An international school needs to have a school license. Any individual wanting to set up an international school (or any kind of school) in Thailand must go through the formality prescribed by the “Private School Act B.E. 2550”. Foreigners may find it not easy to open one. Find out why: The Licensee Natural person • […]
Setting up a company is the very first stage to launch your business in Thailand. One of the very first milestone is to appoint director(s) of the new company. A common strategy among the foreign-owned companies is to recruit a Thai as its director as it would become handy when it comes to the company’s […]
If you overstay your visa in Thailand you will have to pay a fine and may be detained in a Thai immigration cell before being deported from Thailand. When you are leaving the country after you have overstayed, you will have to pay for the fine of Baht 500 per day, but the maximum fine […]
When you consider signing an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement), we recommend putting in a clause about how to resolve disputes. The disputes should be submitted to an institutional arbitration. We recommend an arbitration to deal with the disputes because in a case trial under the Thai laws, the party who seeks compensation will have to prove […]
We had a foreigner’s inquiry about setting up business of trading agricultural products in Thailand. Our experienced Thai lawyers provide initial consultation for free and here is our answer to his question regarding the steps. If the foreigners just intend to set up a business of importing agricultural products to sell in Thailand, he will […]
BOI companies with incomes from various sources Recently Thai Lawyers have received many inquiries from businesses that want to obtain BOI (Board of Investment) promotion. Most of them think that with the BOI status, they can own their business in Thailand 100% and can receive incomes from different sources. We want to explain here that […]
MOTION PICTURE SUPPORT SERVICES For foreigners who want to own a company in Thailand that provides motion picture support services, the way to do it is to get a BOI promotion. We would like to give you some useful information that you should know about this interesting activity before registering a company. Benefits: 5 year […]
Open Restaurant in Thailand Opening a restaurant in Thailand seems to be tough because there are a huge number of restaurants all over Thailand and it is really hard to compete against the Thai people since Thailand has a foreign business law that prohibits foreigners from doing most businesses. However, it does not mean that […]
Setting up a chocolate factory in Thailand A foreign client wanting to set up a chocolate factory in Thailand consulted with Thai Lawyers on the process of doing so. Here are the steps involved: Register a new company. As you will be a manufacturer, you can set up your company without a Thai partner to […]
Foreigners and manufacturing business in Thailand Once you decided to manufacture goods in Thailand, two options are available for you: either rent a ready-made factory or buy (or lease) land and build your own factory. Foreign Ownership of Land While in general, foreign companies or individuals cannot buy and own land in Thailand, there […]