Work Permit

[David_Loves_Ubonwan]

The way i see it is, it's all part of the experience and 200THB will buy my dinner that evening i didn't know it was illigal though :(

Prohibited Jobs
Foreigners are not permitted to work as laborers, cultural Thai handicrafts and agricultural fields. These jobs are the following:

• Labor work except labor work in fishing boats under the next category below. The said work which is forbidden to aliens shall not apply to aliens who have entered into Thailand under an agreement on hire of labor concluded between the Government of Thailand and other nations, and also aliens whose status has been prescribed as legal immigrant and who possess a residence certificate under the law governing immigration.
• Agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry or fishery, except work requiring specialized knowledge, farm supervision, or labor work in fishing boats, particularly marine fishery.
• Bricklaying, carpentry, or other construction work.
• Wood carving.
• Driving motor vehicles or vehicles which do not use machinery or mechanical devices, except piloting aircraft internationally, front shop sales and auction sale work.
• Supervising, auditing, or giving service in accountancy, except occasional internal auditing.
• Cutting or polishing precious or semi‐precious stones.
• Haircutting, hairdressing, or beautification.
• Cloth weaving by hand.
• Mat weaving or making utensils from reed, rattan, jute, hay, or bamboo.
• Making rice paper by hand.
• Lacquer work.
• Making Thai musical instruments.
• Niello work.
• Goldsmith, silversmith, or gold‐and‐copper alloy smith work.
• Stone work.
• Making Thai dolls.
• Making mattresses or quilts.
• Making alms bowls.
• Making silk products by hand.
• Making Buddha images.
• Knife making.
• Making paper or cloth umbrellas.
• Making shoes.
• Making hats.
• Brokerage or agency except in international trading.
• Professional civil engineering concerning design and calculation, systemization, analysis, planning, testing, construction supervision, or consulting services, excluding work requiring specialized techniques.
• Professional architectural work concerning design, drawing‐making, cost estimation, or consulting services.
• Dressmaking.
• Pottery.
• Cigarette rolling by hand.
• Tour guiding or conducting.
• Hawking of goods & Thai typesetting by hand.
• Unwinding and twisting silk by hand.
• Clerical or secretarial work.
• Providing legal services or engaging in legal work, except arbitration work; and work relating to defense of cases at arbitration level, provided the law governing the dispute under consideration by the arbitrators is not Thai law, or it is a case where there is no need to apply for the enforcement of such arbitration award in Thailand.


David

[David_Loves_Ubonwan]

Very sorry to hijack the post, but, i will have a non-imigrant cat "O" visa when i am in Thailad, does this mean if i decide to get a work permit at some point, and then decide to leave that place of work, my VISA will be cancelled early as a result??

This website about getting Work Permit in Thailand states that to do so you must enter Thailand on a non-immigrant cat "B" visa. http://www.thaiworkpermit.com/thai-w...t-process.html

David

[Arwing]

I think i'll just forget the idea of working. Even if i can somehow change/upgrade my visa from cat "O" to cat "B" while in Thailand, one of the resons i am going to there is to get away from commitment, work, hastles and western life in general. So the last thing i need is to be commited to a job which, if i decide to quit, will invalidate my visa.

As for the cash in hand jobs, i'll leave those too, i mean it's illigal to earn money that's not declared and taxed in the UK but on home soil you have an idea of what you can and can't do/get away with, but in unknown terratory it's not worth risking the trip of a life time for a bit of cash. So my savings will have to do

Thailand seems very strict with relation to work, land and property when dealing with farangs. But i think this is a good thing. Otherwise Thailand would be over run by rich westeners buying up every inch of land and property and spoil this beautiful country. At least that's how i see it with my limited knowleadge.

Some great info from this site again. Thanks.

[David_Loves_Ubonwan]

Thailand seems very strict with relation to work, land and property when dealing with farangs.

It's not just farangs but all non Thais...

David

[Sved]

Prohibited Jobs
Foreigners are not permitted to work as laborers, cultural Thai handicrafts and agricultural fields. These jobs are the following:

• Providing legal services or engaging in legal work, except arbitration work; and work relating to defense of cases at arbitration level, provided the law governing the dispute under consideration by the arbitrators is not Thai law, or it is a case where there is no need to apply for the enforcement of such arbitration award in Thailand.

This comes as a surprise seeing as many law firms have foreigners employed. I guess they don't actually do any work

[zenman]

This comes as a surprise seeing as many law firms have foreigners employed. I guess they don't actually do any work

Now, that's a good job!

[David_Loves_Ubonwan]

This comes as a surprise seeing as many law firms have foreigners employed. I guess they don't actually do any work

It seems to say they can work but not on cases that go to court unless they case is under non-Thai law. So you can work in a law firm provided it isn't Thai law at court...

David

[Deknoi]

Which is actually the case for foreign lawyers in a large number of countries.

[Sved]

It seems to say they can work but not on cases that go to court unless they case is under non-Thai law. So you can work in a law firm provided it isn't Thai law at court...

David

I don't think they are allowed to call themselves lawyers either, as only Thais are permitted to work as lawyers.

[Tywjohn]

Only Thai lawyers can understand all these strange laws!