Working in thailand.

[Hutch68]

Hi

does anyone know how many years you would go to jail for working in thailand without no work permit?

[Denim]

Probably get away with just a court appearance and a fine. Unless you used a fake degree to get a job. People have done porridge for that......6 months plus.

[malt25]

You don't need a work permit to cut your toe nails !

[Hutch68]

57 minutes ago, malt25 said:

You don't need a work permit to cut your toe nails !

What if i was working in a salon?

[Dmaxdan]

1 hour ago, malt25 said:

You don't need a work permit to cut your toe nails !

My wife has always insisted on cutting my toe nails......now I know why.

[Agent Sumo]

9 hours ago, Denim said:

Probably get away with just a court appearance and a fine. Unless you used a fake degree to get a job. People have done porridge for that......6 months plus.

 

Deportation too

[NickJ]

Not worth trying it. Also that's on the Protected Job List. If you owned a salon and we're the md I'm not sure about. Meaning you still could not work actually cutting hair. 

[Kwasaki]

First offence 30,000 baht fine was the last two l heard of,  you don't get deported if you have the correct means of stay. 

[Hutch68]

So that's hairdressing out of the window.

What about odd jobs around the home? Mowing the lawn, painting a room, varnishing a window, putting up a fence, installing bathroom items ie a sink a tap, bumguns stuff like that?

[Yahooka]

On 17.8.2016 at 7:51 AM, Hutch68 said:

So that's hairdressing out of the window.

What about odd jobs around the home? Mowing the lawn, painting a room, varnishing a window, putting up a fence, installing bathroom items ie a sink a tap, bumguns stuff like that?

 

Plenty of those around ...................for 300 baht a day ;-).

[Hutch68]

33 minutes ago, Yahooka said:

 

Plenty of those around ...................for 300 baht a day ;-).

True but can you do it yourself or is it classed as working and therefore illegal?

[Cletus]

Plenty of english teachers working on a tourist visa.

[ubonjoe]

9 hours ago, Hutch68 said:

True but can you do it yourself or is it classed as working and therefore illegal?

You can do it yourself at your own house within reason. Putting up a fence might be stretching it a bit dependent upon where you are living.

[ubonjoe]

9 hours ago, Cletus said:

Plenty of english teachers working on a tourist visa.

They are working illegally though and risk being jailed, fines and deportation.

[IMA_FARANG]

I just returned  from doing a 30 day  extension ar CW to a 60 day single entry visa.

i am now here offivially until 21 September 2016.

As you exit from CW imigration  there  is a poster on the wall telling you in English rhat you mixt have a work prtmit ro work in Thailand.

Just in case you didn'y alreadyknow that.

It doesn't say what the penaltry is however if you get caught working without a work permit.