OBS_VALUE: In applying for permission for the operation of a business, the foreigner shall file an application to the Minister or the Director‐General in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed in the Ministerial Regulation. The Director‐General shall complete the consideration as to whether to give approval or grant permission, as the case may be, within the period of sixty days as from the date of the filing of the application.For an official English translation of the Foreign Business Act B.E.2542 (1999), please see https://www.dbd.go.th/dbdweb_en/download/pdf_law/FOREIGN_BUSINESS_ACT_BE2542/act/1FBA-FINAL[1].pdf