Had a good search but not found anything and as far as I can see there is nothing pinned.

Is there a minimum number of hours that I would have to work in order to obtain one? Let us just say I work 2 hours a week and get paid 50k (Baht) in a month for doing so, would that be acceptable?

Edited November 28, 201213 yr by notmyself

Kin hell I wouldnt mind a job paying around AU$1500 for around 10 hrs work a month !

sorry can't help with your question !

For volunteering and studying the minimum hours required by immigration seem to be 4 hours a week, so that might be the same for working.

But can't say anything regarding to the minimum requirements regarding hours for a work permit. But as volunteering requires a work permit, 4 hours should do it.

The 50K baht salary is for extensions of stay from immigration and is not required for work permits.

I seem to recall a number of around 20 hours a week to get a work permit.

If you're paying taxes on the minimum, who's going to know how many hours you really worked?

Perhaps 2 hours of traditional work and another 38 hours of "internet research" for your employer would suffice?

Still, not sure whether paying taxes on the 50K would be a cost effective solution to whatever your plan is...

Edited November 29, 201213 yr by impulse

Thank you for the replies so far, time to consider them I think.

For volunteering and studying the minimum hours required by immigration seem to be 4 hours a week, so that might be the same for working.

But can't say anything regarding to the minimum requirements regarding hours for a work permit. But as volunteering requires a work permit, 4 hours should do it.

So this is some kine of unwritten rule I guess?

The 50K baht salary is for extensions of stay from immigration and is not required for work permits.

I seem to recall a number of around 20 hours a week to get a work permit.

If I'm going to work then I may as well just as well do it for 50k so I don't have to keep leaving the Kingdom every three months. Does this make sense or is it even correct?

If you're paying taxes on the minimum, who's going to know how many hours you really worked?

Perhaps 2 hours of traditional work and another 38 hours of "internet research" for your employer would suffice?

2 very good questions which I will have to reflect on longer.

Still, not sure whether paying taxes on the 50K would be a cost effective solution to whatever your plan is...

How much tax (income tax?) would that be?

Still, not sure whether paying taxes on the 50K would be a cost effective solution to whatever your plan is...

How much tax (income tax?) would that be?

Here a link to the Thai Inland Revenue Site - work it out based on your personal circumstances. http://www.rd.go.th/...ish/6045.0.html

Tax on 50k is normally around 3,500 THB pcm for a single person.

Still, not sure whether paying taxes on the 50K would be a cost effective solution to whatever your plan is...

How much tax (income tax?) would that be?

Here a link to the Thai Inland Revenue Site - work it out based on your personal circumstances. http://www.rd.go.th/...ish/6045.0.html

Tax on 50k is normally around 3,500 THB pcm for a single person.

Appreciate the link.

Roughly 7% so 210k (ish) over 5 years. Assuming costs remain the same, what would be the associated costs of visas and work permits be in the same 5 year timeframe?

Can't tell your ethnicity by your dancing chicken, but keep in mind it's 80K baht for some of us- being from the US of A.

Can't tell your ethnicity by your dancing chicken, but keep in mind it's 80K baht for some of us- being from the US of A.

Ethnicity? British, London to be specific, 80k pm to avoid having to leave the country every 3 months?

All this is very informative but don't want to go off topic with regard to a work permit and the hours required in order to get/ sustain one for 5 years.

Perhaps I should add information I should have added earlier so thanks for the prompt. British, 45 and single. Thanks, I should have stated this in the OP.

Edited November 30, 201213 yr by notmyself

Can't tell your ethnicity by your dancing chicken, but keep in mind it's 80K baht for some of us- being from the US of A.

Not true.

Nationality Minimum Income

1. European countries(except Russia),Australia

continent, Canada, Japan, and U.S.A.

Baht 50,000/month

2. South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong Baht 45,000/month

3. Asian countries (except Japan, South Korea,

Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cambodia,

Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam),South America

continent, Countries in Eastern Europe, Countries in

Central America, Mexico, Turkey, Russia and South

Africa

Baht 35,000/month

4. African countries(except South Africa),Cambodia,

Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam

Baht 25,000/month

Can't tell your ethnicity by your dancing chicken, but keep in mind it's 80K baht for some of us- being from the US of A.

Not true.

Nationality Minimum Income

1. European countries(except Russia),Australia

continent, Canada, Japan, and U.S.A.

Baht 50,000/month

My bad and my apologies. I guess I need to have a word with my employer...

If you're paying taxes on the minimum, who's going to know how many hours you really worked?

I shall know, I'm a guest in this country and do my utmost to behave in such a way. If I need to work 4 hours as Mario suggests (via a very good argument I might add) then I will do exactly that.

If I'm going to work then I may as well just as well do it for 50k so I don't have to keep leaving the Kingdom every three months. Does this make sense or is it even correct?

Whether you can get an extension will depend upon the company you are working for. If it is a new company you might have to wait until it has tax records for 2 years plus other requirements that immigration sets above what is required to get a work permit.

If I'm going to work then I may as well just as well do it for 50k so I don't have to keep leaving the Kingdom every three months. Does this make sense or is it even correct?

Whether you can get an extension will depend upon the company you are working for

Thank you for your answer. In what way does it depend? Job type I assume.

If it is a new company you might have to wait until it has tax records for 2 years plus other requirements that immigration sets above what is required to get a work permit.

Company records will be over 2 years. What other requirements? Health check ect?

See 2.1 and annex B of Thai Police Order 777/2551.

See 2.1 and annex B of Thai Police Order 777/2551.

Waiting for answer.

Just click the pretty blue link to the PDF file and read what is required.

A medical is not required for extension but for the work permit it is.

Just click the pretty blue link to the PDF file and read what is required.

A medical is not required for extension but for the work permit it is.

Yep, waiting for an answer on 'b'. Why do you mention medical?

You mentioned health check in a post.

Annex B is about the last page of police order.

You mentioned health check in a post.

Annex B is about the last page of police order.

Sorry, you are quite correct that I did mention health but it was just in passing as an example of what may be required. Health check is not going to be an issue other than I have to have a piece of paper to prove it. Annex B I'm waiting on an answer from a certain person who is online.

[edit] offline.

Edited November 30, 201213 yr by notmyself

Only one year of records thus far. What options do I have?

Company records will be over 2 years. What other requirements? Health check ect?

Only one year of records thus far. What options do I have?

so which is it ?

Company records will be over 2 years. What other requirements? Health check ect?

Only one year of records thus far. What options do I have?

so which is it ?

One year but I can do two or five if needs be. I would prefer to work for a young company. Just investigating options if it was only one year of reports, that's all.

Edited December 1, 201213 yr by notmyself

Not getting much luck on this. I could rephrase the question but have no idea which part of the forum to place it.

Not getting much luck on this. I could rephrase the question but have no idea which part of the forum to place it.

What was the question ?

Not getting much luck on this. I could rephrase the question but have no idea which part of the forum to place it.

What was the question ?

Is there a minimum number of hours that I would have to work in order to obtain one? Let us just say I work 2 hours a week and get paid 50k (Baht) in a month for doing so, would that be acceptable?

20 hours or what seems like an unwritten rule of 4 hours.