BOI & Foreign Business Setup Lawyer in Lopburi — Incorporation, FBL, Treaty of Amity, EEC
Setting up a foreign-controlled business in Thailand routes through one of several systems: a Thai limited company with up to 49% foreign ownership (the default under the Foreign Business Act), a BOI-promoted company that can be 100% foreign-owned for promoted activities, a Foreign Business Licence (FBL) for activities outside BOI scope, the US Treaty of Amity (for US persons), or an EEC-zone structure. Each carries different timelines, costs, tax positions, and ongoing reporting. We help foreign investors pick the right path before anyone signs a lease, and we then run the incorporation and post-incorporation compliance.
Scope of BOI and foreign business setup lawyer work in Lopburi
- Pre-incorporation structuring — match the right vehicle to your industry, ownership, and tax goals
- Thai limited company incorporation (with or without foreign minority)
- BOI application — eligibility review, business plan, post-promotion compliance
- Foreign Business Licence (FBL) application for non-BOI activities
- US Treaty of Amity registration for qualifying US-controlled entities
- EEC-zone setup for manufacturing and S-curve industries
- Post-setup: tax registration, work permits, employment compliance, accounting setup
Process
- 1Free structuring consultation — review business model, activities, ownership goals
- 2Choose the right vehicle and draft the constitutional documents
- 3Reserve name and incorporate at the Department of Business Development
- 4Apply for BOI promotion, FBL, or Treaty of Amity registration as applicable
- 5Set up tax registration, VAT, social security, work permits, and bank accounts
Documents to prepare
- •Passport(s) of foreign founder(s)
- •ID and household registration of any Thai co-founder(s)
- •Business plan / activity description (for BOI / FBL applications)
- •Proof of registered office address — lease agreement and landlord consent
- •Proof of paid-up capital (minimum thresholds vary by structure)
About our team in Lopburi
Lopburi is a King Narai-era historic city, a center for Thailand's military bases and academies, and a major agriculture and agro-industry province — famous sunflower fields, sugarcane and cassava farms, and the limestone quarries and cement plants around Phra Phutthabat and Khao Wong. We handle land, agriculture and agro-industry, factory, labor, business-contract, and family matters from our Bangkok branch.
Lopburi is close to Bangkok, so we serve cases here conveniently from our Bangkok branch — traveling to appear at Lopburi Provincial Court and coordinating with local agencies. With 40+ years' experience and Thai-English-Chinese service, we understand land and inheritance disputes across the farming districts, boundary disputes abutting military and state (rachaphatsadu) land, and matters involving cement plants, stone quarries, and agro-industry.
Courts we appear at in Lopburi
- •Lopburi Provincial Court
- •Lopburi Municipal Court
- •Lopburi Juvenile and Family Court
Covering Lopburi — Mueang Lopburi, Khok Samrong, Phatthana Nikhom, Chai Badan, Ban Mi — and nearby Saraburi, Sing Buri, and Nakhon Sawan
Past matters in Lopburi
- Boundary and title dispute over farmland in Phatthana Nikhom district abutting state (rachaphatsadu) land
- Contract advisory and labor matters for an agro-processing plant and a limestone quarry operator
Contact our Lopburi attorneys
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Further reading — related guide
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