Expat Work-permit Fees Rise, Application Rules To Change
By Garry | January 6th, 2010 | Category: Work, Work Permits | No Comments »Expats, with realistic perceptions of how Thailand operates, are stating bluntly in public forums (internet-wide) that the hidden list of permitted employment and business types is simply a massive opening for increasing the corruption demands before work permits will be issued.
Transparency and bureaucratic honesty have never been Thailand’s strong suit. Records of local officials corruption activity towards foreigners exist in travelogues and chronicles going back for centuries.
Are the Thai government handing on a plate to local officials nation-wide, a route to blackmail and extort foreign investors and workers with legitimate reason for employment, whilst ignoring those who ignore the rules and never apply for work permits in the first place? Only time will tell.
