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What type of visa should I apply for if I want to obtain a work permit while on a marriage visa in Thailand?

Jens *********
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Hi all. I have lived here in Thailand for 16 years and used Married visa but now I want to optain a work permit. I have a company. What kind of visa should I apply for or is there any agents you guys can recommend for me to use?
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An expat currently on a marriage visa in Thailand seeks advice on obtaining a work permit through his own company. Community responses clarify that a marriage visa does not need to be changed as it is compatible with work permit regulations. Requirements include having either two Thai employees and a minimum registered capital, with different conditions for marriage visa holders compared to other visa types. Some comments also discuss financial requirements and legal changes regarding employee proxies.
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Kool *******
Kool *******
You are overlooking one very important detail about getting a work permit. For a company, even your own, to sponsor your work permit they must have at least bt2million in registered capital, and hire, and pay, at least 4 Thai employees. For a regular business setup there are no exceptions to this. If it is a business setup with your wife, and you are on a marriage visa extension then these requirements are cut in half, to bt1million in registered capital, and just 2 Thai employees you pay wages and social security on. The age of proxy workers ended this year. If you no longer have the bt400,000 for your marriage visa extension I doubt if your company has the required amount of registered capital for a work permit. The cheapest option would be to borrow the bt400,000 for the three months you would need it, as there is no requirement as to where that money came from. Only that it is in your account for at least two months before you apply, and in some provinces for the under consideration time period before you get your yearly stamp. If your wife's family can't loan you the money, then your wife will know a loan shark that can. It is not that expensive to do.
Angelo ***********
Angelo ***********
@Kool ******
No, you have not to pay them. You have to pay social insurance, and that is it. And that means you have not to pay them and need no work contract, aka hire them. Marriage visa's 400,000THB requirements have nothing to do with company founding. You are seriously confused.
Kool *******
Kool *******
@Angelo **********
try to keep up with changes. As of the first of the year companies are getting busted for using proxies. Now you show that wages are also being paid, not just social security. Times change, as do requirements.
Angelo ***********
Angelo ***********
@Kool ******
No one is using "proxy employees". They all have a real job and on top of that I pay their health insurance and pension fond. /FACEPALM
Kool *******
Kool *******
@Angelo **********
using proxy employees will bite you in the butt very soon.
Angelo ***********
Angelo ***********
@Kool ******
My lawyer says otherwise.

And a company I own is not owned by proxies: but by me.
Jens *********
Jens *********
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@Kool ******
it's a 5 million capital registered company it's not a problem with money the problem is to have in the bank for the last 3 to 6 months.
Angelo ***********
Angelo ***********
@Jens ********
You do not need the money in the bank. REGISTERED .... you should consider to look at a dictionary what the difference is between the words REGISTERED and ACCOUNT BALANCE.
Declan **********
Declan **********
@Jens ********
it's 2m capital (+ 4 Thai employees) per foreign employee unless you are married and have a registered company with your wife then it's 1m capital + 2 employees, or if it has foreign majority ownership in which case it's 3m capital + 4 employees regardless of marriage status.
Pascal ********
Pascal ********
you used extension, not visa ☑️, better go back to your country.
Angelo ***********
Angelo ***********
Marriage visa is completely oki for a work permit. And you only need two Thai workers unlike other visas, if you are married. And, "Worker" means you only have to pay social insurance for them, they do not really need to work or receive a wage (no contract required either). So employ your wife, one of the kids or the mother of your wife: unless you need a real worker anyway.
Bart **************
Bart **************
You don't need another visa.
Andreas *********
Andreas *********
@Jens ********
I think what you want to tell us, that you don't have 400.000.- THB in your Thai bank account, in order to apply for another 1-year extension of stay based on being married to a Thai. This makes me wonder how you achieved this extension based on marriage in the recent year. I assume you got it in Savannakhet, where until last year you weren't required to show financials at all. You had one year of time to accumulate 400.000 THB in savings so you can continue getting the "1-year extension based on being married to a Thai wife" . . . . . You said you have a company. Is this company inside Thailand or is it outside of Thailand? In case it is outside of Thailand, does this company not earn you enough to put aside 400.000.- THB ? You do have only limited options
Jens *********
Jens *********
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@Andreas ********
it probably can I just don’t know how to go about it.its inside Thailand
Andreas *********
Andreas *********
@Jens ********
you can buy yourself some time, by applying for the 60-days "family visit" extension that can be had on Immigration once, with a proof of your marriage
Jens *********
Jens *********
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@Andreas ********
ok I look into that tomorrow. Thank you
Andreas *********
Andreas *********
@Jens ********
you can't work inside Thailand on a tourist visa or a DTV. You however can get a work permit on a "married extension" out of a 90-days Non-Imm-O family visa. Your first aim should be to accumulate 400.000.- THB, and if you don't have that kind of money, maybe an agent can help (might be costly, though. And it might make you dependent to that agent forever)
Brandon ************
Brandon ************
A marriage visa/extension is a work allowable visa, so you don't need to change your extension at all. You just need the company to submit the documentation for the work permit.
Jens *********
Jens *********
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@Brandon ***********
long story short due to COVID work related problems for 4 years I had to use the required saving so now mi marriage visa has expired. I even went to Savanket and they just changed the regulation the week before and now you need to show this 400,000 over there as well. Not shire what best to do but I need to leave the country on Wednesday to get a fresh tourist visa.
Brandon ************
Brandon ************
@Jens ********
if you're just looking for a visa to stay in Thailand, look at the DTV visa. It won't allow you to work in Thailand though, but I'm assuming your company was just to get the visa. If you actually want to work then you'll need a non-B visa.
Graham ******
Graham ******
If you are still on a marriage extension of stay you don't need a new Visa just a work permit using the documentation your company will provide
Darin ********
Darin ********
@Graham *****
exactly marriage gives you the right to make income in the kingdom however there is a very long list of jobs you can not do in Thailand 🇹🇭
Henrik *****
Henrik *****

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