You are in Koh Phangan in love and dream of staying longer? Or you already live here and are looking for a new task? Find work on Koh Phangan is possible. This is either very easy or very difficult - depending on the demands on your new job. First you need for everyone Jobs on Koh Phangan, just like everywhere in Thailand, one Work PermitSo a work permit.
In Thailand, this is a small blue book that your employer applies for. Until recently, work permits were issued for just one location and a well-defined job, but this law has recently been somewhat relaxed.
To be able to carry out any work on Koh Phangan, you also need a non-immigrant B - Business Visa, Working with a visa-on-arrival or tourist visa is generally prohibited! If you have not already arrived with such a visa, your employer will provide you with the necessary documents and send you abroad to a Thai embassy or consulate. Mostly this will Penang be in Malaysia. Here you apply for a Non-immigrant B visa with a validity of 90 days. These documents also include the confirmation that a workpermit has already been applied for.
During these 90 days, the company you are working on will do all the necessary formalities, so that you will either have a non-immigrant visa BM or one Visa Extension can get. With a multiple visa you have to do all 90 days to the border and off and on again. A visa extension is a lot more comfortable because you only have to complete all 90 days Immigration Office on Koh Samui (Maenam).
So much for the theory. It should be clear to you that this procedure means a lot of work for a company. Few companies regularly offer jobs with valid papers on Koh Phangan. As a rule, these are middle to high management positions in hotels. Reality shows that there are some jobs on Koh Phangan if you are willing to take the risk of working without valid papers. Especially in the main season bars or organizers are happy to provide farangs to distribute flyers. Such employment is of course illegal. If you want to work on Koh Phangan for a longer period of time, you can find jobs in bars, diving schools or as a DJ ... provided you have appropriate experience.
The occasional equips the Immigration Supervisor Visit the island, but this gets around quickly and so the risk for the brave seems calculable.
I would like to work on the island for a month. Is that generally possible?
Hey Nik,
I am currently on the island and would like to stay for the high season.
Have a lot of experience in the hotel business and am a certified bartender. Would like to stay here until March.
Ideas? Suggestions?
For a limited time nobody will bother to get you papers. So either you say nothing of it or find another way, but think that is not a good idea at the moment.
Hey Nik!
Me and a friend want to go to Thailand for a year to study surfing after we graduate. On Koh Phan Gan we came through his aunt. She works there.
To be able to finance this, of course, we need a job. We are very motivated and would accept any job. Maybe you have a few tips - or general information about our stay 🙂
Would be very nice if you could write me an answer
Greetings Laura and Fabio
Hello Laura and Fabio!
i will send you an email the days. In any case, good luck and have fun both of you!
Hey. I too am very interested in life on Phangan.
Have looked on the Internet for job offers or matching homepages, but unfortunately was not
very successful.
I would do almost everything (job-wise). Are there jobs in the event area? Or. as a promoter or something? Have read that as a foreigner but at least 50000 baht a month to earn !?
Hi Minya,
Details for the official requirements you will find here, In short, you have to earn 50.000Baht to get a Visa Extension.
In the event area to find a job, I think is rather difficult, if only at the local site!
The article was very helpful, first of all. I am very interested in living and working on Phangan. I am a trained tax specialist. Would I have the opportunity to work there as a self-employed person in my job? I would be grateful for any information.
Hello Monika, nice that you liked the article. What exactly do you want to do on your own? Have a look at this blog: arbeiten-in-thailand.de : )