BOI Benefits: Work Permit Advantages

Beyond tax savings, BOI promotion offers significant advantages for hiring foreign staff. If you plan to bring in expat talent, this alone can justify the application.

 

No 4:1 Staff Ratio

For regular Thai companies, work permits require hiring 4 Thai employees per 1 foreigner. This means:

• 1 foreign CEO = 4 Thai staff minimum
• 2 foreign developers = 8 Thai staff minimum
• 3 foreigners = 12 Thai staff minimum

BOI-promoted companies have no such requirement. You can hire the team composition that makes sense for your business.

 

Lower Capital Requirements

Regular companies need 2 million THB paid-up capital per foreigner for work permits.

BOI companies can negotiate this down significantly—often to 1 million THB or less—based on the nature of your promoted activities.

 

One-Stop Service Center

BOI operates a One-Stop Service Center for promoted companies. Work permit processing that normally takes 7-10 days can be completed in 1 day.

This is invaluable when you need to onboard foreign talent quickly.

 

Practical Impact

Without BOI:

• Hire 4 Thai staff at 25,000 THB/month each = 100,000 THB/month
• Just to get ONE work permit
• Plus 2 million THB capital requirement

With BOI:

• Hire the staff you actually need
• No artificial inflation of headcount
• Faster processing
• Lower capital requirements

Monthly savings: Potentially 50,000-100,000 THB+

 

The Hidden Benefit

The flexibility to hire based on skills rather than ratios means you build a better team—which drives better business results.

 

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