kojis Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Years back I read about companies beeing entitled to 1 work permit for every 4 thai workers they hire. Yet I know of several small indian companies who appear to have more indians than thais working in their office. How can we manage this feat, considering we need work permit for my wife, myself and two chinese citizens we're planning to fly in from Chao Zhou in the mainland? One would be working at home, taking care of the kid and house, and the other one actively helping in the company. We'll basically need at most 2 thai citizens to work for us full time. Possibly only one. Any idea how to work this out? Cheers kojis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 It depends on how strict they are these days. Years ago a friend had a company that carried Thai "employees" on paper. In reality, they were the names of his maid and some friends. He basically did everything by himself and hired an accountant to do his books whenever it was necessary. I have heard the police are keeping more of an eye on things nowadays though. p.s. I once worked for a publishing company partly owned by Indians. I know for a fact that there were Farangs working for them who did not have work permits. (As an editor, I did.) The boss's wife had her desk where she could see whenever the Immigration police came around checking, which they did maybe once or twice a year. When the police showed up, she would invite them into her officer, serve them some coffee and keep them occupied long enough for the "extra Farangs" to slip out and disappear until they got the all clear signal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Many of those indians are thai citizens, the indians came in 2 waves - the first around 1900 and the rest around 1947. Also heard from japanese companies that if you invest in cooperation with BoI there's no limit how many work permits you can get. See the link in the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 I wonder about the Indian peanut vendors I see around Bangkok. They can't all be citizens. p.s. The early Indian immigrants WALKED here, mostly from today's Bangladesh. They walked across Burma and then down from Chiang Mai! (I actually like most Indians, despite having worked for some real Scheisters. Love Indian food, but can't eat it more than about once a month or I'd weigh 100 kilos. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Really, I thought king Chulalongkorn invited them and they arrived on ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwood13 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 If the non-Thai employees don't have extensions of stay, but do visa runs every 90 days, then I believe the number of Thais needed to be employed is greatly reduced. -redwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Indians have been arriving here since who knows when. Allegedly, the first Buddhist missionaries arrived at what is now Nakhorn Pathom -- then on the seacoast, sent out by the Emperor Asoka of India before there even was a Thailand. Also, remember that Thailand virtually monopolised the market in elephants to India for centuries. There was a fair amount of trade back and forth in the days of Ayutthaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kojis Posted June 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Elef, The indians I'm talking about immigrated recently, I can't really ask them too much info though as they might not be so happy at the idea of us bringing them more competition but will look into the issue further. Already giving interviews to prospective managers of our parisian office so we might really open that BKK office early next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 F. Regional Trade and Investment Support Offices In April, 1996, the Board of Investment announced the establishment of trade and investment support offices would become a new category of activities eligible for investment promotion. Projects in this category are eligible for BOI non-tax incentives, including: Permission to own land for an office Permission to bring in foreign nationals to undertake investment feasibility studies Permission to bring in as many foreign technicians and experts as required Permission to take or remit foreign currency abroad No limit on number of shares owned by foreigners. The range of activities eligible for promotion are: Controlling and advising affiliated companies All types of consulting services, except those engaged in: â?? Buying and selling securities â?? Foreign currency exchange â?? Accounting â?? Advertising â?? Legal affairs â?? Architecture â?? Civil engineering. Note: Exceptions may be granted by permission from the Department of Commercial Registration or concerned government agencies Information services related to sourcing and procurement, but not brokerages or agencies Engineering and technical services, except these related to architecture and civil engineering Testing and certifying standards of products, production and services standards Exporting of all types of products Wholesaling of all types of products within the country, excluding local agricultural products, arts & crafts, antiques, and natural resources Provision of training on the use of machinery, engines, tools, and equipment Installation, maintenance, and repairing of machinery, engines, tools, and equipment Calibration of machinery, engines, tools, and equipment Computer software design and development. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kojis Posted June 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Elef I always thought we wouldn't benefit of the BOI incentives as we're only wholesalers. We won't bring much technological asset to the country and will not only export but also sell on the local market. Yet this part of your post seems to indicate the contrary: "Wholesaling of all types of products within the country, excluding local agricultural products, arts & crafts, antiques, and natural resources " Any further input most welcome and I will definetely look into those links seriously over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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