What are the recent changes to work permit regulations in Thailand and how do they affect foreign workers?

There are three steps with this kind of article. With the example that was stated before, the SMART visa was announced by articles and it was widely reported as the digital nomad visa. Then it came out, and no one seemed to know exactly how it worked. Then people start looking at it in the real world, and the details get more fleshed out.

I guess the fourth step is that things really don't change too much, and only a few people are affected.

Like everything in these parts, we really won't know how it works until more details come out and people start testing the limits.

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I'm thinking theres more chance of BJ turning up in those co-worker spaces in Chiang Mai very shortly.

I'm thinking this is like dining Thai style in a restaurant. All the dishes come out at different time and not necessarily in the order you would prefer.

Let us know how it go's at the Labor Office 😂😂

My optimistic arm chair interpretation is that this change might allow those who are self-employed and working remotely to be able to obtain a work permit and hence pay taxes. Wishful thinking I'm sure...

The same news sources that were promoting the 'Digital Nomad' Smart visa and attempting to tell us how well they would work for everybody 😉

Very good news

So no need to show a bachelor's degree anymore! A hotel clerk without a bachelor'e degree can obtain a workpermit and become a teacher...:)

It's already had 5 or 6 changes to a decree because it wasn't thought through. 5555

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Please keep us updated with any additional findings!

In theory this sounds like a great move forward, but I’m puzzled as to why only The Phuket News has noticed and reported it 🤔

My friend was arrested and fined 2000 thb for having work permit in Bkk working in Pattaya I guess under the new law he will be fine.

This would mean you can apply for your work permit for any old job, no degree required, and then just work in a school full time ?

Changes to Work Permit in Thailand. Very encouraging development announced last month. One particular change almost got lost in the detail and is a huge benefit to current work permit holders. Basically it reads: Any foreigner who has a work permit in Thailand may now, work anywhere, for anyone (including themselves), under any conditions, and do any type of work, that is not excluded by the Official List.

Interesting... anyone else can confirm this is the case?

So is s Front Office owner / worker allowed to work without a permit ?

The way i read it is that if you have a WP from your primary employer then you could also work part-time or in a different capacity for a second employer provided that the type of employment IS NOT on the list of prohibited jobs. I.E. a teacher in a school with a work permit could work for a language school/ work online without needing that employment added to the WP. To take a recent example; if you were a diver working with a WP and you were called to do volunteer rescue in another part of the country you wouldn't need that volunteer position added to the WP. It does not allow a teacher to work part-time as say a waiter/ waitress simply because they have a WP.

So dumb it down so people can understand what it means .

I just do not see it being as simple as "have work permit" can do anything for anyone, anywhere.

Total confusion as usual. And then there's CM Labour Office refusing to issue WPs to volunteers. I have been relying on doing voluntary work for years (not in CM) and I am worried what might happen when I come to extend the WP next year,

Confusing. Nowadays they have practice to even specify name of company on Non-B. How is it possible to work for a different employer in such a case. They would simply abolish the wp thing if it was that simple. Isn't it?

With WP can work on any jobs now?