Doing work at wife farm!

[Hummin]

Time for a new tread what you can do or not do at your own/wife land tread. 

 

My wife is going to ask emigration today, "what can my husband do at my farm while he is living with me and have a retirement visa". I'm curious if anybody else has asked emigration the same question. We are not a big commercial farm, and have little sales of fish, fruits and nuts which I never do anything about.

 

 

[fondue zoo]

 

fingers crossed

 

 

 

 

[MalcolmB]

I doubt you will get a straight answer.

Ask ten different officers get 10 different answers.

But good luck.

 

 

[actonion]

8 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Time for a new tread what you can do or not do at your own/wife land tread. 

 

My wife is going to ask emigration today, "what can my husband do at my farm while he is living with me and have a retirement visa". I'm curious if anybody else has asked emigration the same question. We are not a big commercial farm, and have little sales of fish, fruits and nuts which I never do anything about.

 

 

My Thai wife is a member of  our Village Committee, so I sometimes used to get involved, painting,  reparing things around the viilage, until a Thai Resident asked why is a Farang doing work,  and not a Thai, my wife pointed out that  I am a  Volunteer,   and a Thai would want money to help,  that promted me into asking Immigration what, if any work i can do, one officer said if im volunteering then its no problem, another officer  1 month later said i would be subject to arrest,  they make up the rules as they go along, be careful

[Hummin]

Just now, MalcolmB said:

I doubt you will get a straight answer.

Ask ten different officers get 10 different answers.

But good luck.

 

 

Exactly 

 

I think asking will only make them more aware of you, but I already moved back to my country anyway, and are just here on temporary basis from now on. 

[Tropicalevo]

16 minutes ago, actonion said:

My Thai wife is a member of  our Village Committee, so I sometimes used to get involved, painting,  reparing things around the viilage, until a Thai Resident asked why is a Farang doing work,  and not a Thai, my wife pointed out that  I am a  Volunteer,   and a Thai would want money to help,  that promted me into asking Immigration what, if any work i can do, one officer said if im volunteering then its no problem, another officer  1 month later said i would be subject to arrest,  they make up the rules as they go along, be careful

 

Technically, you do need a work permit for volunteer or charity work.

However, it is down to the individual in charge.

I was at a meeting that was trying to sort out beach patrol and life saving here on the island.

I asked the mayor if I would need a work permit in order to help.

His response was that no one will ever have a problem doing volunteer work that helps the community or saves lives. No work permit needed.

 

I have said this many times - there is the letter of Thai law and there is the spirit of Thai law.

Spirit wins every time.

[novacova]

37 minutes ago, actonion said:

one officer said if im volunteering then its no problem,

Wrong.

37 minutes ago, actonion said:

another officer  1 month later said i would be subject to arrest

Correct.

 

Though personally I have done a lot of “volunteer” work for my wife, out of sight of others of course. A permit is not required for doing chores and maintenance around the house and building your house. Though a permit is required I do believe if you’re going to pitch in on helping a contractor do labor…?

Edited 9 hours ago by novacova

[FritsSikkink]

31 minutes ago, actonion said:

My Thai wife is a member of  our Village Committee, so I sometimes used to get involved, painting,  reparing things around the viilage, until a Thai Resident asked why is a Farang doing work,  and not a Thai, my wife pointed out that  I am a  Volunteer,   and a Thai would want money to help,  that promted me into asking Immigration what, if any work i can do, one officer said if im volunteering then its no problem, another officer  1 month later said i would be subject to arrest,  they make up the rules as they go along, be careful

You should ask the Labor office for starters and not immigration. the Labor law says you need a work permit for any work and you won't get one with a retirement visa. then you have the list of work which you aren't allowed to do anyway.

[Hummin]

Today's Emigration officer, answered to my wife question, that I could do everything and anything in our home! She was even laughing, and joking I maybe did not want to work. 

 

I can not verify, because I was not there today to register my homecoming. However, we/wife can still not register online, so every time we or she have to drive 182km round-trip. 

 

So goo's news or is it bad news ?