i am 50 year old male australian, married to thai citizen.

here on a 1 yr marriage visa NON 0. At present i don't have a work permit...

together with a friend we are intending to set up a thai company which would then buy a small resort.

some people are only investors but i would be the one implementing and managing the renovation of the resort.

whats the legal situation in regards to working myself on the place.

many many thanks in advance!

andi

You would need a work permit. In order to get the work permit you would need to register a partnership or set up a company with a Thai.

You can get the work permit and work with a non-o visa or extension of stay based upon marriage to a Thai.

You could be a shareholder/company director and not need a work permit. But if you have any involvement in the managing of the restoration or the resort you would need a work permit.

All aspects of construction, renovation and remedial work including architectural, surveying, design and management are prohibited occupations for foreigners in Thailand.

All aspects of construction, renovation and remedial work including architectural, surveying, design and management are prohibited occupations for foreigners in Thailand.

Nope your wrong only the professional engineers bit is prohibited and per the excluded prohibited professions list they mention civil engineering, but the it also relates to other engineering displines which require sign off by Thai registered professional engineer; ergo in the case of the OP any structual or architectural design would need to be signed off by a PEng or a registered architect and cant be signed off by a foreign engineer unless they managed to get Thai registered somehow

Edited September 11, 201510 yr by Soutpeel

I think you will find that all building work is off limits to foreigners.

http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/work-permit-thailand.php

I think you will find that all building work is off limits to foreigners.

http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/work-permit-thailand.php

I hope you noticed that is not an official website you posted the link to.

There is a better list here. http://www.thaivisa.com/330-0.html

I think you will find that all building work is off limits to foreigners.

http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/work-permit-thailand.php

As stated the restricted occupations bit relates to professional engineer status in the example they use is civil engineering and "Architects" but also relates to other Engineering displines which require PEng signature

I think you will find that all building work is off limits to foreigners.

http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/work-permit-thailand.php

As stated the restricted occupations bit relates to professional engineer status in the example they use is civil engineering and "Architects" but also relates to other Engineering displines which require PEng signature

A glance at the list contained in the link provided by UJ reveals trade occupations such as bricklaying are also restricted.

I think you will find that all building work is off limits to foreigners.

http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/work-permit-thailand.php

As stated the restricted occupations bit relates to professional engineer status in the example they use is civil engineering and "Architects" but also relates to other Engineering displines which require PEng signature

A glance at the list contained in the link provided by UJ reveals trade occupations such as bricklaying are also restricted.

But a specialist bricklayer such as one who would line out a furnace in refractory will get a WP.....

But i take your point but go back and read what "Billphilips" wrote in post #4 further i think you will find a lot of construction workers and trades are done by Burmese.

Further if one looks at the construction of Swampy lots of foreigners involved

Edited September 12, 201510 yr by Soutpeel

You can trust ubonjoe. Though why don't you ask the lawyer?

Is the OP so utterly clueless as to the situation in Thailand - above and beyond the usual nonsense - that he's actually contemplating sinking money into the hospitality industry here, with some construction thrown in for good measure?

As Benjamin Franklin once said, a fool and his money are soon parted.

dozens upon dozens of farang enterprises have worked here.

Many times more have failed, typical of hospitality businesses in the west as well.

Poster may have a good idea or may be a fool, but to dismiss it outright without knowing him, I think is rude.

Now you tell me, after i built the house with

my 2 hands.

I think you will find that all building work is off limits to foreigners.

http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/work-permit-thailand.php

I personally know a British construction manager who oversaw the recent Emporium refit, so management roles in construction are permitted.

In the hospitality industry it's also normal for a Pre Opening General Manager to be on site during the latter stages of construction, and they often have the final say in many matters on site.

I've been offered such a position myself, with a group that has hotels in many parts of the country.

I'd suggest the OP gets a work permit as a General Manager then gets himself a good right hand man (or woman). Explain what you want to them, then fire them off in the right direction. Walk round the site every now and then and repeat.

if he buys a resort in a company name with him 49percent shareholder cant he work on it without a work permit?

if he buys a resort in a company name with him 49percent shareholder cant he work on it without a work permit?

No

He must have a work permit.

if he buys a resort in a company name with him 49percent shareholder cant he work on it without a work permit?

Nope.

if he buys a resort in a company name with him 49percent shareholder cant he work on it without a work permit?

Nope.

might be able to do maintenance but defiantly not day to day business.

if he buys a resort in a company name with him 49percent shareholder cant he work on it without a work permit?

Nope.

might be able to do maintenance but defiantly not day to day business.

IMO any maintenance around the resort would need a work permit and even then it's possible that a work permit would be refused as it's manual work that could be done by a Thai.

Working in hotels is a prohibited occupation for non-Thais. The only exception is for management positions.

Fixing things, selling things or doing manual work that doesn't involve supervising, training or managing is not allowed.

thanks for all your feedback...looks like i would be the manager of the project. my wife is investing 10% into the venture... i will manage and receive an additional 10 % in the company after year 1. all other investors are foreigners. we want to set up a company ... will get legal advise next week...

thanks for all your feedback...looks like i would be the manager of the project. my wife is investing 10% into the venture... i will manage and receive an additional 10 % in the company after year 1. all other investors are foreigners. we want to set up a company ... will get legal advise next week...

Note that any company you set up must be 51% Thai owned. So either your wife will have the whole 51% or the other foreign investors will need to nominate Thais as shareholders for the 41% balance.

Good luck and I hope it all works out.