How Hard Is It For A Thai To Open A One Teacher School Legally And Hire A Farang?

[sidjameson]

Is it costly and beaurocratic or relatively simple?

[nkg]

Costly and bureaucratic:

http://www.thaivisa.com/314.0.html

[pigeonjake]

cant do it,,they would have to employ thais too,

[ThaiRich]

Another thing to note. When you say "school", I am not sure if you are talking about a language school or a school that would be considered a "private school". Any private school, the Thai owner must have earned a Master's Degree in education.

[Misterwhisper]

If I remember right, the general rule is: for every foreigner you intend to employ, your company (i.e. your school) must have a minimum of 2 million Baht paid-up capital registered, plus the company must employ at least 4 Thai nationals for every foreigner who works in the company.

I don't know whether there exist any special regulations for schools, though.

[MEL1]

Depends how much money you've got!

There are ways around everything.

If you've got 1m baht, the likelihood to the answer is yes, it's possible.

If you are married to a Thai better, as you can employ her family to teach, as names on the books to make up 5 Thais, but yiu have to salary them something. If you can buy a friendy in the labour dept for 100k, more the better.

You need to extrapolate more on intent. Do you have a Master's degree? If you don't - forget it - you're dreaming!

-mel.

[TommoPhysicist]

If I remember right, the general rule is: for every foreigner you intend to employ, your company (i.e. your school) must have a minimum of 2 million Baht paid-up capital registered, plus the company must employ at least 4 Thai nationals for every foreigner who works in the company.

I don't know whether there exist any special regulations for schools, though.

Half all this if you are married to a Thai........ 1M + two Thais

[ripstanley]

I was educated in a one teacher school for 6 years. Sorry 7 years I was held back one year because I was left handed. I realise this was a long time ago but I do not believe one teacher schools do work. I did not learn to my capacity.