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The penalty for hiring a foreigner illegally in Thailand is not 400,000 baht
The figure quoted almost everywhere — 400,000 to 800,000 baht per worker — was repealed in 2018. The current first-offence fine starts forty times lower. But the law that replaced it added a three-year ban on employing any foreigner at all, which almost nobody writes about.
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Your Thai work permit: how long it lasts, how to renew it, and what changed in 2018
A Thai work permit is less restrictive than most guidance says. You do not have to carry it, it is not tied to one employer, and you keep working while a renewal is pending — three rules that changed in 2018 and are still widely reported in their old form.
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Who needs a work permit in Thailand — and who the law does not touch at all
Thai law draws three lines, not one. For some people the Decree does not apply at all; most others need a permit; and short urgent jobs need only a notice. Tourists and those in transit cannot hold a work permit — a rule that moved section in 2018 and is often reported as repealed.
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Jobs foreigners cannot do in Thailand: what the announcement actually says
Forty kinds of work are named in the Ministry of Labour notification in force today, but they are not one list of banned jobs. They sit in four schedules with different conditions, and the two most often reported as absolutely banned — labouring and shop sales — are not. Here is what the notification says, with the Thai alongside.
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Thailand’s visa exemption: what is actually in force today
Thailand’s 60-day visa exemption is still in force. The Cabinet has approved a change to 30 days, but the Ministry of Interior notifications have not been published in the Royal Gazette, so the clock has not started. We check the Gazette daily and date this page every time.
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The penalty for working without a permit in Thailand is not five years in prison
Most English-language sources still publish a five-year prison term for working without a work permit in Thailand. That penalty was repealed in 2018. The current penalty is a fine of 5,000 to 50,000 baht followed by removal from the Kingdom, with a settlement route that ends the case without a court and a full exemption for trafficking victims.