BoI opens new service centre on Monday

BANGKOK: -- The Board of Investment (BoI) will inaugurate Thailand's first-ever One Start One Stop Investment Centre (OSOS) on Monday.

BoI launching one-stop centre

The idea of a one-stop centre has been raised several times by foreign investors through the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce with the purpose of cutting down duplicate procedures and red tape.

BoI secretary-general Atchaka Sibunruang Brimble said there would be 21 government agencies serving investors at the OSOS, which would cover the approval of all licences and BOI applications for tax incentives.

-- The Nation 2009-11-20

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I heard that the BOI - Immigration office on Ratchayothin will close and that a similar one will open close from Chula University.

Is this information correct?

Is it related you this post?

The OSOS mentioned above will open first, then the One-Stop Visa and Work Permit Centre will be moved to that facility, according to an announcement from the Danish-Thai COC:

One Start One Stop Investment Center (OSOS) to Open on November 23

To facilitate investment, on November 23, 2009, the Board of Investment will open the One Start One Stop Investment Center (OSOS) at Chamchuri Square in Bangkok’s Central Business District (CBD).

The establishment of the OSOS is a direct result of the government’s efforts to work with investors to solve problems that are important to the investment community. When the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva took offce in January of 2009, one of the urgent tasks it set was to enhance investor confdence. To accomplish this, his administration has made it a priority to address issues concerning investors. One of those issues raised in a series of consultative meetings was the need to better facilitate investors as they had to deal with multiple agencies spread all across Bangkok. To respond to their needs, the government tasked the Board of Investment with creating the OSOS.

The primary objective of the center is to facilitate the entry of new investors and assist those already with investments in Thailand who wish to expand. For businessmen — Thai or foreign; big or small; BOI-promoted or not — interested in investing in Thailand, the One Start One Stop Investment Center will offer investors a wide range of investment-related services. When it opens, the center will house representatives of key investment-related agencies — more than a dozen in total — including the Board of Investment, several other agencies under the Ministry of Industry, Department of Business Development (Ministry of Commerce), Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, the Revenue Department (Ministry of Finance), Department of Export Promotion (Ministry of Commerce), etc.

OSOS staff will help investors with various applications to make sure they understand what is needed to register a company, obtain investment promotion privileges, obtain a foreign business license, complete an environmental impact assessment, request permission to use land for industrial operations, obtain utilities, etc.

OSOS staff will also accept applications for things such as corporate name registration, corporate tax ID numbers, VAT registration, foreign business licenses, investment promotion incentives, etc.

OSOS staff will also accept applications for things such as corporate name registration, corporate tax ID numbers, VAT registration, foreign business licenses, investment promotion incentives, etc.

In addition to assisting investors with procedural matters, staff from relevant agencies will be on hand to consult with them on a range of topics. What this means is that if an investor has a question that requires an interpretation from more than one agency, rather than having to go from offce to offce in search of answers, the matter can be addressed by the various experts at the OSOS.

At the end of the year, the BOI’s highly-successful One–Stop Service Center for Visas and Work Permits will move to the OSOS offices, making OSOS a true one stop shop for investment-related services. The existing visa and work permit offce in Rasa Tower on Phaholyothin Road, will shut on December 25, 2009 and re-open at the OSOS on January 4, 2010.

New Location:18th Floor, Chamchuree Square Building319 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, ThailandTel: 66(0)2 209 1100

Further info:

http://www.boi.go.th/english/OSOS-English-...ribution-v3.pdf

Does anyone know if we can do 90 day check-in at this office? Thanks.

I noticed on the map here:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&c...006899&z=17

That they list a new OSOS center at Chamchuri Square (MRT Sam Yan) having opened on January 4, 2010.

Has anyone had a chance to stop by? Verification would be nice as I'm not too trusting of official open dates on government services here, heh.

I've got to go do my 90 day report today and figured I'd give it a try.

Edited January 12, 201016 yr by on-on

The one stop centre at Chamchuree Square is open. Bangkok residents can use for 90 day reporting as alternative to Chaeng Wattana.

The one stop centre at Chamchuree Square is open. Bangkok residents can use for 90 day reporting as alternative to Chaeng Wattana.

Excellent - thanks! On a side note, One Stop One Start is a very oddball name for a very welcome service concept. Especially contextual to the BOI. Welcome to the Bureau of Investment: One Stop One Start.

I went yesterday a little late. They were open until 17:00, but they told me that the 90 day check-ins open up at 08:30 and cut off at 16:30. Very handy and convenient location. Thanks to the folks here who listed the data here and on Google Maps