mrducky Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hi guys Would anyone know if it is possible for me to live and work in Thailand using a marriage visa? Please note I will continue to work for my company back in Malaysia (they have allowed me to work remotely) and pay taxes to the Malaysian government. If you guys do not know the answer, who may I check this with? Thanks!! MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 If you are talking about an extension based on mariage to a Thai lady. You can work with this if you have a Work Permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
designersing Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 yes you can work remotely within thailand, if or still unsure, solicit the powers of a lawyer, preferably not thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Your problem is that for working in Thailand you need a work permit. You will only get a work permit when you work for a Thai company, which you don't. Thai labour law just wasn't written with remote working in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sreiter Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Can you enlighten me please-what is a marriage visa???? Cheers Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhinggay2 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hi guysWould anyone know if it is possible for me to live and work in Thailand using a marriage visa? Please note I will continue to work for my company back in Malaysia (they have allowed me to work remotely) and pay taxes to the Malaysian government. If you guys do not know the answer, who may I check this with? Thanks!! MD hi, any "non" type visa is allowed to work, that is according to the labour dept. however, u shd still provide them with all the necessary docs to issue a w.permit for you. goodluck! jhinggay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrducky Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Your problem is that for working in Thailand you need a work permit. You will only get a work permit when you work for a Thai company, which you don't. Thai labour law just wasn't written with remote working in mind. Your definition of working in this context is working in an office? I know that immigration sometimes does spot checks at the office to ensure that staff have the appropriate permits. Also my company receives plenty of visitors from overseas who come for a stint of 1-2 weeks, but they do not require a permit (obviously because they probably have a business visa), but can't I just tell immigration that I'm a visitor from overseas if they visit? What if I can work from home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Your problem is that for working in Thailand you need a work permit. You will only get a work permit when you work for a Thai company, which you don't. Thai labour law just wasn't written with remote working in mind. Your definition of working in this context is working in an office? I know that immigration sometimes does spot checks at the office to ensure that staff have the appropriate permits. Also my company receives plenty of visitors from overseas who come for a stint of 1-2 weeks, but they do not require a permit (obviously because they probably have a business visa), but can't I just tell immigration that I'm a visitor from overseas if they visit? What if I can work from home? No, the Thai law has a very broad definition of labour, which includes volunteer work. Even for that you would need a WP as a foreigner. Your problem is that you work in Thailand, but not for a Thai company. A lot of people working trough the internet face this problem. Can you fool them? Sure. I only tell you that it might not be legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Can you enlighten me please-what is a marriage visa???? Cheers Stefan Actualy there is no marriage visa. What is meant is a non-immigrant visa, which are given for several reasons. One of them is being married to a Thai national. A non-immigrant visa based on marriage to a Thai can be extended in Thailand for 1 year a time if you can show an income of 40,000 naht a month or if you have savings of 400,000 baht in a Thai bankaccount for at least 2 months prior to applying for the extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryLH Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 "hi, any "non" type visa is allowed to work..." It would be nice if that was true, but it isn't. "...u shd still provide them with all the necessary docs to issue a w.permit for you." You make that sound like an elective. It's not, it's a requirement to work legally. Change shd (should) to 'must'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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