HalfLight
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Just now, ubonjoe said:
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Right. Excellent. Thanks a lot for the pointers.
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1 minute ago, sawadee1947 said:
Well, as a qualified EU-Irish GP myself I tried to get a work permit.
Foreign Doctors are not welcomed they told me. Vacant posts are filled with Thai doctors.
Also as the most important requirement : fluently speaking Thai language.
After a test you might apply.
They smilded only when I asked how many farang Doctors are working in Thailand.
Maybe for psychtherapists it's not the same.
There are untold psychotherapists working in Thailand. All except a tiny minority are Thais working at Thai hospitals, and from what I've seen, all are essentially pretty useless script-fillers.
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I suppose I could work online and mask my location using a VPN? Might need to do sod all all for that… no hoops.
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4 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:
If married to a Thai you could set up a registered partnership (51/49%) with her. Only one million baht of registered capital would be needed. Some work permit office only require 2 Thai employees if married to a Thai.
Could one of those be my wife or is that a silly question?
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14 hours ago, Satcommlee said:
Some labour offices will observe the rule that if you are married then the Thai employee count and paid-up capital requirements are much reduced.
How would that work out? I can create a company in my wife's name and be the only farang employee. I'm not expecting to make a fortune, my reasons for wanting to do it are not really money-related.
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22 hours ago, BWPattaya said:
The biggest problem that I see is that the people who you want to help are those who can least afford to pay.
Not sure how true that is. What do base your opinion on?
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1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:
Exactly. Better worded than my first post but is what I was curious about. Stated only wanted to work with farang. Skip the fluent Thai, that won't happen. Maybe could do it online
Thanks to you and to Chriatophers200. I would be reluctant to deal with the ministry of health, and this would be a deal-breaker for me for a number of reasons I shan't go into (nothing nefarious or fraudulent, just personal preference, I just will not give the Thai government any opportunity to feel they are in a position of power over what I do, and I would fankly prefer not even to work).
Online sounds like a better bet, it could certainly be done in principle, though skills would need to be adapted in all probability. Fluent English from a Thai? Yes, I agree it's unlikely to be good enough for the purposes at hand. Maybe a few exceptions but not very many.
Thanks to all responders, greatly appreciated.
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I'm fed up with being retired and I want to create a small single practitioner practice in my field (psychotherapy/talking therapy). I do not want to work for someone else (eg a hospital), and I want to deal only with English-speaking people (including Thais who can speak English well). I am thinking of changing my visa from a retirement visa to one based on marriage to a Thai (several years, I've lived here for 14 years and in my present house for 12 years).
Will changing to a marriage visa benefit me? What is the best way of legally establishing a sole pratitioner consultancy? Anyone know?
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7 hours ago, ancharee said:
I was told for the marriage extension it was 2 months prior
Always used to be, maybe still is. Check the Thai Immingration Dept site (has a version in English or is in English as I recall).
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5 hours ago, robsamui said:
This glamour-boy, Silly Joke, will go down in Thai-farang legend as the hot-shot who was so busy watching the back door for the overstayers that he totally missed the steady stream of expats leaving the country via the front door.
Oh he's probably aware alright, he just doesn't give a sh|t. Too stupid to see where that might lead, besides, they've always got the Chinese and I hope that brings them much joy.
But I don't think it will.
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1 minute ago, NanLaew said:
the impact on the Thai GDP from losing a few hundred impoversihed foreigners is pretty much less than bugger all.
Correct. Sadly. Because it will encourage the present attitudes towards foreigners, the exceptionalism of Thais and the decline of GDP as a whole when people of all walks decide that Thailand just isn't worth the candle.
The attitude is famously toxic.
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17 hours ago, holy cow cm said:
Nothing stated for being a member of a Thai Family. Apparently Big J is either hearing the IO's complaints or is reading TV.
Well it won't be the second possibility you mention, so it has to be the first.
I'm surprised he'd be factoring in the views of foreigners at all though, even at second-hand.
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7 hours ago, PoorSucker said:
Friend of mine had his wife trying this 15 years ago, you have to take an exam to get legimitation, the exam is in Thai only.
Maybe changed now but I doubt it.
Thanks for this, pretty much what I thought, a combination of Thai exceptionalism and narcissism. Your own previous experience (or that of your wife) is useful to hear about though. Thanks.
Did she take the exam? I presume it has much the same function as the singing of the national anthem if you're applying for citizenship (though why anyone would want to do that I'm less sure of).
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1 hour ago, scorecard said:
What qualifications do you have?
Are your qualifications accepted by the appropriate Thai medical authorities?
Thailand is not very current in mental health matters, for reasons which I think I understand but have little patience for. As for my qualifications, I am qualified. Would Thai government accept the qualifications I have? Unlikely unless I got them at a Thai University, which I didn't.
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38 minutes ago, GLewis said:
Excuse me, but doesnt that sentence say people would not be able to afford your services? Who do you plan to counsel and how do you plan to make money?
I have a business plan; I was referring to the comment made (presumably half-joking) about treating TV readers, may of whom (in the opinion of the poster) need help.
I have no view on the matter, but it is true that I am not cheap. Effective but not cheap.
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1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:
Once the business is registered you could apply for a work permit using supporting documents from the business. You would have a work permit allowing you to work.
For the work permit it would best to check with the Department of Employment office in the province where you are located to find out the requirements for the work permit
cheers...
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48 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:
You might need some permit / Thai classifications to be a psychotherapist too.
Thanks. How would I find out what is required?
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1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:
You can apply for a work permit if your wife registers a sole proprietorship business to work there.
You cannot register a sole proprietorship as a foreigner.
Hmmm. Thanks. What would be required and how would that work? Would I still need a work permit in my own name?
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I have a retirement visa, which I'm considering changing to a marriage visa so I can start a psychotherapy practice. Is is still possible to get a WP as a sole practioner (sole proprietor)? I recall it used to be possible, but maybe I have that wrong.
Is anyone out there who knows enough about Work Permits in Thailand to be able to answer and maybe fill in some gaps?
Changing from Retirement to marriage visa
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Posted · Edited by HalfLight
I'm likely to do the same thing this year. As far as I understand it, there are some document differences (a yellow book available at your Amphur Office), some photographs of you being blissfully happy at home, and the names and addresses of 3 or so neighbours who will tell the visiting IO chappie or chapess, that you are indeed married and live where you say you live.
They normally ask you to submit the forms 3 months ahead of the retirement visa expiry date so they can do all the rummaging around in time. As far as I'm aware, the process is not difficult, just tedious. Oh, and the 800,000 in a bank account drops to 400,000 - if you're not relying on proof of income from an embassy. From what you say about the expiry date on your existing retirement visa, they may give you a 3-month extension instead of the usual 1-year extension to allow them time to get their ducks in a row as far as the change-over is concerned. Like I said, tedious not difficult. If push comes to shove you ought to be able to just change your mind if that's what you want to do in the face of the Thai love of bureaucracy.
Good luck.