Moving A Sole Proprietorship Business To Thailand

[Ramon88]

A friend would like to move to Thailand. She is self-employed with an online business that requires only 3-4 hours a day of her time. She owns the business as a Sole Proprietor.

Is it possible for her to legally operate her business in Thailand?

She would be fine with paying taxes, getting a work permit (possible?) and whatever else is required.

She has asked my advice but I know next to nothing about how to make something like that work here.

Is it even possible? What should she do if she seriously wishes to explore her alternatives?

[Sunbelt Asia]

While it is possible to move a company by forming a branch or representative office, people from the US are the only nationality that can get a sole proprietorship in Thailand and then most Work Permit offices will not issue a work permit.

Her best option is to form a Thai limited Company with 2 Thai employees the first year and 4 Thai employees the second year and 2 million Baht in capitalization to be able to get a work permit

[sunbelt][/sunbelt]