Determination of occupations and professions that foreigners are prohibited from doing
List of occupations and professions that foreigners are prohibited from doing
List of occupations and professions that foreigners are prohibited from doing
B.E. 2522
(1) Labor work
(2) Farming work, animal husbandry work, forestry work or fishing work, except for work that requires expertise, specific work or farm supervision work
(3) Bricklaying work, carpentry work or other construction work
(4) Wood carving work
(5) Driving a motor vehicle or driving a vehicle that does not use machinery or mechanics, except for international airplane driving
(6) Sales work in front of a shop
(7)Auction work
(8) Work controlling, inspecting or providing accounting services, except for temporary internal audit work
(9) Diamond or gem cutting or polishing work
(10) Haircutting, hair perming or beauty work
(11) Hand-weaving work
(12) Mat weaving or making utensils from sedge, rattan, jute, straw or bamboo pulp
(13) Hand-making paper
(14) Lacquerware making
(15) Thai musical instrument making
(16) Nielloware making
(17) Gold, silver or nacreware making
(18) Stoneware making
(19) Making Thai dolls
(20) Making mattresses and quilts
(21) Making cards
(22) Making silk products by hand
(23) Making Buddha statues
(24) Making knives
(25) Making umbrellas from paper or cloth
(26) Making shoes
(27) Making hats
(28) Brokerage or representative work, except brokerage or representative work in international trade
(29) Work in the engineering profession, civil engineering branch, related to design and calculation, system organization, research, project planning, testing, construction supervision, or advice. This does not include work requiring special expertise.
(30) Work in the architectural profession related to designing, drafting, estimating, directing construction or providing advice.
(31) Work in making clothing.
(32) Work in sculpting or making pottery.
(33) Work in rolling cigarettes by hand.
(34) Work as a tour guide or tour operator.
(35) Work in selling merchandise.
(36) Work in arranging Thai letters by hand.
(37) Work in spinning and twisting silk by hand.
(38) Work as a clerk or secretary.
(39) Work in providing legal or litigation services.