Required Information and Documents for Foreign Business License Application – Part 1 of 2

This is a continuation of the previous article regarding the Foreign Business License application of service business for the affiliated or group company. Here, we list the information and supplementary documents for the consideration of Foreign Business License application. In consideration on approval of service business for the affiliated or group company, the Foreign Business […]

Foreign Business in Thailand – Services to an Affiliated or Group Company

Foreign businesses can be permitted to operate in Thailand provided that proper licenses are obtained before the start of operation. Today, we discuss the guidelines of consideration on the permission for Foreign Business Operation in the category of services to affiliated or group company. In general, providing services to the affiliated or group company which […]

Thailand BOI – TISO – Trade and Investment Support Offices in Thailand

Thailand BOI about TISO: Foreigners who wish to register their TISO or Trade and Investment Support Offices in Thailand must comply with the conditions as follows: Conditions: 1. Projects must be approved by relevant government agencies. 2. Annual operating expenses must not be less than Baht 10 million. 3. Must have a business plan and […]

Passport renewal when Extending the Permit of Stay

In accordance with Thai Immigration’s New Regulation which has taken effect on 13 August 2013, when a foreigner submits his application for Visa Extension and the validity of his passport is less than a year before it expires, the extension of stay will be permitted not exceeding the expiry date of passport. Moreover, after the […]

Foreign Companies in Thailand – How much capital?

Foreigners planning to have a business in Thailand operating either as a Branch Office or Representative Office of a company incorporated under the laws of a foreign country, or as a Thai limited company incorporated under Thai laws with majority shares owned by foreigners, need to have the minimum capital required by Thailand Foreign Business […]

Thailand BOI Criteria for Project Approval

Eligible applicants for Thailand BOI promotion can submit the application to the Board of Investment of Thailand. Hence, the Thailand BOI applies the following criteria in determining the suitability of a project for which investment promotion privileges are requested: 1. To determine approval for a project that requests promotion, the criteria are as follows: 1.1   Value […]

Thailand residence permit based on investment

Foreigners who want to apply for Thailand residence permit (Thai residency, Thai green card) must hold a passport that bears a Non-Immigrant Visa and has been granted with one-year visa extensions which shows that up until the date of application submission, he has been staying in the Kingdom for at least 3 consecutive years (without […]