Wanting To Bring My Company To Thailand. What Are The Steps?

[ws07]

Hi all,

I am a Malaysian citizen wanting to bring my business over to Thailand. Basically I'm in the clothing industry. We manufacture shoes and clothes. I was thinking of setting up something over in Bangkok, having a warehouse storing my goods and perhaps even selling them locally. Everything is still pretty much in the early planning stages and I want to know heads up what I should prepare beforehand. Some questions:

1) Can I register a business like this as a foreigner? If yes, where can I go to do so and what do I need to prepare?

2) Do I need a Thai resident to own 51% shares?

3) How much would it roughly cost for everything? Eg. registration, visa, work permits, etc.

4) What kinds of visa would I need?

Thats about what I can think of roughly on top of my head. Any advice and suggestions welcomed. I plan to visit Bangkok pretty soon to sort out some of these stuff and visit a few friends. Thank you!

[ws07]

Anyone?

[Cyberstar]

Well, in case noone bothers to reply to yet another set of questions, which already has been replied to about one million times on this board, you could try to browse a few pages on this forum and the forum on "Visa, Workpermit ... " ... Of course, don't bother if the issue isn't worth that much trouble to you.