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Can a 16 year old American citizen with a Thai father work legally in Thailand without a work permit?
Can a 16 year old work legally in Thailand?
Does a 16 year old American citizen with a Thai father & farang mother need a work permit?
Does a 16 year old American citizen with a Thai father & farang mother need a work permit?
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A 16-year-old with a Thai father is considered Thai for employment purposes. If they have a Thai ID card, they can work legally without needing a work permit, regardless of their American citizenship. Obtaining a Thai ID requires registration and presenting the birth certificate. There may be military service obligations if the child is a boy.
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Henrik *****
Thai ID may involve military service, if it is a boy.
Dava ***********
OP@Henrik ****
even if he’s American?Henrik *****
Isn’t the idea of getting a Thai ID, that he would be regarded as a Thai, to be able to work in Thailand, as a Thai, and not needing a workpermit as American.
Dava ***********
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good to know…Kris *********
Looks like you have not arranged a Thai id card for your child. Do this as soon as possible. You'll need the birth certificate.
John *******
Of course! Why would u ask this question?
Damir *********
@John ******
why so arogant 🤡 ?
Declan **********
Are they registered in Thailand and have their ID card? If yes, then yes, if no, then you need to go about getting them registered and their ID card first.
Ryan ********
@Declan *********
then send them to the army?Will ************
Thai ID CARD and Thai passport no problem
Dava ***********
OP@Will ***********
U.S. passport…Will ************
@Dava **********
needs a Thai ID card . Ask at your local Thai EmbassyDava ***********
OP@Will ***********
thanks!
Stuart *********
Any foreigner would need a visa that permits work and an accompanying work permit to work legally here.
But your post suggests that the child is Thai - with a Thai father so for all intents and purposes they are Thai and therefore they could work. The fact that they also have a US passport is irrelevant
But your post suggests that the child is Thai - with a Thai father so for all intents and purposes they are Thai and therefore they could work. The fact that they also have a US passport is irrelevant
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