Number 6 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 30 days - inquire wp in progress 60 days - letter informing that you have not rec'd wp and cannot work past 90 days 91 days - leave Work permits are a hassle, but can be cranked out in a few hours. Trip to MoL and another to pu the WP. The longest its ever taken for me is two months+. The other three in well less than two months. If they are not doing your WP it's because they have no plan to do so. Leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 3 hours ago, sanemax said: Its a grey area becuase there doesn't seem to be any specific laws on the subject . If you were a stockbroker in the UK , could you come to Thailand for a year and get an office and trade 8 hours a day , using a UK bank account for transactions ? If you were a stockbroker in the UK , could you make one single trade in Thailand , if you were on a two week holiday ? If UK landlord had 100 properties in the UK , could he stay in Thailand and run his business from Thailand ? There is no "grey area". The law is crystal clear that you cannot carry out any occupation or be employed without permission. Section 37 : An alien having received a temporary entry permit into the Kingdom must comply with the following : 1. Shall not engage in the occupation or temporary or employment unless authorized by the Director General. or competent official deputized by the Director General . If , in any case , there is a law concerning alien employment provided hereafter , the granting of work privileges must comply with the law concerned. It is the enforcement of the law, or lack of, that causes confusion. Most foreigners working remotely would almost certainly not be prosecuted, especially if in the country on holiday as a tourist. But working at your job/business (occupation) is illegal without permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper9187 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Just now, elviajero said: There is no "grey area". The law is crystal clear that you cannot carry out any occupation or be employed without permission. Section 37 : An alien having received a temporary entry permit into the Kingdom must comply with the following : 1. Shall not engage in the occupation or temporary or employment unless authorized by the Director General. or competent official deputized by the Director General . If , in any case , there is a law concerning alien employment provided hereafter , the granting of work privileges must comply with the law concerned. It is the enforcement of the law, or lack of, that causes confusion. Most foreigners working remotely would almost certainly not be prosecuted, especially if in the country on holiday as a tourist. But working at your job/business (occupation) is illegal without permission. Amen to that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 23 minutes ago, elviajero said: There is no "grey area". The law is crystal clear that you cannot carry out any occupation or be employed without permission. Section 37 : An alien having received a temporary entry permit into the Kingdom must comply with the following : 1. Shall not engage in the occupation or temporary or employment unless authorized by the Director General. or competent official deputized by the Director General . If , in any case , there is a law concerning alien employment provided hereafter , the granting of work privileges must comply with the law concerned. It is the enforcement of the law, or lack of, that causes confusion. Most foreigners working remotely would almost certainly not be prosecuted, especially if in the country on holiday as a tourist. But working at your job/business (occupation) is illegal without permission. I was talking about people who are not employed by anyone in Thailand and whom carry out work online . Say if I were to go online to a UK website whilst in Thailand and deal in shares on the stockmarket for clients in the UK and all financial transactions are done by UK banks and I withdrew profits from a UK bank account in Thailand . Would that be considered to be working in Thailand ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 1 hour ago, sanemax said: I was talking about people who are not employed by anyone in Thailand and whom carry out work online . Say if I were to go online to a UK website whilst in Thailand and deal in shares on the stockmarket for clients in the UK and all financial transactions are done by UK banks and I withdrew profits from a UK bank account in Thailand . Would that be considered to be working in Thailand ? Yes. It is your physical location that dictates where you are working. That is clearly an ‘occupation’ and you, therefore, need permission, which you can’t get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, elviajero said: Yes. It is your physical location that dictates where you are working. That is clearly an ‘occupation’ and you, therefore, need permission, which you can’t get. What about a landlord with one property in his home Country that he rents out , would be legally be able to converse with his tenants in regard to carrying out maintenance tasks at the property , if hes staying in Thailand? His job is a landlord and he is carrying out his job by arranging the upkeep of his property Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, sanemax said: What about a landlord with one property in his home Country that he rents out , would be legally be able to converse with his tenants in regard to carrying out maintenance tasks at the property , if hes staying in Thailand? His job is a landlord and he is carrying out his job by arranging the upkeep of his property I think that is called being a custodian of your assets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 6 hours ago, sanemax said: 6 hours ago, elviajero said: Yes. It is your physical location that dictates where you are working. That is clearly an ‘occupation’ and you, therefore, need permission, which you can’t get. What about a landlord with one property in his home Country that he rents out , would be legally be able to converse with his tenants in regard to carrying out maintenance tasks at the property , if hes staying in Thailand? His job is a landlord and he is carrying out his job by arranging the upkeep of his property It doesn't matter what the business is. If you are operating a business from within Thailand you need permission. I don't believe for one second that the authorities would want to stop the landlord you describe, or care that he's operating his business from Thailand; but according to the law it would be illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobalt Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Then it is irrelevant Gesendet von iPad mit Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 3/25/2017 at 1:24 AM, A1Str8 said: Depends on the immigration officer who finds out. They have no interest in enforcing the law. It's all about the money. So always have it. But since people who have a job don't have money otherwise they wouldn't work, don't do it. Both sides are crooks... so all is fair. Why complain? Both are looking for easy money - poor farangs come to undeveloped countries and scrounge, in return the inhabitants there scrounge on them. Any reason to complain? Edit Can anyone come to Farangland on a tourist visa and work legally? These are crooks, who creep into countries and create unnecessary problems for all. Shameless crooks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druidian Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Any update on that, please? Anything has changed? What's the penalty now? Thank you, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 54 minutes ago, Druidian said: Any update on that, please? Anything has changed? What's the penalty now? Thank you, guys. No changes since 2018. Source: Royal Decree on Managing the Work of Foreigner_s (No. 2) B.E. 2561 (2018) – English comments only (1).pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I fought hard to get my work permit and still have it as a badge of honor...sad part was once i got it, no one ever asked to see it...... ???? at least my pic in it looks good..hansum 2 much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druidian Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thank you for the answer. But still, imprisonment is included in the punishment, right? How about getting deported and blacklisted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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