Opening Company - Get Multi Entry Thai Visa

[mellosmoothe]

Sawasdee Khrap,

I loosed my last topic writing, I restart

I m opening new company here.

Not exactly. My Thai partner has a company, we will just modify the company papers to add me as 49% partner and change the company activities.

After did it, what do I need to get a business Visa ?

If you can advice me a good lawyer in Bangkok, Asok area for example ( good mean efficient and without a special tripple tourist price), I will appreciate.

Thanks to share your experience.

Khrap

[Maestro]

Is it a multiple-entry non-B visa you want, ie from a Thai consulate, or a one-year extension of stay for the reason of employment, ie from your local immigration office?

[guavagirl]

Without a work permit you will only be able to get a 90 day Non-B Visa. You will need this visa to get a work permit. Once you have the WP you can go and get a 1 year multiple entry or an extension based on employment.

[Soutpeel]

or an extension based on employment.

On proviso of course, the company/OP qualifies for an extension, as there are various criteria the OP and company needs to comply with to get someone on an extension of stay

[mellosmoothe]

Thanks for the answer.

Actually we will be 3 partners.

To get a legal work permit, I need 4 thai staff for 1 foreign (me).

By waiting to recrut thai staff, I was thinking to get a one year multi entry business visa, but start to understand that its not possible.

So, get a non immigrant business visa to start ( 3 month and one entry) wont be a problem, and this 3 months will be enough to launch the work permit process.

The question, to be clear, is :

where to go to get this business visa. I mean, I m french, I m in Bangkok, and I wont go back to Paris.

Can I go to Ventiane ? Kuala Lumpur ?

What s the cheaper, quicker and more efficient way to go Thailand and come back with this Business Visa.

I will have everything I need to prove that the company changing partnership is on process... but I dont want to miss anything, a letter, a prove, or worst, goind in a country where the embassy answer that it s not possible to do this here.

Thanks a lot for your answer.

Khrap