In general, about work in Thailand, I already wrote. How are things, what are the risks and so on. Plus our readers in the comments wrote what they have experience. Read.
If we talk about professions, then almost nothing can be officially of what everyone is planning to do and do here (tour guides, cooks, photographers), all manual work is prohibited. And much Safer to be an owner of a tourist / restaurant / hotel business, not a performer. Or even engage in IT, remote and their projects with Thailand are not related.
The content of the article
- 1 List of prohibited professions in Thailand
- 2 Prohibited businesses
- 2.1 First category
- 2.2 Second category
- 2.3 Third category
- 2.4 Other laws affecting foreign businesses operations
Contents
List of prohibited professions in Thailand
– In the field of agricultural engineering, animal breeding, forestry, fish farming (except for work that requires highly professional, special or scientific knowledge of the data spheres); – Mason, carpenter, other construction specialties; – Wood carver; – Seller in all types of trading enterprises; – Auctioneer on all types of auctions; – Financial Controller, auditor, accountant, cashier (except for work on the internal audit in companies of mixed ownership); – Driver vehicle or any vehicle on engine drive or without it (except for piloting aircraft foreign airlines); – Grinding and cutting precious, semi-precious stones and gems; – Haircut, hairdressing, beauty industry; – Making fabrics by hand or using machines, not using machine drive; – Production of any wicker products and furniture made of reed, rattan, jute, straw or bamboo; – Manual making rice paper; – Production of lacquer miniatures; – Making Thai folk musical instruments; – Manufacture of products from gold and its alloys, silver and its alloys; – Making crafts and stone sculptures; – Making Thai traditional folk dolls; – Production mattresses, mats and mattresses in Thai folk style; – Production of religious items, incl. pots for the collection of alms by the monks; – Making natural silk and products from it; – Production of artistic representations of the image Buddhas; – Making knives; – Cooks, waiter, bartender (but you can be a restaurant owner, manager); – Driver water vehicle; – Making paper fans, umbrellas; – Making shoes; – Manufacturing hats and helmets; – Broker or commercial agent (except for the international trade); – The field of civil engineering; – Production garments; – Pottery production; – Handmade cigars; – Production of food and beverages; – Tourist guide or guide (but you can be the owner of a travel agency, or “translator” with a guide); – Valuation of property and goods; – Typing in Thai (only on typewriters); – Dangle, weaving silk by hand or on traditional machine tools that do not use machine drive; – Office Manager, secretary; – Legal adviser, lawyer, lawyer, arbitration employee (except for cases specifically established by international agreements).
Prohibited businesses
Below is a list of prohibited business activities. for foreigners.
First category
Newspaper business, broadcasting or television business. Rice agriculture, farming or gardening. Livestock. Forestry, wood production from natural forest. Fishing on marine animals in Thai waters and within the specific economic zones of Thailand. Mining Thai herbs Trading and auctioning Thai antiques and national historical sites. Making or casting images of buddha and monk’s alms bowls. Land trade.
Second category
Production, sale and maintenance: Firearms weapons, ammunition, gunpowder, explosives. Accessories firearms, ammunition and explosives. Equipment or components, all categories of military materials. Land, water or air transport, including domestic airline business.
Business affecting art and culture, traditional and folk craft.
Shopping antiques or art objects being Thai art or craft. Manufacture of carved wood. Silkworm farming, Thai production silk yarn weaving thai silk or printing thai silk. Manufacture of Thai musical instruments. Gold production silverware, niello goods, bronze products or varnished products. Thai arts and crafts culture.
Business affecting natural resources or environmental Wednesday
Sugar and sugarcane production. Agriculture salts, including underground salt. Mining rock salt. Mining, including blast or rock crushing. Wooden manufacture for the production of furniture and tableware.
Third category
Rice grinding and rice flour production and agricultural products. Fisheries, specifically culture sea animals. Forestry from afforestation. Production plywood, chipboard or fiberboard. Lime production. Accounting or business service. Legal business services. Architectural business services. Engineering business services. Construction, for exception: Construction providing basic services to the public in public utilities or transport requiring special tools, machinery, technology or construction expertise, having a minimum foreigner capital of 500 million baht or more. Other construction categories as prescribed in accordance with Ministerial regulations. Broker or business agent, except: To be a broker or underwriting agent for securities or services, related to future commodity trading or financial tools or securities. To be a broker or agent for trade or the provision of goods or services necessary for production or provision of services between affiliates enterprises. To be a broker or agent for trading, buying or Spread or search for domestic and overseas markets domestic or imported goods in order of international business operations with a minimum foreigner capital of 100 million. baht or more. Be a broker or agent of another category like this prescribed in accordance with ministerial regulations. Auction, for Exception: Non-international auction auction of antiques, historical exhibits or art objects that are Thai works of art, handicrafts or antiques that have historical value. Other auction categories like this prescribed in accordance with ministerial regulations. Internal trade related to native products or to produce which not prohibited by law. Retail sale of all categories of goods having a common minimum capital of less than 100 million baht or having The minimum capital of each store is less than 20 million baht. Wholesale sale of all categories of goods with a minimum capital of each store less than 100 million baht. Advertising business. Hotel business, except for hotel management services. Review – tourist trip. Selling food or drinks. Crop production and business distribution. Other business categories services, except as prescribed in accordance with Ministerial regulations.
Other laws affecting foreign business operations
Banking and financial business, according to their own special laws must be at least 75% in Thai property. Also companies engaged in domestic shipping must be at least 70% Thai property. By regulations, insurance companies and insurance brokers should not be less than 75% in Thai property. Companies that have in land ownership, according to the provisions of the Land Act should be 51% in Thai property if they have special promotional privileges.
P.S. For violation can be planted if there are no links or not given bribe the right people. You can still marry a secret and work at her
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