Permanent Legal Consultant

PLACE TO CONTACT

● An enterprise located in Bangkok, contact the Office of Foreign Workers Administration 2nd Floor, Department of Employment, Ministry Of Labour, Mitr-maitri Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok.

● An enterprise located inother province, contact the provincial Employment Office in the province that the enterprise located.

● Website wp.doe.go.th

TYPES OF APPLICATION FORMS

W.P.1: APPLICATION FOR A WORK PERMIT Is for alien workers who have never applied for Work Permit before, or for those who want to reapply for the Work Permit due to its expiry.

W.P.3: APPLICATION FOR A WORK PERMIT Is for the employers to apply for a Work Permit for their aliens before those workers enters the kingdom of Thailand. In case receiving the letter of approval for Work Permit, employers sends that letter to foreigner in order to apple for a Non-immigrant visa from the Royal Thai Embassy. Then the foreigner has to enter to the Kingdom in order to apple for a Work Permit with documents which specified in that letter within 30 days from the day of picking up the approval letter.

W.P.4: APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF WORK PERMIT Is for those whose Work Permit is materially damaged or lost. The Work Permit holders must apply for a substitute Permit within 15 days from the day of the knowledge of such damage or lost.

W.P.5: APPLICATION FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL Is for the Work Permit holder whose Work Permit is goion to expire but wish to continue work as stated in the Work Permit. The applicant should extend VISA before renewing Work Permit. And Work Permit must be renewed before its expires.

W.P.6: APPLICATION FOR CHANGING WORK OR LOCALITY OF WORK OR WORKPLACE Is for the Work Permit holders who wish to change or add and type work or locality of work, or workplace.

W.P.10: APPLICATION FOR IMFORMING TO ENGAGE IN THE WORK WHICH IS OF NECESSITY AND URGENCY FOR THE PERIOD NOT LONGER THAN 15 DAYS Is for alien workers who enter the kingdom of Thailand to engage in the work, which is of neccessity or urgency for the period not longer than 15 days.

APPLICATION FOR CHANGING DETAILS IN WORK PERMIT: APPLICATION FOR IMFORMING TO CHANGE THE DETAILS Is for alien workers change name - surname, nationality, signature, and address /or company/enterprise change any infomation according to the government declaration, and addition of type of business.

PROCESSING TIME After the application completed, the process will finish within 7 working days.

QUALIFICATIONS OF FOREIGNER FOR WORK PERMIT APPLICATION

1. Having residence in the Kingdom or having permission to stay in the Kingdom temporarily under Immigration Law (only NON-IMMIGRANT VISA is acceptable)

2. Must not be a person who lacks of qualification or prohibited feature as below conditions:

2.1. Having the knowledge and/or skills to perform the work as stated in the application for a Work Permit.

2.2. Not being insane or mentally sick, suffering from Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Elephantitus and third stage of Syphilis.

2.3. Never having been imprisoned for violation of the Immigration Law or the Working of Foreign Act at least one year prior to the date of application.

3. Must not work in occupation and profession which prohibits a foreigner to engage as the following:

3.1. Manual work.

3.2. Work in agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry of fishery excluding specialized work in each particular branch of farm supervision.

3.3. Bricklaying, carpentry or other construction works.

3.4. Wood carving.

3.5. Driving mechanically propelled carried or driving non-mechanically-propelled vehicle, excluding international aircraft piloting.

3.6. Shop attendance.

3.7. Auction.

3.8. Supervising, auditing or giving service in accountancy excluding internal auditing on occasions

3.9. Cutting or polishing jewelry

3.10. Haircutting, hairdressing or beauty treatment.

3.11. Cloth weaving by hand.

3.12. Weaving of mate or making products from reeds, rattan, hemp, straw or bamboo pellicle.

3.13. Making of Sa paper by hand

3.14. Lacquer ware making.

3.15. Making of Thai musical instruments.

3.16. Niello ware making.

3.17. Making of products from gold, silver or gold-copper alloy.

3.18. Ronze ware making.

3.19. Making of Thai dools.

3.20. Making of mattress or quilt blanket.

3.21. Alms bowls casting.

3.22. Making of silk products by hand.

3.23. Casting of buddha images.

3.24. Knift making.

3.25. Making of paper of cloth umbrella.

3.26. Shoemaking.

3.27. Hat-making.

3.28. Brokerage or agency excluding brokerage or agency in international trade business.

3.29. Engineering work in civil engineering branch concerning designing and calculation, organization, research, planning, testing, construction supervision or advising excluding specialized work.

3.30. Architectural work concerning designing, drawing of plan, estimation, construction directing or advising.

3.31. Garments-making.

3.32. Pottery or ceramic ware making.

3.33. Cigrarette making by hand.

3.34. Guide or conduction sightseeing tours.

3.35. Street vending.

3.36. Type-setting of Thai characters by hand.

3.37. Drawing and twisting silk-thread by hand.

3.38. Office or secretarial work.

3.39. Legal or lawsuit services.

CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION FOR WORK PERMISSION

● The national security of the country in views of politic, religion, economy, and society.

● The occupational opportunity of Thais and the demand of foreign workers as necessary for the country development.

● The benefits from granting work permission in particular occupations to foreigners, such as large amount of foreign currencies brought by foreign investors for investment and spend in Thailand, employment opportunitie for a number of Thais, and skill enhancement of Thais which acquired from technology transferring by foreigners.

CRITERIA PRESCRIBING NUMBER OF WORK PERMIT ISSUANCE

1. Tje employers whose business has a registered paid-up capital of not less than 2 million baht. Work Permit shall be issued to and alien worker for every two-million baht investment /or the overseas registered employers who perform business in Thailand with and investment of capital from overseas of not less than 3 million baht; Work permit shall be issued to Thai nationals and have a marriage certificate and cohabit as husband or wift, the amount of investment capital required in order to receive a Work Permit shall be reduced to half of the amount prescribed above. The number of alien workers to be granted Work Permit shall not be more than ten people. The employers whose business has a registered paid-up capital of not less than 2 million baht. Work Permit shall be issued to an alien worker for every two-million baht investment /or the overseas registered employers who perform business in Thaland with an investment of capital from overseas of not less than 3 million Baht; Work Permit shall be issued to an alien worker for every three-million Baht investment. For the aliens who are married to Thai nationals and have a marriage certificate and cohabit as husband or wift, the amount of investment capital required in order to receive a Work Permit shall be reduced to half of the amount prescribed above. The number of alien workers to be granted Work Permit shall not be more than ten people. /OR

2. The employers whose business have paid up capital of minimum 2 million Baht / or the employers who have overseas registered and perform the business in the Kingdom with not less than 3 million Baht of overseas capital, which have the below qualifications, the number of alien workers are granted as necessity and suitability:

● Alien workers who can use technology which Thai nationals cannot perform or where there is a shortage of Thai worker. However, there shall be a technology transfer to at least 2 Thai nationals with the time limit.

● Alien workers who possess expertise to accomplish the work in a limited timeframe project.

● Alien workers who work in entertainment business with a temporary contract.

● Paying tax revenue at least 3 million Baht in previous year.

● Performing tourism business which brought at least 5,000 foreign tourists into Thailand in pervious year.

● Employing at least 100 Thai workers. /OR

3. The alien work for a foundation, association or other nonprofit organizations, which create benefits to society as a whole. /OR

4. For the aliens who work with and have certified letters from central or regional or local government offices, state enterprises and public organizations under Public Organization Act which identifies name, position and duration of work/OR

5. Others which is defined in the Criteria for the Consideration for Work Permit Issuance B.E.2552

Remark the minimum salary requirements prescribed by the Immigration Rule shall be included in consideration.

VALIDITY OF WORK PERMIT

1. A Work Permit is issued for year period and may be renewed every two year thereafter

2. An authorized official may grant a work period according to the necessity of work, but for not later than 2 year.