Foreign shareholder or director involved
Useful when the founder, shareholder, director, or management team needs Thai-English coordination and a clean corporate document flow from day one.
FOREIGN FOUNDER SETUP
Company registration in Thailand for foreign founders
Pinpoint helps foreign founders and international teams prepare Thai company registration data, DBD filing documents, foreign-business screening points, and the accounting/tax setup that starts immediately after incorporation.
WHEN THIS FITS
Best-fit cases for this service
Business activity may need FBA/FBL review
We help separate normal DBD registration work from items that should be screened under the Foreign Business Act, BOI, treaty, or specialist legal path.
Registration must connect to operations
Ideal if company setup will immediately connect to VAT monitoring, accounting, payroll, work permit planning, bank onboarding, or customer contracts.
SCOPE
What Pinpoint helps prepare
1. Structure and document readiness
- Company name options and business-objective summary
- Shareholder, director, and signatory structure checklist
- Registered office documents and coordinator checklist
- Capital planning notes for DBD, work permit, FBA/FBL, or BOI follow-up
2. Foreign-business screening workflow
- Thai-majority versus foreign-company flag
- Business activity mapping against FBA risk questions
- FBL/FBC/BOI/treaty discussion points for specialist review where needed
- Clear list of what can proceed as DBD filing and what needs separate approval
3. Post-registration operating setup
- Tax ID, VAT threshold monitoring, and accounting handover
- Invoice, withholding tax, and document naming workflow
- Employer/social security planning if hiring staff
- Visa/work permit document dependency map if foreign staff will be employed
PROCESS
How the service starts
Step 1 - Send basic case details
Share the intended activity, shareholder nationalities, target launch date, expected revenue, registered office status, and whether a visa or work permit will be needed.
Step 2 - Receive a readiness map
The team separates DBD filing items, missing documents, FBA/FBL questions, and post-registration accounting or tax items so the owner can see the workstreams clearly.
Step 3 - Prepare and coordinate filing
Once the structure is confirmed, Pinpoint helps prepare the document flow, coordinate signatures and filing readiness, and map the first 30 days after registration.
OFFICIAL CONTEXT
Important 2026 checkpoints
DBD fees depend on registered capital
BOI guidance lists MOA and company registration fees by registered capital, with minimum and maximum fee ranges. Pinpoint checks the fee logic against the planned capital before filing.
FBL timing is separate from incorporation
Foreign Business License consideration can take up to 60 days after the accepted application reaches the relevant review stage, with license issuance after approval. Pre-acceptance document quality matters.
Tax and employer setup starts quickly
Tax ID, VAT threshold monitoring, and social security/employer registration should be placed on the first-month checklist when they apply to the business.
RELATED GUIDE
Read the full foreign-founder guide
This service page pairs with the step-by-step 2026 guide and should be reviewed before collecting documents.
How to Register a Company in Thailand as a Foreigner
Step-by-step explanation of ownership structure, DBD filing, FBA/FBL checkpoints, official fees, timeline, and post-registration obligations.
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For founders who need general company setup and DBD filing support without a foreign-founder-specific workstream.
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For teams that also need document flow, business licensing, visa/work permit coordination, or post-registration support.
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