Alien Business Law: Prohibited Professions

[Jaime]

I am an architect trained and working in the UK and, after living here in the UK with my Thai wife for some years, have been considering making some sort of property related business in Hua Hin (mainly service based rather than development based), with a view to moving there in 6 to 12 months time.

As far as I am aware, service business activities such as architecture, construction and land trade are Category A occupations under the Alien Business Law in Thailand, meaning that they are closed to foreigners. So how does someone like me, who is trained specifically in those fields, go about setting up a business venture in those sectors in Thailand? How do all the real estate agents do it!?

[Jaime]

Sorry, I'm new to this forum: I've just noticed a more appropriate place for my previous post so I'll re-post it there.

Jaime