Resume rules in Thailand
What employers in Thailand expect on a เรซูเม่ (resume), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Thailand, a resume for Thailand, or เรซูเม่: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Thai, English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Expected
Expected in domestic hiring, omitted for international companies
What the law says: No specific law; Gender Equality Act bars gender discrimination but does not regulate CV photos
Date of birth: Expected
Expected on Thai CVs, standard practice
What the law says: PDPA 2019 governs personal data; no specific CV requirement but data collection must have lawful basis
Marital status: Common
Common on Thai CVs, standard practice
What the law says: Not specifically regulated
Sex or gender: Not found
Not specified; legal prohibition on discrimination but practice unclear
What the law says: Gender Equality Act 2015 bars gender discrimination
Nationality: Not found
Not found
National ID number: Not found
Not found
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- เรซูเม่ (resume)
- Language to submit in
- Thai, English
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages for international companies, 2-3 for domestic
- Address detail expected
- City and contact details
- Officially prescribed form
- None officially prescribed
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Religion commonly listed on Thai CVs; anti-discrimination law exists but enforcement unclear
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- PDPA 2019 restricts sensitive personal data; health information restricted
- Other customary attachments
- References optional
- Employer may not ask for
- Employment decisions based solely on protected characteristics per Gender Equality Act 2015
- Named statutes
- Gender Equality Act 2015, Personal Data Protection Act 2019
- Data protection regime
- PDPA 2019
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Gender Equality Act 2015
- Local language source
- Thai
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Thai hiring practices differ significantly from Western norms. Photo, DOB, marital status, and religion are standard on domestic CVs but problematic under anti-discrimination law. International companies often follow Western standards. Gender Equality Act bars discrimination but specific application to CV content unclear.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this