Frosty Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Do you need to get a business visa if you are going to do some business in-country or can you just get a tourist visa and use that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianjamesmax Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Probably best to look through this forum.Not sure if you'll get a straight answer. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/forum/1-thai-visas-residency-and-work-permits/ Hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundy Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 If you are just coming in to see some clients/customers or meeting potential clients to do business from your own country then tourist visa is fine. I have been doing this for 10 years. If however you are exchanging money in Thailand for goods/services you will may need to look at a different type of visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecaptain Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 what type of business is it you are dealing in ?? then people will be able to help a bit better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Textiles ... Contracts and inspection of merchandise ... I may need to visit a few sites. There will be no financial exchanges though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit In Myanmar Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I do similar trips just get the standard 30 days entrance visa on arrival and it is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbital Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I travelled last year for business(only 5 days) and did not realise that you might have to have a visa, phoned the Thai Consul up to be told I didn't have enough time to get one, but they told me just to say I was going on holiday, luckily my brother lives in Bangkok so I did have a contact if challenged but sailed through immigration without any trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimao Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Do you need to get a business visa if you are going to do some business in-country or can you just get a tourist visa and use that? Technically, yes. You are coming for business not tourism so of course you need that class of visa. Does anyone do that for the situation you describe? Probably very few. Many people live and work full time in Thailand on just a tourist visa, albeit illegally. For your situation it isn't going to raise any flags or seem suspicious at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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