advice on working in Thailand

[graytoni]

Anyone buy chance know how one would find out about what types of jobs foreigners can get. I would live to know if i could get a job in my field of security Manegment and get a work permit.

However i don't have any idea it'd that it's possible.

[bigt3116]

Listed below are the businesses that are prohibited to foreigners:

The Alien Business Law (N.E.C. Announcement 281). Business activities falling in categories A & B are generally closed to foreigners. Under category C you must obtain a permit prior to commencing business. Businesses outside these categories are exempt. The Ministry of Commerce will also help applications of non trading offices.

Category A:

1. Agriculture: rice farming; salt farming.
2. Commercial Business: Internal trade in local agriculture products, Land trade.
3. Service business: Accounting, farming animals, architecture, advertising, brokerage, auctioning, Barber, hair dressing & beautician. Building industry.

Category B.

1. Agriculture Business: orchids, cultivation, animal husbandry including silk worm raising, timbering, fishing.
2. Industrial & Handicraft: Rice milling, Flour making, sugar, alcohol & non alcohol drinks, Ice cream, Pharmaceutical manufacturing, cold storage, timber, gold, silver and inlaid stone, wood carving, lacquer-ware, match making, cement etc, Dynamiting rocks, Manufacturing garments & shoes, Printing, newspaper publishing, silk weaving or silk printing, manufacture of finished products in silk.
3. Commercial: all retailing not in category C. Or trading not in Category C, selling food an drinks, trading of antiques & fine arts.
4. Service Industry: Tour agency, Hotels except Hotel management, photography, laundering, dress making and service jobs.
5. Land, water & i.e. Transport.

Category C.

You are allowed to do the following:
Exporting, all wholesale trades not in A & B. retiling machinery, equipment & tools, selling food, beverages that promote tourism. Industrial & handicraft Business: manufacturing animal feeds, vegetable oil extraction, textile manufacturing, dyeing, fabric printing, glass ware manufacturing, making plates and bowls, stationary & printing paper, rock salt mining, mining.

In the category, you have to apply for a work permit in order to do business legally in Thailand.

[Soutpeel]

What do you mean by security Management ?

[CharlieH]

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[h90]

What do you mean by security Management ?

bodyguard???

[RT85]

security management sounds too close to 'services'

it can be very tricky how you word your industry/service when you try to apply for work permit.

[graytoni]

I am sent out by the corporation i work for to manage and improve security teams and procedures. Most for retail stroes to lower loss due to employee or customer theft.

Though i am qualified to run teams for hotels or casinos.

I also can be a bodyguard, in the US anyways including carrying a firearm.

[Soutpeel]

I am sent out by the corporation i work for to manage and improve security teams and procedures. Most for retail stroes to lower loss due to employee or customer theft.

Though i am qualified to run teams for hotels or casinos.

I also can be a bodyguard, in the US anyways including carrying a firearm.

to be honest then, don't hold your breath finding something in Thailand, Does Thailand have positions like this ?...yes they do, but typically Ex-Thai military /ranking coppers

[graytoni]

I have wanted to find a job i could do that would allow me to stay in Thailand for art least a year worth draining my savings.

The problem is i don't thinmy field it's outside the no world rule.

And i don't think am AA in arts or minor graphic design ir computer system knowledge is going to get mange a job.

[graytoni]

Wow Sorry for the mystyped words walking and typing it's not working well.

Thx for the input, i guess staying in Thailand is just not going too happen for me right now.

Unless i win the California state lottery lol.

[altrini]

Good day All

Not wanting to start a new thread but had a similar question. Perhaps Soutpeel can help as he works in the Oil and Gas industry.

Where can subsurface professionals network and find a job in Thailand? I tried the Society of Petroleum Engineers and Geological Society websites but no luck. No upcoming conference either. I recently lost my job in the Middle East (office politics) and looking for something to occupy myself for a year. Others in the company want me back but there needs to be a cooling off period as my ex-Team Leader has been promoted to Manager (office politics) and no one wants to cause any disturbance... I am a development/ops geologist and worked as operations TL. Also I have done my MBA and doing a doctorate. A generalist with 20 years five countries experience. looking for something either directly geology or subsurface business related (mergers, acquisitions, divestitures).

We moved back to Thailand as my wife is Thai and our house is here . I have been looking around but several jobs list for local only. Having a modified local package (schooling and housing) would be nice but meeting people seems to be a bit ad hoc as I do not live in Bangkok. Tried direct calling but HR mentions send in your CV but do not expect much.

Any help in this direction would be nice. Thanks in advance.

Altrini

[Soutpeel]

Good day All

Not wanting to start a new thread but had a similar question. Perhaps Soutpeel can help as he works in the Oil and Gas industry.

Where can subsurface professionals network and find a job in Thailand? I tried the Society of Petroleum Engineers and Geological Society websites but no luck. No upcoming conference either. I recently lost my job in the Middle East (office politics) and looking for something to occupy myself for a year. Others in the company want me back but there needs to be a cooling off period as my ex-Team Leader has been promoted to Manager (office politics) and no one wants to cause any disturbance... I am a development/ops geologist and worked as operations TL. Also I have done my MBA and doing a doctorate. A generalist with 20 years five countries experience. looking for something either directly geology or subsurface business related (mergers, acquisitions, divestitures).

We moved back to Thailand as my wife is Thai and our house is here . I have been looking around but several jobs list for local only. Having a modified local package (schooling and housing) would be nice but meeting people seems to be a bit ad hoc as I do not live in Bangkok. Tried direct calling but HR mentions send in your CV but do not expect much.

Any help in this direction would be nice. Thanks in advance.

Altrini

I will send you a few contacts on PM, but be warned, with the slump going on, slash and burn on costs, and there is not a lot of hiring going on.