THAI VISAS UPDATES 2012 : Visas Comparative Table

January 30 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

Please find below a comparative table showing the most commonly used types of visa in Thailand, their benefits and requirements. I discuss most of these visas in more detailed articles to be found in the visa section of this blog. The purpose of this table is simply to permit readers to compare different type of visa without to switch from one post to the other. Note during this week I will update and republish all visas related posts.

Read more…

THAI VISAS UPDATES 2012 : Visas Comparative Table

Thailand Work Permit – Working outside the Work Place and other Issues

January 28 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas & Work Permit, Thailand Work Permit No comments yet

Now a lot of foreign investors or employees in Thailand believe that once they have obtained a work permit they are safe and can do whatsoever they please. For example they believe that they can work anywhere they want or that they can also exercise activities which are not mentionned in their work permit. When a work permit is granted to a foreigner it will contain a mention of the work permit holder working place that is to say the location where the foreign employee is allowed to work as well as the work to be performed by the foreign employee

Read more…

Thailand Work Permit   Working outside the Work Place and other Issues

Doing Business in Thailand: Living in a state of sin

January 28 2012 Categories: Doing Business In Thailand, Thailand Business, Thailand Foreign Business Act No comments yet

“So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.” (Gen3:6).

 

This extract of the genesis sum up the story of foreign investment in Thailand.

Read more…

Originally posted 2009-08-17 06:51:07.

Doing Business in Thailand: Living in a state of sin

Doing Business in Thailand: Understanding Thai Administration

January 28 2012 Categories: Thailand Business, Understanding Thailand No comments yet

Why it is necessary to understand the system?

The first thing you will hear when coming to Thailand is foreigners complaining about the workings of the Thai Administration. I used to work with a foreign lawyer who had what I call the “colonial state of mind”. This lawyer was so full of his own superiority and so sure that his country’s administrative system was superior to Thailand’s that he never understood the system here, which is a mistake.

Read more…

Originally posted 2009-07-23 05:40:23.

Doing Business in Thailand: Understanding Thai Administration

Buying a Business In Thailand – The Due Diligence

January 28 2012 Categories: Doing Business In Thailand, Thailand Business No comments yet

This post is the second post of a series dedicated to the issues to take into consideration when buying a business. Today we will discuss the matter of due diligence.

Read more…

Originally posted 2009-09-09 04:26:16.

Buying a Business In Thailand   The Due Diligence

Doing Business in Thailand: Global Corruption Barometer Part 2

January 28 2012 Categories: Doing Business In Thailand, Thailand Business No comments yet

In today post I continue to discuss the results of the World Bank Global Corruption Barometer 2009. Please see yesterday post on the same subject.

Read more…

Originally posted 2009-10-01 02:35:23.

Doing Business in Thailand: Global Corruption Barometer Part 2

Living In Thailand: Thai Visas – Cleaning the House

January 28 2012 Categories: Thailand Visas, Thailand Visas & Work Permit No comments yet

On the 11 September 2009, Thai news reported a new crackdown on back-to-back Tourist visa applications under the form of an extended screening of visa applicants. Unfortunately I must say that this latest measure does not surprise me and is only one side of a new policy started by the immigration department around two years ago as part of a “spring house cleaning”.

Read more…

Originally posted 2009-09-12 06:32:32.

Living In Thailand: Thai Visas   Cleaning the House

Selling a Condominium: How is the Withholding Tax Calculated?

January 28 2012 Categories: Condominium Ownership, Thailand Property No comments yet

If you are an individual and are selling a real estate property in Thailand you will be liable to pay personal income tax on the gain you will realized on the transaction at the time of the transfer at the Land Department. Now how does the Land Department Officer actually calculate the withholding tax payable by individual Sellers?  Read more…

Originally posted 2009-12-09 09:26:58.

Selling a Condominium: How is the Withholding Tax Calculated?

Thailand FAQ: Being Involved in an Accident in Thailand

January 28 2012 Categories: Thailand FAQ No comments yet

Being involved in an accident is not fun when you are living in your own country where you have a grasp of what your legal rights are but it is even worth when you are in a foreign country like in Thailand. Not one day pass without a foreign resident or tourist being involved in a car, bike, trucks, bus or even boat accident. What should you do if you are involved into an accident?

Read more…

Originally posted 2009-12-22 10:21:42.

Thailand FAQ: Being Involved in an Accident in Thailand

Starting a Business: The One Start One Stop Investment Center

January 28 2012 Categories: Doing Business In Thailand, Thailand Business No comments yet

To enhance investment confidence and apparently to facilitate their life the government has established a One Start One Stop Investment Center (OSOS). The primary objective of the center is to help investor to start their business by regrouping up to 18 different administrations under a single roof. Will it help Thailand to regain foreign investors confidence.

Read more…

Originally posted 2009-12-02 01:50:44.

Starting a Business: The One Start One Stop Investment Center