Section 118 of Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541 states that the employer must pay severance pay to the employee who is terminated. Termination of employment is defined as follows. 1. Any act which an employer refuses to allow an employee to work without paying wages on expiry of contract of employment or any other causes […]
For Thailand BOI companies, after your prospective foreign employee got a visa (Non-Immigrant category B or IB) and entered the country, you will be able to apply for his work permit. You need to get his position approved first by filling out the detail of the position on Thailand BOI E-expert system website. After the […]
Thailand BOI company that needs to bring foreign workers to work for them has to follow a few steps which are less complicated than non BOI companies. Firstly, you need to fill out information about your foreign worker on BOI E-expert website. After that, the Board of Investment will issue a letter for you so […]
Thai BOI promoted companies have the privilege to invite foreign nationals to work in Thailand with less restriction compared to ordinary Thai companies. Provision of using the privileges under the Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 (A.D. 1977): Section 24, Section 25 and Section 26, such rights and benefits for supporting visa and work permits of […]
If your company in Thailand is engaged in service business and wants to hire more foreigners, but does not have 4 Thai employees for every foreign employee or does not want to increase your capital by Baht 2 M for every work permit, then BOI (Board of Investment) promotion may be the solution. As a BOI company […]
Foreigners, who wish to stay in Thailand for a longer period, or those coming to work in Thailand, should obtain non-immigrant visas for all family members prior to entering into the Kingdom. This visa has several categories: Diplomatic visa (D) for those employed by an embassy; Business visa (B) for those conducting business in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
ACMECS (Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy) single visa was formulated in a summit meeting between Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to facilitate the flow of tourists outside member countries to enter the region as well as to lessen development gap and accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region. Similar to Europe’s […]
Foreigners who wish to obtain residency in Thailand may apply for a residence permit with the Immigration Commission. The following qualification of the eligible foreign applicant to be considered for residence permit must be met; Foreign applicant must hold a passport that was granted a Non-Immigrant Visa and has been permitted to stay in the […]