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Owning a business in Thailand — stay ≠ earn ≠ invest

In plain termsA visa stamp does not incorporate a company. Local work by a founder still hits the labour stack unless a statutory path says otherwise.

Labour vs invest

Local work needs a permit. Stay and earn are separate. Business restrictions under Thai foreign-business rules are another gate — not filed line-by-line on this page yet.

Honesty

This cluster maps the door. It does not invent capital thresholds or FBA list membership without primary cells.

Filed cells this page leans on

Common questions

Does a DTV let me run a café?
No. A DTV is not work authority and is not a company registration.

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