Can I do as a freelance photographer while holding a NON O immigrant visa? or I have to apply for a work permit?
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Holding a NON-O immigrant visa generally does not allow you to work legally as a freelance photographer in Thailand. Any paid work, including freelance employment, requires a work permit. To obtain a work permit, you typically need to be employed by a Thai company, as the conditions are quite strict. In special circumstances, like if your NON-O visa is extended based on marriage, you might have some options, but the labor department might still classify freelance photography as a restricted profession, compounding the challenges in securing a work permit.
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The only way you can do it is if your type O visa is extended based on marriage. Then it gets into if the labor department still considers a foreign photographer as a restricted profession, needing a varience from the labor department in order to get a work permit, and open a business without Thai photographers. They no longer allow you to get a work permit as a freelance photojournalist under a type O extension.
Chris *******
You cannot apply for work permit if you work as freelance
To get a got permit, must be in Thai company.. conditions are very strict ..
You should contact a lawyer to know all the process
Basically ..
1 work permit for 4 thai employees in the company
1 work permit for 2 million Bht capital in the company
it depends, there is a Thai company that provides a work permit and Visa to developper as long as they earn more than 60k and pay 25% of earning to them. They pay your taxes for you, its pretty big.
Canice ******
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U have to earn more than 60k in order for them to apply visa for u ?