Can Farang Work In Food Stand

[tomahawk]

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.

[Lite Beer]

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

[bojo]

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.

[Mario2008]

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.

[Lite Beer]

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.

[whatchamacallit]

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!

[PoorSucker]

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

Then he don't need a WP any more.

[klons]

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.

[Lite Beer]

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,

[DP25]

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.

[tomahawk]

Thank you everyone for the information.