Business Visa

Reason of Necessary

Criteria

List of Documents

7.1  Under the circumstances for business purposes such as the importance to operating in a company or partnership etc.
Each permit shall not exceed 1 year

(1)   The foreigner must obtain permit stamp for the temporary entry and
(2)   The foreigner must earn salary at the rate in accordance to the rate attached to this order and
(3)   The business must have a registered capital of no less than 2 Million Baht and
(4)   That business must submit their year end balance sheet which has been inspect and certified by a certified accountant.  In order to show the financial status, stability and recognition of business.  In overall the audit must show owner’s equity of no less than 1 Million Baht and
(5)   That business must submit their year end profit and loss account which has been inspect and certified by a certified accountant.  In overall the total revenue must show an amount higher than the total salary and benefit paid the employee and
(6)   That certain business has the necessity to employ foreigner and
(7)   That business must have a ratio between foreign employee to Thai employee of 1:4 and
(8)   The following business shall be exempted from the obligation stated in Point (3), (4), (5) and (6) and will be indulgent in the number of Thai as stated in Point (7), where they can use 1 Foreigner to 1 full-time Thai staff
(a)   International Trade business (Representative Office)
(b)  Regional Office
(c)   International companies (Branch office)

1. Petition Forms
2. Copy of Passport of the Applicant
3. Acceptance Letter for the intake of a foreigner into workplace (must follow the format of the Immigration Bureau).
4. Copy of Working permit
5. Copies of Company registration documents i.e. Company’s Affidavit and etc.  Such document shall not be issued for no longer than 6 months.
6. Copies of the current shareholders list (issued by the registrar for no longer than 6 months).
7. Copies of the latest annual audit
8. Copies of the company’s latest withholding tax illustrating the list of all employees and the names of all foreigners
9. Copies of the foreigner’s income tax submitted annually attaching a receipt (if any)
10. Copies of the latest payment on social funds submitted to the Social Security Office (Sor Por Sor 1-10)
11. Documents or relevant supporting documents illustrating the importance of the foreigner to the company i.e. Job Advertisement looking for Thai applicants but no Thai interested etc.
12. Map showing the office and workplace of the applicant.
13. Other documents which the Investigation Committee may require.
14. Businesses established in accordance to Point (8) do not have to show documents listed in 6,7, and 11