What should you consider if you want to emigrate to Thailand?
Ready to move to Thailand, but don't know where to start? Be well prepared for new visa regulations, financial planning and cultural differences. By consciously dealing with housing, work, health and social integration you can make your emigration a success!
I am looking for people who have experience working as a diving instructor in Thailand (Koh Tao). I have been coming to Thailand for many years and since I took my son with me, he has become addicted to the country, just like me. Since he is a fanatical diver, he wants to work as a diving instructor next year (after completing training there) for an initial period of 1 year.
My son wants to work as a freelance diving instructor in Thailand. Does he have to pay income tax in Thailand and how does that work? I've found some mixed answers online and it's not entirely clear. Maybe there are people here who also work freelance in Thailand.
I will soon emigrate to Thailand to start a new life. I recently went there to visit a childhood friend who already lives there. I'm looking around to see what is possible and whether I can start working somewhere right away. What is possible? And what do I have to arrange?
Thailand Visa question No. 021/24: Applying for non-immigrant visas in Thailand to work
I am currently traveling around Asia and I would really like to live/work in Thailand for a longer period of time. At the moment I am not working and I am living off my savings, if I were working I would like to be able to work as a web developer because this is what I have done for a long time.
'AOW entitlement age of Dutch people to 70?'
The proposed increase in the state pension age to 70 is meeting resistance in the Netherlands. Research shows that working longer is necessary, but many employees already experience the current retirement age as too high. This raises questions about the feasibility and impact on both the labor market and the well-being of employees.
Is it easy to earn some extra money in Thailand?
I am looking into living largely in Thailand. I already have an AOW benefit and I also work in the Netherlands. I have always worked in real estate/financial services (international) and speak/write fluently in Dutch, French and English.
I have been coming to Thailand for a few years now and I think I have found the woman of my dreams. I'm not married yet, but I would like to be. I have now been to her home a few times with her parents and children and everything is going well. I would like to live there at some point and start a family with my girlfriend.
On March 16.03.2024, XNUMX I will emigrate to Pattaya as a retired Belgian. My younger Dutch girlfriend has already gone on holiday to Pattaya. We have the following question: can my girlfriend come and work in Pattaya and what are the conditions?
Four foreigners have been arrested for working without a work permit in hairdressing and beauty salons, professions that are explicitly forbidden for foreigners in the country. The arrests, which took place in Patong, Kathu and Thalang district of Phuket province, are the result of targeted investigations into companies following complaints.
Thailand overrun by digital nomads
In the FD there is an interesting article about Digital Nomads called “Digital nomads: plague or blessing?”. It's about digital nomads from all over the world currently flooding Thailand.
Is it possible to work on the rice fields in Thailand or Cambodia?
I am a man of almost 63 years. Been walking with that idea for years, even dream about it often, to want to work on the rice fields in Thailand or Cambodia to pay for my 1st necessity of life. After 40 years of marriage, the cream is off and my last years there would like to end my life. In fact, you've already made that choice.
Can I build my own house in Thailand?
I am a bricklayer and tiler. If I live in Thailand, can I build and tile my house myself? I know it's not wise with the temperature there and the hourly wage. But is it allowed?
Is keeping farm animals considered work in Thailand?
We have a large piece of land around our house. Now I want to keep and breed farm animals as a hobby, such as chickens, goats and maybe a few pigs. A friend of mine says I have to be careful with that because it can be seen as work. Only I take care of the animals because my wife works half days.
Can I work from home in Thailand for a Belgian company?
I am Belgian and have been working from home for a year now. Am I breaking a law in Thailand by doing this work there? So I would work (at home) in Thailand, but still for a Belgian company and my salary is therefore also paid by that company.
Worked hard
This is Toey. He lives in the village, but has a large piece of pasture and rice field adjacent to our land, so we call him our neighbor.
My 22-year-old stepson recently announced that he wants to work in Korea as soon as he can again. Because of the high salaries, this would be interesting to earn money quickly for the future (marriage, etc.).
I am a furniture maker / interior builder myself and would like to know if there are other Dutch people who practice this profession? And how do they get a job, knowing that you also need a work permit and that it is often given by the larger companies?
What is the experience of Thai ladies who work or have worked in Malaysia? For example via the website YOU.MY for part-time jobs or other possibilities?
Thailand Visa question No. 005/21: Can I work with a visa obtained on the basis of Retirement?
Working in Thailand on a retirement visa. I don't know if this question has been asked before but I couldn't find it. I understand that Thai law prohibits working and earning money as a foreigner residing in Thailand on a retirement visa. That this applies to working for a Thai or foreign company, but also to yourself as a self-employed person who is paid for his work. Is it true that this is a (serious) violation of Thai law and that this can lead to very high fines or even expulsion from Thailand?
Reader question: Can a Thai with an Italian passport work in the Netherlands/Belgium?
A Thai with an Italian passport is not equal to any other European with an Italian passport or not? In my opinion, a passport means permanent residence with the same privileges as any European born person, in other words: free movement of movement and work.
I have a question for Ronnie or anyone who can advise me. I will try to explain it as concisely as possible. My name is Hendrik, I am 40 years old and I now work in NL for a boss. I have had a Thai girlfriend for years, speak Thai and I have agreed with my boss in NL that I will work from Thailand.