Is it illegal for foreigners to work or volunteer in Thailand?

Yes

Yes , if you're on a retirement visa , you can buy a business for your wife though .

Absolutely none

just get a proper visa, so you will have still 60 days Plus extension

Yep, Thailand is NOT a place to work in, simply holiday or retirement paradise for farang

Volunteering is not working.

So remember to just lay on your back in bed guys .😃

Yes.

Volunteer visa

Foreigners absolutely can work but they must have the right Visa

without reading any comments yet I will say no that is not true. lots of foreigners work in Thailand with the correct Visa.

if you have a non-o you cannot work and you cannot volunteer. legally however there could be exceptions like if you asked the village head man if you could volunteer at something to help out and he or she says yes.

If it's it's doing a job that may take money away from a Thai person then that is the reason for restrictions.

If you do want to work for avenues for that but you have to get your job first and they will get you a work permit with your proper Visa.

there are not too many jobs for that in Thailand I don't think.

unless you work for an international company and are stationed here, or stationed here to a government agency like an embassy.

of course I may be totally wrong because you got what you paid for.

and it's nonsense what some people are saying about you can't do work in your own home. sure you can.

it's the internet believe what you want.

Even volunteer.

I offered my services to any elderly felangs that needed help with gardening and got told it would be illegal !!!

Correct

Need a work permit

You’re not even allowed to mow your own lawn

The largest and best wildlife sanctuary has a lot of volunteers working there, and they all need to have a work permit.

As blanket statement that’s not correct. As already people pointed out: All depends on visa type and work/volunteer visa.

Many foreigners are obviously working here.

There are certain professions that are protected to Thai Only though

Depends on visa.

Yep

Thousands of "Digital Creators" pretending that they work here

Built a thai temple free of charge took 3 months never had a problem.

Worked on my own house beginning of this year had local labour and just metres away from the local police station still nothing.

So legally you need a work permit but reality cops are not bothered.

1 month stripping a roof off and redoing a roof and cops even coming to have some local beer with me says it all 👍

Not without a work permit you are not... Kinda the same as the country your from where non- citizens and and non-permanent residents are not allowed to work either without the proper paper work

Not without a work permit

Only with the correct visa

You can volunteer your services, but you can not provide them unless you have a work permit with the correct visa.

Yes you cannot even volunteer. Strange but true

Yes

Without work permit, correct, but volunteering work isn't been crackdown on. Police are not raiding animal shelters to kick foreigners out (95%+ of which) are there short term without a work permit. Police are going after scammers, call data centers, online casinos, but also people teaching illegally or singing at a bar. In brief, things that are more in the open and can be seen as stealing a Thai spot.

I suppose volunteers work here and there wouldn't kill.. just not like a daily thing..

Yes, my boss in UK is going mad !

You can get a volunteer visa through a volunteer foundation. That will make you eligible to do volunteer work with the foundation. There are many volunteer foundations in Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and throughout Thailand. You can obtain a volunteer visa for as little as a couple months up to one year. They are renewable.

You need a work permit provided by an employer to be employed in Thailand. However, it is difficult for a foreigner to obtain a job in Thailand, no matter how qualified you are. A major exception is getting hired as a certified teacher by an international or bilingual school.

Many foreigners obtain work teaching English through either local language schools or through online schools. Online schools typically teach English to Chinese children living in Thailand. A TEFL or similar teaching certification is typically required. There are language schools in Thailand that offer such certification programs. But you can also obtain a TEFL certification online.

How about doing free work on your girlfriend's house yourself instead of paying some local to do the work?

Correct

False......you can work in thailand as a foreigner provided u have a work permit

Yes

Depends on the visa conditions. There are working visas, but the DTV and most retirement visas explicitly forbid it.

Is True

Correct unless you get the right visa and sponsor

Yes

Only permitted under suitable Visa

Correct

Ask at your local immigration. Strictly speaking no work also means No volunteering.

Why do skulls find it hard to absorb this?

Yes ..kinda like most other countries

There may be exceptions. I know of several non-profits that operate with volunteers.

It looks like you don't have a day's work inside you

Yes

Correct. To work in Thailand, whether you get paid or not, requires both an appropriate visa and a work permit

Correct

Yes that is very true and well known