Permanent Permit to Work: Entertainer (piggy backing teacher permit)

[Mittens79]

So I'm an English teacher, and like so many others, a musician/DJ. 

 

I have a school sponsored permit to work and VISA.

 

I've read up on the legalities of being a DJ or musician, which is basically legally impossible in Thailand. However, I realised that as I have qualified for, and have a work permit, I can add further occupations and places of work.

 

I want to DJ in different bars around Thailand. Previously it has been said that if a person makes sure they pay tax, and can show the invoice/'official' paperwork for tax, that most authroities are happy.

 

This was then officially debunked saying that the permit to work is the key legal hurdle here.

My question then.

 

If I approach an entrainment company of any kind and ask to work for them, and therefore invoice bars/clubs through them as a subcontractor and pay my taxes would I now have all bases covered?

 

I would clearly need to give them a cut (for the sake of hassle of invoicing and tax). It's really a 'fun' thing for me than a serious money spinner (every baht counts though) so I'm not looking for big money,  just to make sure I'm legal and I the Thai company I pay for are ok with the paperwork?

 

So, at the work permit office, on my school teacher work permit (not licensed but differed at the moment), I pay to add a line stating that I also work as an entertainer with the Thai media/entertainment company, with their address as the legal address. 

 

I pay the entertainment company to invoice for my work, and I pay my taxes after they take their cut.

 

Hey presto I'm Dj'ing or playing in a band, have a permit to do so, and pay tax on the income.

 

What do you legal gurus think to this one?

 

Thanks,

 

Tim

 

 

Edited November 9, 2016 by Mittens79

[ubonjoe]

It may work but the hurdle you might have is getting your current employer giving permission for your other job to be added to your work permit.

[dentonian]

I agree with Joe.

 

Being a DJ would involve working until the early hours some evenings and your school could conceive that as a conflict of interests.

I would speak to your school first before  approaching any entertainment companies.

[p_brownstone]

You can only add another Employer with the permission of the Company (in your case the School) who originally applied for your Work Permit.

 

As mentioned above I also agree that working as a "DJ" or a musician late into the night or early morning would make the School very doubtful of your stamina to pursue both "careers" effectively ........... and indeed your commitment to being a Teacher, which I believe would be a major, justified consideration for the School should you approach them with this proposal.

 

You say "every Baht counts"; there's another saying .... "a bird in the hand.......".

 

Patrick

[IMA_FARANG]

It all depends on whether or not your real employer, the school you work for, allows you to add being a DJ to the work permit.

By the way, does DJ stand for Dumb Jerk who plays records or not?

 

[Don Mega]

2 minutes ago, IMA_FARANG said:

It all depends on whether or not your real employer, the school you work for, allows you to add being a DJ to the work permit.

By the way, does DJ stand for Dumb Jerk who plays records or not?

 

I think they use USB sticks these days and play a  music set mashed together earlier.

[PoorSucker]

If you add another employer to your work permit it's only possible in your province.

You can not work in another province.