Living-in-Thailand guides for foreign residents

Each guide sets out which authority defines the requirements, what documents are involved, which of them need a certified translation, and the mistakes that get a file sent back — with links to the official sources.

• Registering a Thai limited company with a foreign shareholder: what the registrar checks

  A Thai limited company is registered with the Department of Business Development. Where a shareholder or director is a foreign national, identity documents issued abroad normally need a translation and a certification before filing. This page sets out the document order and the points that get files sent back, with official sources.

• Foreign Business Licence in Thailand: when it is required and how foreign documents are certified

  The Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 divides activities into Lists 1, 2 and 3, which determine whether a licence or a certificate is needed before operating. This page explains the legal framework, the documents to prepare from abroad and the certification they require.

• Foreign-issued documents in a BOI investment promotion application

  A BOI investment promotion application often relies on documents from a parent company abroad. This page explains which of them need translation and certification, and why they should be prepared before filing, with official sources.

• Branches and representative offices of foreign companies: certifying the parent-company documents

  A branch or representative office is not a new Thai legal entity but the presence of a foreign company, so the parent company’s documents carry the case. This page sets out which documents need certification and translation, with official sources.

• Changing directors and signing authority of a Thai company: filings and foreign-document certification

  A change of director or signing authority requires a company resolution and a change registration with the Department of Business Development. This page explains the sequence, the documents required, and how a foreign director’s overseas documents must be certified.

• Dissolving and liquidating a company in Thailand: the registration sequence and documents to certify

  Closing a company is not simply ceasing to trade: it is a two-stage process of registering the dissolution and later registering completion of the liquidation. This page summarises the sequence, the documents and the points that matter when a shareholder or liquidator is a foreign national.