Can I get business visa ON TOP of Non B visa?

[curiousteacher]

Hi,

I am an International School teacher and want to ask some of you experts about a complex topic:

I and a friend wish to start a small company (teaching English) however we both work in an international school and neither of us wants to give that up. Can we own a company whilst having Non B res visa and work permit for our school? Or do we need a business visa ASWELL as a our Non B visa? ...or instead of?...but still able to work in our school?

There is also a Thai national who will be co owner (so 2 western and 1 Thai). How much ownership does the Thai national have to have as a minimum?

Next: Can we work in our own company with our current school work permits, or do we need additional ones - is this even possible to have two?

Any information most welcome,

Thank you in advance.

Curiousteacher

[PoorSucker]

The non-B visa is a business visa so you are covered there.

The Thai co-owner must own 51%.

You will need 2 million in capital per foreigner and a ratio of 4:1, Thai:foreigner employees.

You must ask permission from your current employer to put up another employer/location on your WP.

[ubonjoe]

You can do it with your current extension of stay that I am sure you have it is not a visa.

For it to be a Thai company it would have to be 51% Thai.

You can have a 2nd job on a work permit with permission from current employer. But each person would need 4 Thai employees to get it done and registered capital of 2 million baht.

[Rama]

Whether or not you need an additional 4 thai workers at the other company is up to the local labor department. many labor departments don't enforce it on the 2nd company when you have it on the first. I speak from experience.

[FritsSikkink]

There are also some requirement to start a school.

[curiousteacher]

Whether or not you need an additional 4 thai workers at the other company is up to the local labor department. many labor departments don't enforce it on the 2nd company when you have it on the first. I speak from experience.

Thank you all for your replies. Very helpful. Dooes the 2,000000 capital need to be constantly present in Bank account or can it be a temporary thing? I am seeing a company called Sunbelt Asia who set up company registrations and so on. Anyone heard of them? Do they do 'short-cuts' and if so are they legal? Also, if I set up a business registered in UK, could a Thai company pay to that English company? And could that English company function / work in Thailand as an outsourced expertise? If so do the same rules apply - does an English company functioning in Thailand need to have 4:1 ratio of Thai - foreigner? I thought that English teachers could be English and that was an exception due to the nature of the work. Also, it is not a school but providing a language tuition service to a (very) big company. Last....how does the incoming ASEAN situation change things come July 2014?

Thanks again,

Curiousteacher

[Gone]

I had my own school years ago and trust me you have no idea how many things you need to open one and pass the MOE's requirements: Window size, emergency escapes, Men & Woman's bathrooms, enough light in the classrooms etc. etc. etc.

Took me ages to do but eventually it worked out. If a window is 2cm small they will tell you to knock it out and put in the required size etc.

[FritsSikkink]

providing a language tuition service

that is a school

[curiousteacher]

providing a language tuition service

that is a school

We will not have a premises and are required to provide an in service to a company, in their training premises. If they have a training premises then I assume that they will have already apssed the required 'tests' to be able to train people in their location?

[Issangeorge]

Perhaps if it is only one company you are providing your service for, you would be better to just work directly for them and get a work permit through them. Having your own company can be a big hassel.

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[curiousteacher]

Perhaps if it is only one company you are providing your service for, you would be better to just work directly for them and get a work permit through them. Having your own company can be a big hassel.

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Sounds like an interesting idea. We think we will have more than 1 company to provide for but not for first year. How could this work? I have a w-permit aleady for the Int School I work in, so I guess I just add the second company onto itmwith their permisson? How would I get paid? You are talking significant amounts here that would vary greatly month by month. Can I be paid directly from them (as an employee) on freelance basis, or pro rata for work done?

[FritsSikkink]

Perhaps if it is only one company you are providing your service for, you would be better to just work directly for them and get a work permit through them. Having your own company can be a big hassel.

Sent from my i-mobile IQ 6 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Sounds like an interesting idea. We think we will have more than 1 company to provide for but not for first year. How could this work? I have a w-permit aleady for the Int School I work in, so I guess I just add the second company onto itmwith their permisson? How would I get paid? You are talking significant amounts here that would vary greatly month by month. Can I be paid directly from them (as an employee) on freelance basis, or pro rata for work done?

As freelancer you will need a company. If you want to start a company it is best to start to look for a good lawyer and do more research on the rules for teaching.

Do not assume anything this could be very costly.