Bonjour à tous,
j'aimerai partir en Thailande et y rester quelques temps. j'envisage de en pas rester passif mais au contraire y travailler un peu. Avez vous des idées, Y a t-il une activité qui est dans l'air du temps pour un Français...Ma question est peut être stupide ou naïve, mais je crois que de travailler est un bon moyen pour s'intégrer au coeur de cette civilisation. Merci de vos réponses.
Polo 1343
voici la liste de ce que les étrangers ne peuvent faire en Thailande..
En clair, les métiers interdits aux étrangers:
Toute une liste avec quasiment tous les métiers.
Tu t'apercevras donc qu'il est quasiment impossible de travailler en Thailande.
C'est un pays pour y aller en vacances ou y passer une retraite paisible en y dépensant son argent ;
pas pour en gagner.
Annex attached to the Royal Decree
Prescribing works relating to occupation and professional in which an alien is prohibited to engage B.E.2522
1. Manual work
2. Work in agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry or fishery excluding specialized work in each particular branch or farm supervision
3. Bricklaying, carpentry or other construction works
4. Wood carving
5. Driving mechanically propelled carried or driving non-mechanically-propelled vehicle, excluding international aircraft piloting
6. Shop attendance
7. Auction
8. Supervising, auditing or giving service in accountancy excluding internal auditing on occasions
9. Cutting or polishing jewelry
10. Haircutting, hairdressing or beauty treatment
11. Cloth weaving by hand
12. Weaving of mate or making products from reeds, rattan, hemp, straw or bamboo pellicle
13. Making of Sa paper by hand
14. Lacquer ware making
15. Making of Thai musical instrument
16. Niello ware making
17. Making of products from gold, silver or gold-copper alloy
18. Bronze ware making
19. Making of Thai dolls
20. Making of mattress or quilt blanket
21. Alms bowls casting
22. Making of silk products by hand
23. Casting of Buddha images
24. Knife making
25. Making of paper of cloth umbrella
26. Shoemaking
27. Hat Making
28. Brokerage or agency excluding brokerage or agency in international trade business
29. Engineering work in civil engineering branch concerning designing and calculation, organization, research, planning, testing, construction supervision or advising excluding specialized work
30. Architectural work concerning designing, drawing of plan, estimating, construction directing or advising
31. Garments making
32. Pottery or ceramic ware making
33. Cigarette making by hand
34. Guide or conducting sightseeing tours
35. Street Vending
36. Type setting of Thai characters by hand
37. Drawing and twisting silk-thread by hand
38. Office or secretarial work
39. Legal or lawsuit services
This was the previous Annex
The following Schedule Annexed to the Royal Decree Stipulating Work in Occupations and Professions Prohibited to Aliens B.E. 2522 (A.D. 1979) closes 39 occupations to foreigners and reserves them for Thais:
1. Labor work.
2. Agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry or fishery, except work requiring specialized knowledge or farm supervision.
3. Bricklaying, carpentry, or other construction work.
4. Wood carving.
5. Driving motor vehicles or vehicles which do not use machinery or mechanical devices, except piloting aircraft internationally.
6. Front shop sale.
7. Auction sale work.
8. Supervising, auditing, or giving service in accountancy, except occasional internal auditing.
9. Cutting or polishing precious or semi-precious stones.
10. Haircutting, hairdressing, or beautification.
11. Cloth weaving by hand.
12. Mat weaving or making utensils from reed, rattan, jute, hay, or bamboo.
13. Making rice paper by hand.
14. Lacquer work.
15. Making Thai musical instruments.
16. Niello work.
17. Goldsmith, silversmith, or gold-and-copper alloy smith work.
18. Stone work.
19. Making Thai dolls.
20. Making mattresses or quilts.
21. Making alms bowls.
22. Making silk products by hand.
23. Making Buddha images.
24. Knife making.
25. Making paper or cloth umbrellas.
26. Making shoes.
27. Making hats.
28. Brokerage or agency except in international trading.
29. Professional civil engineering concerning design and calculation, systemization, analysis, planning, testing, construction supervision, or consulting services, excluding work requiring specialized techniques.
30. Professional architectural work concerning design, drawing-making, cost estimation, or consulting services.
31. Dressmaking.
32. Pottery.
33. Cigarette rolling by hand.
34. Tour guiding or conducting.
35. Hawking of goods.
36. Thai typesetting by hand.
37. Unwinding and twisting silk by hand.
38. Clerical or secretarial work.
39. Providing legal services or engaging in legal work, except in cases of legal arbitration.
Source: Sunbelt Asia Group 2006-10-27
"On a toujours quelqu'un au dessus de soi; par-delà Dieu même s'élève le Néant" Cioran
La principale activité en Thailande est le tourisme
Petite correction :
La principale activité connue par les étrangers en Thailande est le tourisme
Le tourisme représente environ 8 % du PIB, comme en France.
La Thaïlande est avant tout un pays industriel et agricole. Industriel parce sa principale source de revenue provient de l'industrie, notamment électronique, et agricole parce que la grande majorité de la population exerce une activité liée de près ou de loin à l'agriculture.
Pour travailler en Thaïlande, c'est possible. Il faut obtenir un Work Permit et pour obtenir un Work Permit, il faut se faire embaucher par une entreprise.
Je veux bien évidemment parler de travail légal.
Tu peux trouver du boulot dans l export par exemple .
Comme manager ou pas mal d autres trucs.
Prepare un Cv et fait du porte a porte a Bkk par exemple.
"La principale activité en Thailande est le tourisme
Petite correction :
La principale activité connue par les étrangers en Thailande est le tourisme
Le tourisme représente environ 8 % du PIB, comme en France.
La Thaïlande est avant tout un pays industriel et agricole. Industriel parce sa principale source de revenue provient de l'industrie, notamment électronique, et agricole parce que la grande majorité de la population exerce une activité liée de près ou de loin à l'agriculture.
Pour travailler en Thaïlande, c'est possible. Il faut obtenir un Work Permit et pour obtenir un Work Permit, il faut se faire embaucher par une entreprise.
Je veux bien évidemment parler de travail légal."
Rien à rajouter, si ce n'est insister sur le côté "légal" de la réponse
"L'endroit où l'on vit est toujours les vacances des autres"
"Ceux qui luttent ne sont pas sûr de gagner... ceux qui ne luttent pas ont déjà perdu d'avance..."
I'm still hoping to go grab a beer with any of you somewhere around my neighborhood - i.e. Bangkok - Thailande
Question: moi j'ai la double nationalité, faut il tout de meme un work permit?
Je parle francais, thai, anglais couramment et aimerai traviller en thailande, esct ce possible ou faut il des diplomes speécifique pour l'enseignement.
Exemple: serai t il possible de trouver un poste a l'alliance francaise
Si tu as un passeport Thai, alors tu n'as pas besoin de work permit.
Par contre si tu viens en Thailande, meme juste pour quelques jours de vacances, evite a tout prix d'utiliser ou montrer ton passeport francais.
salut jerome es u a bkk ou hkg en ce moment.par rapport a une vieille discussion a propos de metiers interdits en thailande.ex guide touristique. y a t il pas moyen de tourner la loie style une agence aunom d un thai associe.le metier de detective prive est t il autorise au royaume pour un farang.
Hello, étant en thailande depuis + de 1 an, je peux vous confirmer que travailler est une véritable galère...
Je pense que les seules solutions sont : te faire engager depuis la france et te faire expatrier... seconde solution être prof d'anglais qui a énorme succès...
le seul problème depuis 1 an, pour être prof il faut minimum un bachelor, et secondo être natif speaker pour le 99 % des jobs "legaux" après en illégal tu peux trouver de tout et de rien, mais sur ce point là je m y connais pas.
il existe aussi quelques places de prof de francais, mais vu que cette langue étant moins utilisée que l'anglais, il est trps dur de trouver une école qui l'enseigne...sauf berlitz ou inlingua, mais ils ont en général qu'un prof pour cette langue...
Il y a des boites de detectives prives tenues par des farangs dont la plus grosse activite consiste a filer les filles de bars pour le compte de leur petit ami farang afin de voir si elles sont si sinceres qu'elles le pretendent 😉
Donc a priori, oui, ca doit etre un metier autorise pour les farangs (bien que pas mal doivent faire ca sans work permit ou comme free-lance je pense), mais ca ne doit pas etre tres passionnant car pour les affaires criminelles, drogues ou autres similaires aucun detective ne peut/veut y toucher. Il ne leur reste que les filatures de tirak.
Pour bien connaitre ce pays, je te conseille de t'orienter vers les relations evenentielles
qui connaissent toujours un fort succés, notement en terme de tourrisme et voyages à théme.
tant va l'autruche à l' eau qu' a la fin elle sait nager.
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