Legal Section - Doing Business
You will find here a series of summaries providing an overview of useful legal regulations, processes and legal issues for Doing Business in Thailand.
BOI investment incentives for the EEC expanded
The Board of Investment recently extended the following policies on investment incentives for the Eastern Economic Corridor (“the EEC”), effective from 1 January 2018 to 30 December 2019.
‘Single window’ for visas and work permits
The Board of Investment (BOI) has launched this programme in connection with hiring expatriate staff for companies that receive investment incentives from the BOI.
Regional Office vs Representative Office vs Branch Office
There are various types of legal entities which foreign investors can use to conduct business in Thailand other than a limited company or partnership. Such entities include a regional office (RO), representative office (Rep Office) and branch office (Branch).
Apply online for visas and work permits
The Board of Investment (‘BOI’), in collaboration with the Immigration Bureau and the Department of Employment, has launched a ‘Single Window’ programme for visas and work permits. This is a programme allowing companies that receive BOI incentives to apply online for visas and work permits for foreign skilled experts.
Amendment to the Labour Protection Act
On 31 August 2017, the Labour Protection Act (No. 6) B.E. 2560 (“the LPA”) was published in the Government Gazette. We set below an overview of the LPA, which came into effect on 1 September 2017.