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Home » Reader question » How do I get a work permit for Thailand? (reader question)
Dear readers,
I am going to Thailand soon with a non immigrant O visa. In Thailand I will convert this into a retirement visa. My daughter, born in the Netherlands, now has a Thai passport. My wife also has a Thai passport and ID card. My daughter wants to work in Thailand and I assume this is possible because she has a Thai passport?
Now I want to help her, but I think I need a work permit, does anyone know how I can get this?
Regards,
Rob
To get a work permit, you must have the correct visa and be employed by a company or set up a company yourself. There are then minimum conditions such as the number of Thai employees per work permit, minimum salary, minimum capital, etc.
With a retirement visa you are NEVER allowed to work again.
You can work with any other visa if you have a work permit.
To get a work permit, you and the employer (in this case apparently your daughter) must meet a number of conditions. They are on different websites.
In your case (already reading) the biggest bottleneck is that in addition to a foreigner, at least 4 Thais have to work in the company (in this case get paid a salary).
Besides that, you also have to ascribe yourself a salary of 50,000 baht per month, or pay tax on that amount…
This already concerns your visa/extension.
If you are going to apply for the visa in the Netherlands and the extension of your stay in Thailand, do this on the basis of "Thai marriage".
In that case, working is still an option and a work permit can still be applied for.
If you are going to apply for the visa/extension on the basis of “Retirement”, you close the gate for yourself as far as work is concerned.
A visa/extension issued on the basis of “Retirement” makes working impossible.
In any case, never start working without a work permit, even if you have a visa/extension that allows you to work.
Even now that the rules have been relaxed, the message remains to be careful when working.
My gratitude. I'll take your advice into account.
M.vr.gr.
Rob
I think if your daughter has a Thai passport, what you say is she just Thai, she has to register and deregister in the Netherlands and can then just work in Thailand, I don't think it's a problem, you are not allowed to work in Thailand or you have to work with your daughter setting up a company then you can work, if the company has been approved, but then you are also deregistered in the Netherlands and I don't think it is possible with a pension visa, it already says you no longer work
Thank you for your comment. We do indeed unsubscribe and register in Thailand. I take my visa into account so that I don't end up in an impossible situation.
Regards,
Rob
Not for one thing or another, but why would your Thai daughter, raised in the Netherlands, work for 1/6 of her Dutch salary? If it is a job that complies with the Netherlands, she does not need your help.
And on top of that: why would you want to work for 225 euros a month? That is the minimum wage in Thailand. Be careful: there are many jobs that you are not allowed to do.
However, if you are an Italian chef in the kitchen, I didn't say anything. Then you can get a work permit, provided you pay taxes for 5 people, including yourself, at a wage of 50,000 baht per month.
My daughter was also raised and educated in NL and has also started her own business in TH.
Simply because she felt more like it than in NL with all the rules and permits.
We have helped her well with the start of her business (purchased a property for her) and I think that she is now, firstly, much happier and secondly (relatively speaking) earns much more than would ever be possible in her industry in the Netherlands. If you earn a thb 60.000 per month here, how much would you have to earn in NL to have the same standard of living.
That's very simple. Living costs in Thailand are set at 60% of the Netherlands, so that will be 100,000 baht in the Netherlands. If you also discount the AOW accrual, the better healthcare, and any rent and healthcare benefits, I think you are better off in the Netherlands in the same industry.
Comparing living standards is not easy. People sometimes forget that Thai income is mostly net with few social benefits such as health insurance, disability insurance, not to mention old age pension and pension. Little tax but also little in return from the government. You have to take care of yourself completely (from birth to the grave) here in Thailand, apart from some government positions; or rely on your family.
That's exactly why my daughter is coming along. Here something is impossible for us to begin with God.
She therefore wants to try it in Thailand,
Regards,
Rob
I have had a work permit for 2 years, but then on a Non Immigrant B (business) visa, I don't know if it is also possible on other Non Immigrant visas, but you can check that at the embassy or look it up on the internet . In any case, good luck.