Foreign Expert Services

Application for Bringing in Foreign Experts and Technicians to Work for Businesses Promoted under the Investment Promotion Act B.E.2520

The Foreign Expert Services Division, Investment Services Center, Office of the Board of Investment, offers services at the One-Stop Service Center for Visas and Work Permits to facilitate the bringing in Foreign technicians or experts, as well as their families, into the Kingdom to work for businesses promoted under the Investment Promotion Act B.E.2520

บริการด้านผู้เชี่ยวชาญหรือผู้ชำนาญการต่างประเทศ
สำหรับนำผู้เชี่ยวชาญต่างประเทศเข้ามาทำงานในธุรกิจที่ได้รับการส่งเสริมตามพระราชบัญญัติส่งเสริมการลงทุน พ.ศ. 2520

ผู้เชี่ยวชาญต่างประเทศศูนย์บริการการลงทุนสำนักงานคณะกรรมการส่งเสริมการลงทุนให้บริการที่ศูนย์บริการแบบเบ็ดเสร็จสำหรับวีซ่าและใบอนุญาตทำงานเพื่ออำนวยความสะดวกในการนำช่างเทคนิคหรือผู้เชี่ยวชาญจากต่างประเทศรวมทั้งครอบครัวเข้ามาในราชอาณาจักร ทำงานเพื่อธุรกิจที่ได้รับการส่งเสริมตามพระราชบัญญัติส่งเสริมการลงทุน พ.ศ. 2520

THE PROCEDURE HAS TWO STEPS:

Step 1 : Submission of a request for approval of the positions of the foreigners.

This step involves submission of a document describing the company’s objectives and the necessity to bring in
foreigners to work in specified positions, the personal plan of the company, showing the number of positions of
foreign experts or technicians required and the periods during which foreign technicians or experts are required
to work for the company.

(ขั้นตอนนี้เกี่ยวข้องกับการส่งเอกสารอธิบายวัตถุประสงค์ของ บริษัทและความจำเป็นในการนำ
ชาวต่างชาติเข้ามาทำงานในตำแหน่งที่ระบุแผนการส่วนตัวของ บริษัทแสดงจำนวนตำแหน่งของ
ผู้เชี่ยวชาญหรือช่างเทคนิคต่างประเทศที่ต้องการและระยะเวลาที่ช่างเทคนิคต่างประเทศหรือ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญจะต้อง
ทำงานให้กับบริษัท)

 

Documents required in Step 1 :

1) From for Requesting Permission to Bring in Technicians (F FR NI 01)
2) The company’s organization’s chart
The chart must show the organization’s lines of responsibility, specifying the positions for which approval is
requested. The positions which have been approved must also be shown on the chart.
3) Form F FR NI 02 (KorKor Tor 4)
The following details are required :
– Positions titles in English
– Job descriptions, covering all actual jobs required
– Job requirements
– Duration (The periods during which the foreigners are required)
4) A copy of Investment Promotion Certificate
A copy of the main Investment Promotion Certificate is required. In case of multiple certificates, only the ones
relevant to the request should be attached.
5) A copy of the License to Commence Operations
In the event the company is not in position to furnish the License to Commence Operations, a written
explanation, stating the reason(s) and the current stage of the company’s business plan shall be required.
6) A copy of the Company Registration Certificate
The document must be older than six months, as of the submission date.
7) A copy of a list of shareholders
An up-to-date list of shareholders and their shareholdings is required. For public companies, the document
provided must contain pages showing the major shareholders and the ratio of Thai to foreign shareholders.
8) A copy of Balance Sheet and Profit&Loss Statement
9) All documents (except the ones issued by the Office of the BOI) must be signed by the authorized directors as
specified in the Company Registration Certificate with the company seal affixed, or by a person duly authorized
by the directors (with a power of Attorney clearly specifying the authorized powers and duties and thirty-baht
duty stamp affixed).

 

Step 2 : Filling the approved positions

The foreigners in question will need non-immigrant category “B” visa to enter the Kingdom. They need to obtain the
visa at a Thai embassy or consulate in a foreign country and to declare the objective of entering the country to work.
Upon arrival into Thailand, their non-immigrant category “B” visa will be stamp by immigration. After that, they are
required to request an extension of their stay in order to work.

 

Document required in Step 2 :

1) A company containing details and reasons
The letter shall mention the company’s intention to fill the specified positions with details of the individuals (names
specified and justifications provided as to why such persons are suitable for the jobs) being proposed to fill the
positions.
2) A Bio-data Form (F FR NI 03) (one set/person, with a two -inch photograph attached)
This document provides details about the foreigners who will be placed in the approved positions. The form has to
be completely filled out. In particular, the education section must indicate the highest level of education attained
and the fields of education that are related to the positions in which they will be placed. For the work experience
section, information must be provided in reverse chronological order starting with the most recent job.
3) A copy of Education certificates (one set/person)
A copy of the degrees or certificates, with information about the field of study, must be supplied. The document
must be in English or Thai. Document in other languages have to be translated into English or Thai by a language
institute and a copy of the original language documents have to be attached.
4) A copy of Employment record (one set/person)
A copy of certificates of previous employment must br supplied. For persons assigned by the parent company or
a company in the group based overseas, a certificate issued by such a company, specifying the position and duration
of employment may be used. The documents have to be in English or Thai. Documents in other languages must be
translated into English or Thai by a language institute and a copy of the original language documents have to be
attached.
5) A copy of passport (one set/person)
The documents must show the page with the non-immigrant category “B” visa stamp affixed by a Thai embassy
or consulate in a foreign country and the stamp affixed by the immigration checkpoint.
6) A copy of the letter of approval the position received in step 1.
7) All documents (except the ones issued by the Office of the BOI) must be signed by the authorized directors as
specified in the Company Registration Certificate with the company seal affixed, or by a person duly authorized
by the directors (with a power of Attorney clearly specifying the authorized powers and duties and thirty-baht
duty stamp affixed).

e-Expert System service

ต่อ visa work permit under BOI / รับจ้างต่อวีซ่า ใบอนุญาตทำงานของผู้เชี่ยวชาญที่ทำงานในไทย ขออนุญาตทำงานของผู้ชำนาญการ ที่มาทำงานในประเทศไทย ทั้งภายใต้ส่งเสริมการลงทุน boi และทั่วไป. ต่ออายุวีซ่า และใบอนุญาตทำงาน แบบที่ไม่กำหนดสัดส่วนทุนจดทะเบียน และการจ้างคนไทย 4 : 1 ไม่รับแรงงานไร้ฝีมือ 

รับขอ Work permit in bangkok / ขอvisa Work permit ของต่างชาติ / ขอต่ออายุ visa Work permit
ทำงานในไทย หากเปลี่ยนหรือย้ายที่ทำงานใหม่ ไม่ต้องเดินทางออกไปขอใหม่ที่ต่างประเทศ ทำงานในไทยต่อเนื่อง พร้อมรายงานตัว 90 วัน และระบบช่วยเตือนเมื่อจะครบกำหนดอีกครั้ง

รับขอ Work permit for factory / ขอvisa Work permit ของต่างชาติ / ขอต่ออายุ visa Work permit
สำหรับต่างชาติที่จะทำงานในไทย ไม่ว่าปัจจุบันอยู่ในไทยแล้ว หรือยังอยู่ต่างประเทศ สำหรับต่างชาติที่จะทำงานในไทย ไม่ว่าปัจจุบันอยู่ในบริษัทไหม่แล้ว หรือยังอยู่ที่เก่า

รับขอ Work permit for Programmer / ขอvisa Work permit ของต่างชาติ / ขอต่ออายุ visa Work permit

1. Application for foreign experts positions

1.1. Application for foreign experts positions
1.2. Application for canceling foreign experts positions

2. Application for changing foreign experts positions

3. Application for adding job description of foreign experts

3.1. Application for adding job description of foreign experts
3.2. Application for canceling job description of foreign experts

4. Bringing in foreign expert and family to work in the approved position

4.1. Bringing in foreign expert and family to work in the approved position
4.2. Bringing in family of foreign expert
4.3. Bringing in foreign expert and family to work in the approved position (Pilot)
4.4. Bringing in foreign expert and family to work in the approved position
(Operator หรือใกล้เคียง)

5. Application for alien or his/her family to continue to stay in the Kingdom as previously permitted

5.1. Application for alien or his/her family to continue to stay in the Kingdom as previously permitted
5.2. Application for family of foreign expert to continue to stay in the Kingdom as previously permitted

6. Bringing in temporary foreign expert to work in the approved position

6.1. Urgent permission for foreign experts to work temporarity
6.2. Bringing in foreign experts to work temporarity

7. Request for cooperation in visa stamp

7.1. Request for visa stamp of foreign expert and family
7.2. Request for visa stamp of family of foreign experts

8. Request for visa stamp and changing type of visa

8.1. Request for visa stamp of foreign experts and family
8.2. Request for visa stamp of family of foreign experts
8.3. Request for changing type of visa of foreign experts and family
8.4. Request for changing type of visa of family of foreign experts

9. Declaration of change of nationality for foreign expert and family

9.1. Declaration of change of nationality for foreign expert and family
9.2. Declaration of change of nationality for family of foreign experts

10. Request approval for a foreign worker to perform additional function

10.1. Permission for designation of foreign expert to perform additional duties in a subsidiary
10.2. Permission for designation of foreign expert to perform additional duties in foreign Chamber of Commerce in Thailand
10.3. Cancelation for permission foreign expert to perform additional duties

11. Request approval for extending period of position and stay in country

11.1. Extension of period of time for position of foreign expert
11.2. Extension of period of time for foreign expert and family to stay in the Kingdom
11.3. Extension of period of time for family of foreign expert to stay in the Kingdom

12. Request approval for increase the number of or relocate foreigner(s)

12.1. Permission for foreign expert to perform the duty in different place
12.2. Permission for foreign expert to move to a new work place
12.3. ขอยกเลิกการเพิ่มท้องที่ทำงานของคนต่างด้าว

13. Permission for bringing in foreign expert’s household effects into the Kingdom

14. Notification of foreigner’s termination from job position

14.1. Declaration of foreign expert and family to be no longer in the position
14.2. Declaration of family of foreign expert to be no longer in the position

15. Request for foreigner’s changing of name/family name

15.1. Application for changing name of foreign expert and family
15.2. Application for changing name of family of foreign expert

16. Application for changing name of company

17. ขอรวมบัตรส่งเสริม

18. ขอโอนบัตรส่งเสริม

19. ขอเปลี่ยนประเภทกิจการ

20. ขอใช้ช่องทางพิเศษ (Fast Track Lane)