FAQ - Approval for Visa & WP
Reference to your query regarding 39 categories of prohibited businesses, the advice has received as follows:
Actually, it is a list of 39 occupations that prohibited to foreigners. It means only Thai Citizens are able to work in these 39 occupations.
- Labouring work
- Work in agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry or fisheries excluding specialized work in each particular branch or farm supervision
- Bricklaying, carpentry or other construction work
- Wood carving
- Driving mechanically propelled vehicles or driving non-mechanically-propelled vehicles, excluding piloting of international aircraft
- Shop assistant
- Auctioneer
- Supervising, auditing or giving service in accountancy excluding occasional internal auditing
- Cutting or polishing jewelry
- Haircutting, hairdressing or beauty treatment
- Cloth weaving by hand
- Weaving of mats or making products from reeds, rattan, hemp, straw or bamboo
- Making of rice paper by hand
- Lacquerware making
- Making of Thai musical instruments
- Nielloware making
- Making of products from gold, silver or gold-copper alloy
- Bronzeware making
- Making of Thai dolls
- . Making of mattresses or quilt blankets
- Alms bowl casting
- Making of silk products by hand
- Casting of Buddha images
- Knife making
- Making of paper or cloth umbrellas
- Shoemaking
- Hat making
- Brokerage or agency, excluding brokerage or agency in international trade
- Engineering work in civil engineering concerning design and calculation, organization, research, planning, testing, construction supervision or advice, excluding specialized work
- Architectural work concerning design, drawing of plans, estimating, construction supervision or advice
- Garment making
- Making pottery or ceramics
- Cigarette making by hand
- Tour guide or conducting sightseeing tours
- Street vending
- Typesetting of Thai characters by hand
- Drawing and twisting silk-thread by hand
- Office or secretarial work
- Legal or litigation services