EXTENSION OF VISA AND ISSUANCE OF WORK PERMITS IN THAILAND

ONE STOP SERVICE CENTER FOR VISAS AND WORK PERMITS FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS, EXPERTS AND CORRESPONDENTS

One Stop Service Center for Visas and Work Permits for Foreign Investors, Experts and Correspondents is located at Krisda Plaza, 3-5th Floors, 207 Rachadapisek Road, Dindaeng, Bangkok 10310, Tel. (662) 693-9333-9, Fax. (662) 693-9340.   The Center is aimed to facilitate foreign investors to handle all aspects of visa extension and issuance of work permits, including work permit extensions, issuance of re-entry permits, and changes in type of visa to non-immigrant for all nationals.   Investors or experts granted privileges under the Investment Promotion Act of 1977, Petroleum Act of 1971, or Industrial Estate Authority Act of 1979, who are allowed to stay in the Kingdom of Thailand on a temporary basis to undertake investment or business activities, can also have access to the services provided by this One-Stop Service Center.

ONE-YEAR VISA EXTENSIONS AND WORK PERMITS (REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL INVESTORS)

Applicant must hold non-immigrant visa No less than 2  million baht be brought into Thailand, and documented by; Juristic person registration certificate Juristic person registration document List of shareholders Evidence showing the transfer of funds Additional documentation required: Map of location of juristic person Organization chart for juristic person Letter from employer, certifying employment and reasons for not hiring Thai nationals Applicant’s education records or letters of recommendation from prior employers, identifying job description and length of service Medical certificate declaring applicant free of diseases Three (3) full-faced photos taken within past 6 months Note : Applicants shall not be engaged in occupations prohibited to aliens, as  specified in  Royal Decree of 1979.

TWO-YEAR VISA EXTENSIONS AND WORK PERMITS  (REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL INVESTORS)

Applicant must hold a non-immigrant visa At least 10 million baht must be brought into the Kingdom, and documentation provided: Juristic person registration certificate Juristic person registration document List of shareholders Additional documentation required: Map of location of juristic person Organization chart for juristic person Letter from employer, certifying employment and reasons for not hiring Thai nationals Applicant’s education records or letters of recommendation from prior employers, identifying job description and length of service Medical certificate declaring applicant free of diseases Three (3) full-faced photos taken within past 6 months Note : In principal, visa extension is valid for two year; however; renewal of work permits must be done on a yearly basis.

ONE-YEAR VISA EXTENSIONS AND WORK PERMITS (REQUIREMENTS FOR EXECUTIVES AND EXPERTS)

Applicant must hold non-immigrant visa Applicant must work for companies with fully paid-up capital or working capital of no less than 30 million baht.  The following documents are required: Company balance sheets Company income statements Por Ngor Dor 50 (Corporate Tax Returns) Additional documents required: Letter from employer, certifying employment and reasons for not hiring Thai nationals Applicant’s education records or letters of recommendation from prior employers, identifying job description and length of service Medical certificate declaring applicant free of diseases Three (3) full-faced photos taken within past 6 months Note : Applicants shall not be engaged in occupations prohibited to aliens, as  specified in  Royal Decree of 1979.

VISA EXTENSIONS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS

Investors or experts shall provide the following : Documents of the juristic person, indicating: Type of business Rationale for hiring the applicant - his salary,  position, and qualifications Number of Thai and alien employees in the company List of alien employees, indicating nationality and position Balance sheet, income statement, and Por Ngor Dor 50 (Corporate Tax Returns) of the latest year Alien income tax return (Por Ngor Dor 91) and income tax returns of both alien and Thai personnel (Por Ngor Dor 1) of the latest month Document indicating the number of foreign tourists (for tourism business only), or document indicating export transactions issued by banks (for export business only) Juristic person registration certificate Juristic person registration document (company, limited partnership, and commercial licenses) List of shareholders Value Added Tax registration/specific business registration and business license Map indicate location of the juristic person

(For further information, please contact One-Stop Service Center for Visas and Work Permits, Krisda Plaza, 3-5 th floors, 207 Ratchadapisek Road, Dindaeng, Bangkok. 10310,  Thailand, Tel. (662) 693-9333-9 Fax. (662) 693-9340)