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Immigration Act Section 75 — Penalty for working without permission
Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) (พระราชบัญญัติคนเข้าเมือง พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๒) — Section 75.
Plain-English Summary
An alien who breaches section 37(1) by taking up an occupation or hired work without the permission required under the foreign-business law or the foreign-worker law is liable to imprisonment of up to one year, or a fine of up to THB 10,000, or both. Penalties under the foreign-worker law itself are separate and are not set out in this Act.
Context
This section sits within Chapter 8 — Penalties of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979). It should be read together with the surrounding provisions and any applicable Ministerial Regulations, Royal Decrees or Revenue Department / Police orders that elaborate the detail.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979)
พระราชบัญญัติคนเข้าเมือง พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๒ · B.E. 2522 (1979)
The Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) is the principal statute governing entry, temporary stay, residence and removal of foreign nationals in Thailand. It is administered by immigration officials under the Royal Thai Police (the Act itself refers to the Director-General of Police and the Immigration Division). The Act sets the permitted purposes of temporary entry, the maximum initial periods of stay, the reporting duties and the penalties. Visas, visa exemptions, forms, fees and the detailed filing methods are left by the Act to Ministerial Regulations, Gazette notifications and Director-General rules, so figures that come from those instruments are not part of the Act's text and should be checked against the current instrument.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 75 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979). It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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