Today I saw a farang cooking and selling chicken at food stand. I used to do same thing in my own country but I have retirement visa. Would it be illegal for me to do same thing if wife was owner of store. Thank you.

Without a Work Permit it is illegal. I would have thought that getting a Work Permit for that is not possible.

Here is a list of prohibited jobs for foreigners. Look at Category B . 3

http://www.thaivisa.com/330.0.html

Without a Work Permit it is illegal. I would have thought that getting a Work Permit for that is not possible.

Chefs can get work permits as everyone is aware, if the food stand/shop has an address, I don't see why not. Actually getting the premit might be easy but depending on the area/local immigration interpretation of the rules might be a different matter. For example when I was working, making coffee,serving, taking cash with the full knowlege of the immigration dept, other foreigners from Pattaya from example we're amazed that I could get away with that. That was up to two years ago. Have things changed?

Regrads Bojo.

A foreigner can be a cook, but selling is not allowed. In this example it is a combination of something that is allowed and something that is not allowed. A lot would probably depend on the discreption of the job.

A foreigner can be a cook, but selling is not allowed. In this example it is a combination of something that is allowed and something that is not allowed. A lot would probably depend on the discreption of the job.

And how many rival food sellers decided to report them

Also the OP has a Retirement Visa/Extension so unlikely to get a work permit anyway.

Today I saw a farang cooking and selling chicken at food stand. I used to do same thing in my own country but I have retirement visa. Would it be illegal for me to do same thing if wife was owner of store. Thank you.

Maybe he is the Colonel going undercover!

Maybe he's been here a while and first got PR and then Thai citizenship.

Then he don't need a WP any more.

On Thai television, they had a story I saw about a farang cooking paht thai at a food stand, I think a joint effort with a Thai wife. He was probably legal as the story was not about him being arrested, just a human interest type story. There was also a farang I saw last week at jatujak making and selling beef wraps or something, I don't know what they are called. He was probably legal also, as it would be very risky to do something illegal in a high visibilty place like the Sunday market.

The vast majority of Thais would not have a clue about working legislation. So they probably would get away with it for while.

You need a Work Permit to work. You cannot get one to sell food in a market or a roadside stall.

From the list of jobs that foreigners are not allowed to do. selling food and drinks,

I've seen one working at a street food stand before. This was a long term thing as well, I assumed was a Thai citizen.

Thank you everyone for the information.