WORK PERMIT IN THAILAND
NON-IMMIGRANT VISA Category “B” (Business, Work and Investment)
And
NON-IMMIGRANT VISA Category “O” (Thai Spouse and Thai child)
Foreigners who wish to work in the Kingdom of Thailand, the applicant or his or her appointed representatives can apply for a work permit at the Office of Foreign Workers Administration, Department of Employment, and Ministry of Labour, in which the applicant will be obligated to pay income tax accordingly. If the applicant’s associated company is located in the provinces, the applicant must apply at the Employment Office of that province.
Applicant’s family members (spouse, parents and children who are unmarried and under 20 years old) are eligible to apply for a Non-Immigrant Visa (category “O”) and will be allowed to stay for a period of 90 days, but no longer than 1 year.
Important: Foreign citizens who hold a visa-on-arrival (“ผ30”) for 30 days or Tourist Visa (“TR”) for 60 days need to apply for a change of visa (from Tourist Visa to Non-Immigrant O Visa). The granting of a change of type of visa and extension of stay is at the discretion of the immigration officer.
Getting a work permit
Step 1: Apply for Non-immigrant-B visa or Non-immigrant-O visa Click here
Step 2: Apply for a work permit Click here
Step 3: Apply for a one-year working visa in Thailand Click here or Thai wife/Thai husband/ Guardian visa Click here
Benefits
- Stay in Thailand up to one year
- Buy a condominium or a car
- Resident certificate
- Driving license
- Marriage in Thailand
- Family member can follow and stay in Thailand
- Multiple-entry visa eligibility
Requirements for Applying: Work Permit in Thailand
- Foreigners who wish to work in Thailand must submit the following documents (Category “B”)
- Passport or travel document with validity of not less than 6 months
- Completed visa application form
- Recent passport-sized photograph (3.5 x 4.5 cm) of the applicant taken within the past 6 months
- Corporate documents of hiring company in Thailand such as:
- business registration and business license
- list of shareholders
- company profile, Company photo, Product photo.
- details of business operation
- list of foreign workers stating names, nationalities and positions ( Employee Social Security)
- map indicating location of the company
- balance sheet, statement of Income Tax and Business Tax (Por Ngor Dor 50 and Por Ngor Dor 30 of the latest year)
- value-added tax registration (Por Por 20)
- Physical Examination for work permit
- Foreigners who wish to work in Thailand must submit the following documents (Category “O”)
- Passport or travel document with validity of not less than 6 months
- Completed visa application form
- Recent passport-sized photograph (3.5 x 4.5 cm) of the applicant taken within the past 6 months
- Corporate documents of hiring company in Thailand such as:
- business registration and business license
- list of shareholders
- company profile , Company photo, Product photo.
- details of business operation
- list of foreign workers stating names, nationalities and positions ( Employee Social Security)
- map indicating location of the company
- balance sheet, statement of Income Tax and Business Tax (Por Ngor Dor 50 and Por Ngor Dor 30 of the latest year)
- value-added tax registration (Por Por 20)
- Physical Examination for work permit
- Marriage certificate/child birth certificate
- Wife ID card and wife house registration
Important information
An applicant who receives a Non-Immigrant O or B visa can work in Thailand only after being granted a work permit.