I am a teacher with a non-O visa and work permit at a government school. My Thai wife and I are opening a restaurant. Is it possible for me to add the restaurant as a place of work to my existing work permit so I can work there in the evenings? How could I work in the place without looking over my shoulders?

What kind of restaurant is it? If it is just your run of the mill Thai restaurant, then it would be difficult for you to get a permit to work there. If it was some foreign food restaurant, where you had experience in that type of food and you were going to be the cook, then it might be easier.

What kind of restaurant is it? If it is just your run of the mill Thai restaurant, then it would be difficult for you to get a permit to work there. If it was some foreign food restaurant, where you had experience in that type of food and you were going to be the cook, then it might be easier.

Its going to be on the lines of a tavern specialising in western food. I have experience in running a restaurant, I owned one in London for a number of years.

Can anyone help with this question?