What business opportunities exist in Thailand for a family with a budget of 200,000 baht, and what are the visa requirements?

My TV and soundbar cost $120,000 baht.

What business do you know? Start with your skill set and then see if that could be useful in Thailand.

First look around at schools. The international schools are very expensive here, even a middle expensive is 250k for 2 kids / 1 Term (3 months).

Pay under table for the immigration and any part of government

Better have a holiday trip to Thailand and enjoy👍

You would wanted to say 120k€ or USD cause THB looks a bit short in Thailand bro

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Does the 800,000 B needed for the Non-O need to be in the bank for the full year?

Set up a business you can bring with you like social

Media manager, Google ads manager, etc

Thailand is not interested in people with too little money to waste in Thailand. Sorry, that is a fact...

Considering that in order to get a work permit for you with your own business you need at least bt2million in registered capital, and at least 4 Thai employees, you're a little short of funds to start and run your own business.

I spend that on a 2 month holiday

With this a lot money buy big c…

Come over 1st,

Network and meet some people that you can relate to and discuss your goals with.

Weigh out your options,

Put up half that money and see if people will be willing to invest into something with you

Better to take a risk together with people who have been here awhile,

Than to put up your 200k and lose it all

Having a family and 4 kids, the best business project you could have with this amount of money is no project at all.

There are a lot of bets you can place and silly decisions you can make being on your own (especially abroad, lol), that you can't being the bread winner of a whole family.

With 4 kids you need a lot of money only for school fees! And don’t forget money for visa and insurance

bahtsold has several businesses for sale. Of course if they were truly profitable - why would they be selling them. 200,000 baht is enough to buy visas only.

coffee kiosk 👍🙂 (hire Thai staff)

U r missing a few zeros and a police buddy

Good luck. anything is possible. But I doubt the page is even real.

Won't even cover the minimum capital requirements for setting up the company

200k baht, really? Seems like one week and then it’s gone

Good advice - as a foreigner in Thailand, to make a little money, you have to spend a lot.

I’m gonna be honest with you now $200k Thai baht is not enough for any business and it will get you no where sorry but I’m being honest, and anyone telling you different just wants to take your little money you have, I spend half that on a 3 week holiday there ! Take your money go holiday there and experience it yourself and you will see !

Buy a tuk-tuk… guaranteed earnings!

Everything possible- but do look for alternative, and have to be more confident in yourself. Don’t limit yourself with the amount of money or business limitation rather think that there is plenty of other opportunities clicking while you are here as in initially might be a struggle! I would suggest to start some job that gives daily life expenses and experience with local network which eventually will help grow your business, by the time you get self acquainted more with place and people it will be more smooth to prioritise. You can definitely arrange a fix source of income as job and other club business to make sure sustainable life in Thailand. Me and wife started with 10k bhat products on e-commerce platform with 2 years having 200k stocks with 500 loyal customers. Life might be struggle or challenge but it’s adventure and the joy of doing something small and growing is amazing . You can look for many jobs in hospitality or education for field etc, don’t limit yourself on 1 business idea with limited amount but try to make multiple source of incomes. Good luck

I really want to warn you. Don't come here with a family of 4 and 200k Baht hoping that everything will work out. It's not easy for foreigners to start here. Every business will need time to start making money. Working online sounds nice but I would start with that BEFORE leaving to make sure that you can do that and that you will make enough money. Thailand is a nice country, but only if you have money to spend. Else you will end up on the street quickly.

If you have some valuable skills / experience, you could set yourself up as a freelancer / consultant without investing much but you'll need another source of regular income (or some serious savings) while you build the business up to support your family. Getting a visa and work permit will also be a challenge and/or expense.

Natasha, where are you from ? Is THB200K a lot where you come from ? Have you worked very hard for that money ? There is a lot of insensitivity in the comments, but its because in Thailand foreigners are generally skinned alive into the bone, but people are very different, an Indian foreigner could start a business on a budget an Englishman couldn’t… so don’t let the trolls discourage you… I have an idea for you to get started if your willing to work hard to make your investment come to fruition… Im doing a new project and need distributors of this product (nothing illegal or illicit and 100% halal)

200k coconuts 🥥? That's a lot of coconuts...

even to stay here on a retirement visa you need to maintain a minimum balance of 400k and a balance of 800k for a minimum of 3 months prior to your application. To establish a business you need a Thai partner who will maintain a controlling interest in the business, ie minimum 51%. These are the regulations. however, you can get a one-year multiple entry visa (based on your marriage to a Thai?) prior to coming, which will only require your leaving and re-entering every three months (a day trip to Cambodia and back would suffice) if nothing has changed recently. This is my current plan and worked for me for 10+ years.

cost 160.000THB to set up a Co Ltd in Thailand ... 3mths rent deposit in Bkk will take your balance... ! re-think your budget

don't listen to these guys they are amateurs thailand is a booming country and has unlimited possibilities but you have to have brains and some experience.....and a lot of luck !

To be completely honest with you man. Thailand is going to eat up that money you have and you'll have nothing left. That's not a significant enough investment to have any political power in Thailand. And any business power you attain along the way will be eaten up in thievery and bribes.

200k u can sleep at road side and sell mama mee

THB200K… thats some serious dough… You could set up a shop to give people financial advice ☺️

Not enough at all ...be lucky to buy a old car for that ..don't bother wasting your time the visa will cost half that

With 200k baht, You can start a roadside food stall selling Muu Ping.

Although if you are willing to teach the skills you have / or English that money could be used to setup a small brand online? That way you can trade internationally too. Not sure if you have other skills / resources / specialities so you'll likely get vague suggestions at this point.

Matched betting or Sports trading is a possibility, but not without risk

Thailand is a great place to live for foreigners who made/make money in a high income country. It is a very difficult country to earn a living in unless, e.g., sponsored by a MNC. In general the government wants foreigners to earn money outside Thailand to spend here.

You really do not want to invest that sort of cash in Thailand, especially if you are using social media to ask! I built a home and when I was made redundant in 2017, I built extra rooms and now have a luxury bed and breakfast. This cost me over 8 million baht including the land! Covid then hit us and the business has been closed for over two years. I am now back working overseas and my business will remain closed until I sell or reopen!

I'm hoping that is a typo and you really mean 200k USD. If that is the case, you might have a chance of starting a business.

Motorbike taxi!

I really HOPE this is not a serious post and you are simply taking the piss , wrong country my friend , you do not have any options at all .

You could buy a food cart and sell hot food 👍

Nothing that's just beer money lol 😆

Do like the Thais - don’t care about the visa part if u can stay on other visa type - a lot u can do - sell food on cloud kitchen, vegetable seller, .. hairdresser for home visits… etc

If you want to make a million bht bring 3 million leave with one

i paid 100k just for visa and work permit to lawyer

Roughly 5800 American. It's not a lot but should get you moved in and settled with everyone fed for awhile. Teaching? Online SEO Nomad?

What is your field of expertise?

Go-go bar. Heck, might as well destroy the family at the same time as you waste your $7k investment.

555

Come and look at how many skyscrapers in BKK how many BMW and Benz there are in BKK which cost 3X of that from USA prices ... your $5,000 won't even buy a nice car ...

200k not even enough to set up a limited company with a min 2m share for 1 work permit

Lol. Now I know why they have monetary requirements for medium and long term visas… it’s to keep the rabbits out. Rabbits come and destroy veggie gardens 😂

I think foreigners cannot do hair or nails or massage.

Drug dealer 😎

You need to wait two or 3 years. 200k is tourism money. You won't go no where with that kind of money

200K baht ?

Is that a typo?

Did you mean Dollars?

Message me with your contact details please, we may have something for you. Let's talk.

200K baht should cover the '' tea money '' 555

And what visa do you plan to come to thailand on because even that cost money with 200k thai. Yes you could rent a shop house but if your partner does not have a service she can offer for sale then what else can you do. So unless shes in to hairdressing or nails, cooking maybe washing and iron then i dont see a lot you can do

Even so you still need spend money on that visa

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Go to Cambodia.

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Unfortunately it will not be possible with that budget, purely based on the fact that it will cost more than 200,000 to register the business and startup costs.

Salon , massage shop or a very very small bar

Yes

Yes but not now

I have a better plan for you

Not start keep your money in your bank and enjoy the beach

Soup bike

Can’t see this thread ending well.