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Work Permit Thailand and Work Visa for Foreigners
A work permit is required for foreigners who come to Thailand to work or do business. They must change their visa category in accordance with Thai law on foreigners working in Thailand.
- The foreigner must hold a Non-Immigrant (temporary stay) visa
- The foreigner must earn the income set out in the income table attached to this order (Annex A)
- The business must have paid-up registered capital of at least 2 million baht
- The business must submit financial statements for the last two fiscal years, certified by a licensed auditor or tax auditor as applicable, to show that it is stable, genuinely operating and continuous, according to the business status guidelines attached to this order (Annex B)
- The business must genuinely need to employ a foreigner
- The business must employ full-time Thai staff at a ratio of 4 Thai employees for every 1 foreigner
- The following types of business are exempt from criteria (3), (4) and (5) and receive a relaxed Thai staff ratio under criterion (6): 1 full-time Thai employee for every 1 foreigner
Work Permit – documents required
1. TM.7 application form, one 4×6 cm photo and a fee of 1,900 baht (the foreigner must apply in person)
2. Copies of the applicant's passport (photo page, visa, latest entry stamp, departure card (TM.6), re-entry permit stamp and latest extension stamp), signed on every page by the foreigner
3. Employment certificate for foreigners on the Immigration Bureau form (STM.1)
4. Copy of the work permit (every page with information, signed on every page by the foreigner)
5. Copy of the organisation's registration, such as the company or partnership registration certificate, certified by the registrar within the last 6 months
6. Copy of the full list of shareholders, certified by the registrar within the last 6 months
7. Copies of the latest balance sheet and profit and loss statement, with the corporate income tax return (PND.50), receipt and SBC.3 (certified by the Revenue Department, Ministry of Commerce or an auditor, or originals only)
8. Copies of the withholding tax returns (PND.1) for the last 3 months listing the Thai employees and the foreign applicant, with receipts (if the foreigner's name is not listed, provide a letter of explanation; the foreigner must not appear on PND.1 before holding a work permit)
9. Copy of the foreign applicant's latest personal income tax return (PND.91) with receipt (if any)
10. Copies of the social security contribution forms (SPS.1-10) for the last 3 months, with receipts
11. Copies of the VAT returns (PP.30 or PP.36) for the last 3 months of the latest fiscal year, with receipts
12. Documents or evidence showing the business needs to employ a foreigner, such as a job advertisement for Thai applicants that received no applicants
13. Map of the applicant's workplace (stamped with the company seal and signed by an authorised director)
14. Other documents or evidence required by the Immigration Bureau's committee overseeing immigration officers (STM.2)
15. Photos of the business premises (every sheet stamped with the company seal and signed by an authorised director)
16. Bring the original documents for items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
17. If family members are accompanying you, show family evidence such as a marriage certificate and children's birth certificates; documents issued by a foreign government must be certified by that country's embassy
– Exterior: photos showing the building, address number and business sign
– Interior: photos showing Thai and foreign employees at work
Note: items 8–11 must be certified by the relevant government agencies
Work permit – frequently asked questions (Q&A)
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