The Central Partnership and Company Registration Office of the Department of Business Development (“DBD”) has issued four Orders and two Notifications to prescribe rules, procedures, and supporting documents for the registration and amendment of partnerships and limited companies effective from 1st January 2026.  These measures aim to prevent and suppress unlawful nominee business practices and... Read More

The Ministry of Labor issued the Ministerial Regulation re Prescribing the Minimum and Maximum Wage Rates for Calculating the Social Security Fund Contributions of an Insured Person under Section 33 B.E. 2568 dated 11th December 2025 (“Ministerial Regulation”), effective on 1stJanuary 2026. Prior to 1st January 2026, employers and employees were required to contribute to... Read More

Thailand grants the long term resident visa (“LTR Visa”) to four categories of foreign nationals (“Eligible Foreigners”) consisting of wealthy global citizens (“WGC”), wealthy pensioners (“WP”), work-from-Thailand professionals (“WTP”), and highly-skilled professionals (“HSP”) and their spouses, parents, children and legal dependents (“Dependents”) starting on 1st September 2022. The Notification of the Ministry of Interior Re:... Read More

Thailand has introduced a new visa category, the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), to attract long-stay visitors, digital nomads, and remote workers seeking to combine work and leisure in Thailand.  The DTV is launched under the Notification of the Ministry of Interior Re: Permission for Foreigners to Stay in the Kingdom for Tourism and Remote Work... Read More

(1)  Employee Welfare Fund (“EWF”) Thailand has implemented the EWF, effective from 1st October 2026, requiring employers who employ 10 or more employees to participate in the EWF, except for those fall within the exemptions, e.g. employers who have already established and maintain compliant provident funds under the Provident Fund Act B.E. 2530 (1987), employers... Read More