Company Registration in Phuket — End-to-End Incorporation by Suwanvara Law Firm
Thailand offers several legal-entity forms. The most common is the private limited company (Ltd), followed by the limited partnership; the public limited company is used by larger ventures that raise capital from the public. A limited company must have at least the statutory minimum number of shareholders and a registered capital appropriate to the business. The process — name reservation, drafting the memorandum of association, the statutory meeting, and obtaining the certificate from the Department of Business Development — is relatively quick when documents are ready. We structure the shareholding and prepare the paperwork correctly from the start to avoid delays.
Scope of company registration work in Phuket
- Name reservation and availability check
- Drafting of Memorandum and Articles of Association
- Filing with the Department of Business Development (DBD)
- VAT and social-security employer registration
- Foreign Business Licence (FBL) for foreign-owned ventures
Process
- 1Initial consultation on the right structure
- 2Founder documents, office address, capital preparation
- 3Name reservation with DBD
- 4Statutory meeting and incorporation filing within 1-2 weeks
- 5VAT registration (if turnover exceeds THB 1.8M/year) and social security
Documents to prepare
- •Thai ID or passport of all shareholders and directors
- •Landlord consent for the registered office
- •Map showing office location
- •Office lease agreement or title deed for the registered address
About our team in Phuket
Service for Phuket — Thailand's premier tourism and foreign investment hub. We specialize in real estate, villas, and Russian/Chinese investment.
Phuket has specific rules on foreign condo quotas and villas. We do title searches, 30-year leases, and lawful Thai company structures.
Courts we appear at in Phuket
- •Phuket Provincial Court
Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, and Trang
Past matters in Phuket
- 50M-THB villa transfer for Russian client
Contact our Phuket attorneys
We serve clients across Thailand. Initial consultation.
Further reading — related guide
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