What You Need to Know & Prepare Before Registering a Company in Thailand

Before starting the registration process, you must prepare the following:

1. Registered Office Address

• You need a physical address for your company.

• Initially, you can rent a space under your personal name and inform the landlord that once the company is registered, you will transfer the lease agreement to the company’s name.

• This allows rental expenses to be recorded as a company expense.

2. Company Email Address

• You must provide an email address for government correspondence during registration.

• Free email services (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) are acceptable, but you must check it regularly for official communications.

• You can change it later, but there may be fees for updating company details.

  
  

3. Business Phone Number

• Provide a dedicated phone number (not your personal number) for government agencies (DBD, Revenue Department, Social Security, District Office, etc.).

• This number should be managed by your company’s admin staff.

• Changing the number later is possible but may involve additional costs.

4. Appointment of Company Directors

• You can appoint any number of directors (no limit).

• You can specify signing authority (single director, joint signatures, or multiple signatories).

• Directors can be foreigners (no work permit required just for being a director).

• Note: Directors without a work permit cannot work full-time in the company but can sign legal documents.

5. Foreign Directors Working Full-Time

• If a foreign director will work full-time, they must obtain a work permit.

• The company must meet these requirements:

o   Registered capital of 2 million THB per foreign employee.

o   4 Thai employees per 1 foreign employee.

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