Retirement Visa for Thailand – here´s how!

Retirement Visa for Thailand – here´s how!

Many people dream of moving to Thailand once they retire. There are a few things to take care of before that can be done, applying for a Retirement Visa being one of the most important ones. Getting a retirement Visa in Thailand is fairly easy once all the correct documents have been submitted to the competent Embassy. However, there are a few requirements that could cause problems for some applicants.

Mostly the applicants face difficulties with the financial requirements of the retirement Visas, as well as the health insurance requirements. The financial aspects of the Visas aside, there are some alluring sides to holding a retirement Visa in Thailand, multiple-entry travel and Visa extensions only once a year to name a few.

How to make a joint venture a recipe for success in Thailand?

How to make a joint venture a recipe for success in Thailand?

HOW TO MAKE A JOINT VENTURE A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS IN THAILAND

It is easy for foreigners to set up a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) in Thailand. However, such firms are subject to limitations, for example in trading and providing services. A Joint Venture with a Thai majority, on the other hand, is free to do anything that is possible for Thai companies. Even in such a Joint Venture, foreigners may legally have a majority of voting rights and preferential dividend rights.

Yet this must be properly planned from the very outset and cleverly set up from a legal point of view. Once the company has been established, there is very little that one can do about it.

Sanet Legal, the German lawyers in Thailand for corporate law, explain how to make a Joint Venture in Thailand a successful concept. They also point out legal options that many investors have probably not considered yet.

Expanding to Thailand – How the Pros do it

Expanding to Thailand – How the Pros do it

Thailand’s Foreign Business Act (FBA) has been criticized by foreign investors for 50 years already. It allows trade and services for foreigners and foreign-controlled companies only to a very limited extent. However, especially now in times of U.S.-China economic war and military turmoil in Europe, entering the market in Thailand, the hub of emerging Southeast Asia, is actually a “must do” for Western and even Chinese companies.