Visa Confusion, Legal Married With Thai Wife

[john321]

I am legally married now for two years with my thai wife. I am an Eu national (non-irish) and we live in Ireland. My wife has the EU-Ttreaty rights visa for 5 years

We are looking into relocating to Thailand and taking over a resort and running there the business.

Can I do this with a marriage-visa. What procedures need I to follow to prevent legal trouble in the future. Am I with a marriage visa free to do what I want.

Any (legal) tips on this.

How to operate in a legal correct way is also unclear to me. I hope someone can help me to clear the fog in my brain.

Thank you so much

 

[lopburi3]

No you can not/are not. All work requires a work permit as well as a non immigrant visa allowing a work permit to be issued. The visa is likely to be the least of your worries. To obtain a work permit would require a Thai registered business supporting it. Believe you should be posting this in the business section as there are people there that been there/done that. In most cases it will involve lawyers to get the paperwork in order.

With proper planning it can work out - although you should be aware it is not easy to make a profit for anyone so please be careful - at fair numberr of people come here and lose everything.

[astral]

There is no such beast as a Marriage Visa.

You will need to apply for a Non Immigrant O visa, based on your marriage.

Once you arrive in Thailand the initial 3 month stay can be extended provided you can show

400,000 baht in a Thai bank

or an income of 40,000 baht per month, this can be from Thailand or overseas.

As Lopburi says you need a Work Permit before you can work,

and that is a whole other game.

[john321]

There is no such beast as a Marriage Visa.

You will need to apply for a Non Immigrant O visa, based on your marriage.

Once you arrive in Thailand the initial 3 month stay can be extended provided you can show

400,000 baht in a Thai bank

or an income of 40,000 baht per month, this can be from Thailand or overseas.

As Lopburi says you need a Work Permit before you can work,

and that is a whole other game.

does anybody know what the process is when you are married to a thai woman and when I want to be self-employed. 

[thaiphoon]

There is no such beast as a Marriage Visa.

You will need to apply for a Non Immigrant O visa, based on your marriage.

Once you arrive in Thailand the initial 3 month stay can be extended provided you can show

400,000 baht in a Thai bank

or an income of 40,000 baht per month, this can be from Thailand or overseas.

As Lopburi says you need a Work Permit before you can work,

and that is a whole other game.

does anybody know what the process is when you are married to a thai woman and when I want to be self-employed. 

The situation does not change. You need a work permit to do any form of work, and that will require sponsorship from a Thai company/one you set up.

[astral]

You can start your own company as a Consultant.

I really suggest that you start a new thread in the Business In Thailand section

to find out what is needed.

[gerry1]

There is no such beast as a Marriage Visa.

You will need to apply for a Non Immigrant O visa, based on your marriage.

Once you arrive in Thailand the initial 3 month stay can be extended provided you can show

400,000 baht in a Thai bank

or an income of 40,000 baht per month, this can be from Thailand or overseas.

As Lopburi says you need a Work Permit before you can work,

and that is a whole other game.

My 1 year Non Immigrant O visa will need renewing in March 2010. I have been married to my Thai wife for four years, one year resident, and we have two young children. I presume I can apply for a "married visa", I note your comment, with 400,000 baht in bank.

My questions: Does my wife have to show any income in addition to my 400,000 baht deposit.

How long does the money have to be in my account. There was one application I made where my money was deemed to be the wrong account, ie. it was in a fund account and should have been in a deposit account.

[lopburi3]

Believe you are talking about one year extensions of stay rather than visas. Only you require proof of money and using 400k in bank would have to be in account 2 months for first application and 3 months thereafter.

[Lite Beer]

The money has to be in a Thai bank account in your name only. Your Wife's money is not accepted. Savings acc is the norm. It has to be there for 2 months for the first application and 3 months thereafter at most Imm. Offices.

[bhakta]

No you can not/are not. All work requires a work permit as well as a non immigrant visa allowing a work permit to be issued. The visa is likely to be the least of your worries. To obtain a work permit would require a Thai registered business supporting it. Believe you should be posting this in the business section as there are people there that been there/done that. In most cases it will involve lawyers to get the paperwork in order.

With proper planning it can work out - although you should be aware it is not easy to make a profit for anyone so please be careful - at fair numberr of people come here and lose everything.

I agree. It is not easy to earn a profit in Thailand at all. If you do earn, someone will step up and try to take it quickly. I find I am better off just selling outside of Thailand.

[gerry1]

Believe you are talking about one year extensions of stay rather than visas. Only you require proof of money and using 400k in bank would have to be in account 2 months for first application and 3 months thereafter.

Just checked.

I have a retirement visa. Does the same apply?

[lopburi3]

A visa can not be renewed in Thailand. You extend your stay one year at a time regardless of entry on a 90 day non immigrant visa or a one year OA visa. The same rules apply.

[TerryLH]

"I have a retirement visa. Does the same apply?"

Extending for retirement is easier (less paperwork), but the money is different.

65k monthly income proven be a letter from your embassy, OR 800k in the bank for 3 months.

You can still do a combo method, I believe. That would be some money in the bank and some income. total is 800k.

[Mario2008]

Based on retirement you can indeed use the combination option of money in the bank and income when the total is 800,000 or more.