Phicha Widchayarojwara

พิชา วิชญโรจวรา

Managing Partner, Head of Corporate

Direct line · TH / 中文+66 92 865 5466
Firm email[email protected]
Attorney's licence1955/2566
OfficeBangkok

About

Phicha Widchayarojwara is a managing partner of the firm and leads its corporate practice, advising Chinese and other foreign investors on setting up and running companies in Thailand. She takes BOI projects from the business plan and application through to the original Promotion Certificate, then handles the machinery lists, raw material systems and e-Monitoring reports that follow. She has obtained BOI promotion and Foreign Business Licences for many of the clients in her care, and also handles visas and work permits, company registration, and joint venture and shareholder agreements. A native Thai speaker, she works in Chinese directly with clients, government agencies and the Thai courts. She holds a first-class LL.B., is a Thai Barrister-at-Law and a Notarial Services Attorney, and is reading for an LL.M. in international trade law.

Areas of focus

BOI investment promotion
Foreign Business Licence
Cross-border investment
Joint venture and shareholder agreements
Visas and work permits
Company registration and changes
Chinese (HSK 5)

Experience

BOI investment promotion

Eligibility advice and the business plan, then the design and preparation of the application, followed through to project approval and the original Promotion Certificate
Approval of machinery lists, including additions and amendments
Registration of client accounts on Single Window, eMT and RMTS
Import duty refunds for machinery imported under a reserved right to refund
Amendments to Promotion Certificates
Quarterly and annual project progress reports through e-Monitoring

Foreign Business Licence (FBL)

Advice on business structure and licensing strategy, then the application, followed through to the original licence
Licences obtained under List Three of the Foreign Business Act: (14) retail, (15) wholesale and (21) other service businesses

Visas and work permits

Visa and work permit advice for BOI-promoted companies
Applications to the BOI for invitation letters for foreign experts
Filings through the Single Window for Visa and Work Permit

Corporate registration

Incorporation of Thai and foreign-owned companies
Changes of shareholders and directors
Increase and reduction of registered capital
Amendment of company objectives

Cross-border investment and corporate advisory

Review and revision of international joint venture agreements between Chinese investors and Thai companies
Shareholders' agreements covering ordinary and preference shares
Advice and legal opinions on establishing an industrial estate in the EEC
Employee handbooks and employment contracts for Chinese companies setting up in Thailand
Factory licences, building permits and timber processing licences
Project adviser to a solar company entering Thailand under a TISO structure with PPA arrangements
International investment feasibility reports: investment, tax and legal risk analysis, and a map of the permits, licences and documents required

Interpretation and translation

Chinese interpreter in court, in meetings and in witness preparation
Translation of legal and business documents

Approved BOI projects

1.2.5Fruit processing plantManufacture or preservation of food using modern technology
3.5.8 / 3.5.9 / 3.5.10Automotive parts: brakes, shock absorbers and steeringBrake, suspension and steering system parts
1.2.9Wood pallets from wood scraps and by-productsProducts from agricultural by-products or waste
5.4.11Metal and aluminium sanitary wareMetal products or metal parts
6.4.7Plastic pellet manufacturingRecycled plastic pellets
–Fuel and crude oil storage facilityFuel storage
10.1.1TISO: engineering services for solar energyTrade and Investment Support Office (TISO)
4.2.4.7Raw and essential materials for printed circuit boardsRaw or essential materials for PCB
6.2Industrial chemical productsChemical products for industry
5.4.12Metal platingPlating, coating or surface modification
9.16Services for the film production industryMotion picture support services