 27 years) is begging me to help her at her shop and I don't want to get cut without WP if is necessary. thanks Joe for your replay. Is there anyway to solve this dilemma ?

10 minutes ago, lagarto said:

Theseta2013 I do understand what retirement means, however my Thai wife (happily married for 27 years) is begging me to help her at her shop and I don't want to get cut without WP if is necessary. thanks Joe for your replay. Is there anyway to solve this dilemma ?

You could change the reason reason for your extension of stay  from retirement to marriage  and then apply for a work permit.

Your wife would need register her business as a sole proprietor or you and your wife could register a 51/49% partnership needed for the work permit application.

47 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

Really. I guess he doesn't understand what retirement means

Why do you jump on the OP like that? Too much of that here! Trying for a cheap point score?  Its pretty obvious that the OP is seeking a change and return to employment.

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Your wife would need register her business as a sole proprietor or you and your wife could register a 51/49% partnership needed for the work permit application.

Joe, I thought the only way for a foreigner to obtain a work permit was by either owning or working for a Ltd company but I seem to remember reference to this partnership somewhere before. Do you have any details on how this works?  For example, is there a requirement for a number of Thai staff in the same way that there is for a Ltd Co?

 

Does the prohibited employment list apply?

Edited February 5, 20206 yr by KhaoYai

29 minutes ago, rwill said:

Some people find that they don't really like being retired.  Or their funds did not last like they thought they would.

If you're on an extension based on retirement, it doesn't matter if you like it or not, the name says it all, and if you're officially retired you'll have a pension to live on. 

10 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Joe, I thought the only way for a foreigner to obtain a work permit was by either owning or working for a Ltd company but I seem to remember reference to this partnership somewhere before. Do you have any details on how this works?  For example, is there a requirement for a number of Thai staff in the same way that there is for a Ltd Co?

 

Does the prohibited employment list apply?

My guess is that the prohibited employment list always applies.

14 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Joe, I thought the only way for a foreigner to obtain a work permit was by either owning or working for a Ltd company but I seem to remember reference to this partnership somewhere before. Do you have any details on how this works?  For example, is there a requirement for a number of Thai staff in the same way that there is for a Ltd Co?

It can be a registered partnership with 1 million baht of registered capital if married to a Thai (2 million capital if not).

To apply for the work permit it can be 2 or 4 Thai employees needed dependent upon the office where it is applied for.

 

15 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Does the prohibited employment list apply?

Yes

3 hours ago, Max69xl said:

If you're on an extension based on retirement, it doesn't matter if you like it or not, the name says it all, and if you're officially retired you'll have a pension to live on. 

I don't know of any law that compels you to stay retired.

So if the prohibited employment list is applicable, the OP is going to find it very difficult to do anything in his wife's shop that he is allowed to do.  He may wish to consider whether the changes he would have to make to his visa/extension situation are worthwhile.

 

I would also guess - only a guess - that when he applies for a work permit, the type of work proposed is checked against the list so if he is proposing general shop work, he's not going to get a work permit.

Edited February 5, 20206 yr by KhaoYai

8 hours ago, lagarto said:

Theseta2013 I do understand what retirement means, however my Thai wife (happily married for 27 years) is begging me to help her at her shop and I don't want to get cut without WP if is necessary. thanks Joe for your replay. Is there anyway to solve this dilemma ?

In the end, if she really needs the help, you will both be much better off hiring a local.

12 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

So if the prohibited employment list is applicable, the OP is going to find it very difficult to do anything in his wife's shop that he is allowed to do.  He may wish to consider whether the changes he would have to make to his visa/extension situation are worthwhile.

 

I would also guess - only a guess - that when he applies for a work permit, the type of work proposed is checked against the list so if he is proposing general shop work, he's not going to get a work permit.

A foreigner isn't allowed to help his gf/wife or her family with anything what so ever in a thai store. 

36 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

A foreigner isn't allowed to help his gf/wife or her family with anything what so ever in a thai store. 

It could not be shown on a work permit. He could be a manager of the business and still do many things if they were shown on his job description.

8 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It could not be shown on a work permit. He could be a manager of the business and still do many things if they were shown on his job description.

Yes,he could be a manager,but the poster I replied to was asking about a foreigner helping his wife in a store. I don't think carrying boxes will be shown in his work description. A manager won't be allowed to help with this and that in a family business. That's not what a manager does. 

4 hours ago, Max69xl said:

Yes,he could be a manager,but the poster I replied to was asking about a foreigner helping his wife in a store. I don't think carrying boxes will be shown in his work description. A manager won't be allowed to help with this and that in a family business. That's not what a manager does. 

I wasn't asking anything actually, my post more or less said the same as yours if you read it correctly.

21 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

Joe, I thought the only way for a foreigner to obtain a work permit was by either owning or working for a Ltd company but I seem to remember reference to this partnership somewhere before. Do you have any details on how this works?  For example, is there a requirement for a number of Thai staff in the same way that there is for a Ltd Co?

 

Does the prohibited employment list apply?

I operate that way, 2 staff required on Phuket.

4 hours ago, Max69xl said:

Yes,he could be a manager,but the poster I replied to was asking about a foreigner helping his wife in a store. I don't think carrying boxes will be shown in his work description. A manager won't be allowed to help with this and that in a family business. That's not what a manager does. 

That's your opinion, in real life it is not as strict as you claim. A manager stacking boxes does not violate his workpermit conditions.