🚨 Crackdown on Foreigners in Restricted Jobs: What Every Phuket-Based Expat Entrepreneur Needs to Know (June 2025 Update)

Phuket authorities have launched a new wave of inspections targeting foreign nationals working in jobs reserved exclusively for Thai citizens. The operation, which took place on June 6, saw local officials from the Phuket Employment Office teaming up with national police and immigration officers to investigate multiple businesses suspected of violating Thailand’s Foreign Employment Act. […]

I Was Locked Out of Facebook in Thailand – And I’m Not Alone

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I Was Locked Out of Facebook in Thailand – And I’m Not Alone Yesterday morning started like any other. I opened my laptop, sipped my coffee, and went to check my Facebook—only to find my account suddenly blocked. No warning. No explanation. Just gone. As someone who runs multiple businesses in Thailand and relies on […]

Crackdown on nominees in Thailand

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**Legal Update for Foreigners in Phuket and Koh Samui: Crackdown on Nominees and Real Estate Ownership Intensifies** Thailand is no longer the passive, tourism-driven paradise many foreigners have come to know. If you’re thinking about buying property in Thailand or looking to set up a company in Phuket, be warned: the legal landscape has shifted—dramatically. […]

Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)

New regulation, regarding visiting Thailand – TDAC. Everybody, willing to travel to Thailand, has to make a prior online registration via official Thai immigration site, not later than 3 days prior to arrival to Thailand. You can do it here: https://tdac.immigration.go.th/arrival-card/#/home And do not forget:

New type of visa in Thailand

As some of you may have noticed, there is a few of new types of visa coming in force in Thailand, starting September 2022. New visa types will extend the line of already existing visas, which we explained in previous article. Long term visa (or LTR visa) is the attempt of Thai government to improve […]