Legal Section - Doing Business
You will find here a series of summaries providing an overview of useful legal regulations, processes and legal issues for Doing Business in Thailand.
Thailand visa exemption crackdown
17 December 2025
Effective from 14 November 2025, the Thai government is implementing significant and enduring changes to its visa exemption policies. This shift is intended to attract “quality visitors,” such as highly skilled professionals, genuine retirees, and high-spending tourists, while also strengthening measures against crime and the misuse of tourist visas by individuals residing in Thailand illegally
The LPA amendments: New maternity, paternity, and childcare leave obligations
17 December 2025
Key amendments to the Thai Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) (the “LPA”): Maternity-related leave, post-partum childcare leave, spousal support leave, and submission of the employment and working conditions report form
Contingency protocol during e-WP system transition
2 December 2025
To mitigate issues arising during the initial rollout, the DOE has announced a temporary contingency protocol for the mandatory e-Work Permit (e-WP) system, effective from 29 October 2025, to 28 January 2026
Electronic work permit (e-WP) system
2 December 2025
The Thai government, through Ministry of Labour and the Department of Employment (DOE), has initiated a comprehensive digital transformation of foreign labour management. They formally implemented as the electronic Work Permit (e-WP) system, falls under the scope of an Outsourcing Service Project
Registering for the BOI’s new Single Window System
2 October 2025
The Board of Investment (BOI) has announced an important update to its electronic system: the Single Window System for visa and work permit.