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Work permits — the honest version

To work legally you need a Non-B visa and a work permit, both sponsored by a Thai employer. The company must generally have 2 million THB registered capital and four Thai employees per foreign hire (BOI-promoted companies and some categories are exempt).

There is a list of 39 occupations reserved for Thai nationals — including most manual trades, hairdressing, tour guiding and street vending. Being caught working without a permit means a fine, deportation and a re-entry ban.

Working remotely for a foreign company, paid abroad, on a DTV or LTR is a different category and is what those visas exist for. Working for a Thai company or Thai customers is not.