Thread: Teaching part-time - necessary paperwork?

I'm thinking of moving to live in the Thai countryside sometime in the future, and only teach a few hours of English each week, with any necessary govt paperwork in the Thai wife's name. No skool contract, just a marriage visa (Non-Imm O).

Would I need much money to set this up? Do I need a company created to do this? If so, presumably it's easier to set it up in the wife's name. Do I need to have a few thou in the bank for the govt to be happy? Can I get a work permit this way? Or is this a waste of time?

Any ideas? Has anyone been down this road?

Originally Posted by grass is greener

I'm thinking of moving to live in the Thai countryside sometime in the future, and only teach a few hours of English each week, with any necessary govt paperwork in the Thai wife's name. No skool contract, just a marriage visa (Non-Imm O).

Would I need much money to set this up? Do I need a company created to do this? If so, presumably it's easier to set it up in the wife's name. Do I need to have a few thou in the bank for the govt to be happy? Can I get a work permit this way? Or is this a waste of time?

Any ideas? Has anyone been down this road?

Is teaching really the right job for you?

Hoo nose?

But if I want to be legit and have a small company in the wife's name (so I can have a work permit), do I need to have any capital in the bank etc?

Do most foreign people who work in Thailand, also set up a company before they start to work?? No.

stay where you are unless you have a sack full of money.

Originally Posted by jojo333

stay where you are unless you have a sack full

You might wanna change the last two words around.

OP, if you're gonna live here with your wife then you've gotta be legal, for peace of mind at the very least. Doing a job needs a work permit. If you choose to start a company with your wife in order to get a work permit then that's fine and dandy, but more complex, time consuming and expensive than you might think...

Bettyboo - that's what I thought! I'm hoping someone here can enlighten me as to what I need to start a small company in my Thai wife's name, and then she can employ me.

Any info, anyone?

I've not done it. There will be threads on here of people that have, you might wanna try the search function; off the top of my head you need to employ 4 or more people for every foreigner (this might be different for different professions), and invest a certain amount initially, and show a certain amount of operating costs, etc. Basically, the laws are not set up to help you, a foreigner, in this situation as far as my limited understanding goes.

This website looks to have LOTS of info:

Setting up a Business

Thanks for that. I'd tried the search function but it wasn't working for me. I'll check out that website, cheers.

Let me get this right; you are going to move to the country, (Issarn, farmers and not much money). you want to open a private skool and charge students a fee to learn inglish. doesn't seem like much of a business plan but wish you lots of luck

Originally Posted by Carnwadrick

Let me get this right; you are going to move to the country, (Issarn, farmers and not much money). you want to open a private skool and charge students a fee to learn inglish. doesn't seem like much of a business plan but wish you lots of luck

The old tax loss scheme eh...

It isn't a business plan, but a way to stay legal while studying a degree online and staying in the country to do it. There are bound to be some school students who want to learn some English from the farang, so to be legal and cover my arse I was just wondering how I would go about this method. If it becomes too complex, then I won't do it.