{"id":296,"date":"2023-06-06T16:57:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T09:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/work-permit-in-bangkok\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T13:26:41","slug":"work-permit-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/work-permit-in-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every foreigner performing is legally required to hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/thailand-immigration\/\">\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19<\/a> in Bangkok. It is a document from the government. It lets a foreigner work, earn a salary, and sign up for benefits. There are exemptions, but they come from <strong>section 4 of the Emergency Decree on Managing the Work of Aliens B.E. 2560 (2017)<\/strong> and not from the Alien Working Act, which was repealed. Section 4 disapplies the Decree entirely for a foreigner acting in one of eight capacities: a member of a diplomatic mission; a member of a consular mission; a representative of a member state or an official of the United Nations and its specialised agencies; a personal servant who has travelled from abroad to work for one of those people; a person carrying out duties under an agreement between the Thai government and a foreign government or an international organisation; an occasional entrant organising or joining a meeting, giving an opinion, lecture or demonstration at a conference, training, study visit or seminar, or performing in arts, culture or a sporting competition, as the Cabinet prescribes; an entrant who operates a business, invests, or has high knowledge, ability or skill benefiting national development, as the Cabinet prescribes; and the representative of a foreign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/juristic-person\/\">\u0e19\u0e34\u0e15\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e38\u0e04\u0e04\u0e25<\/a> licensed under the law on foreign business. The embassy case people usually have in mind is the first two of those. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/work-permit\/\">\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19<\/a> in Bangkok is needed above and beyond a visa should you wish to work. A work permit in Bangkok is essential for those seeking employment in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"Picture of a Thai work permit card and book for foreigners, the WP 11 form used before 2018\" class=\"wp-image-26619 tlo-responsive-img\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/work-permit-in-bangkok.jpg\" style=\"width:600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter what job you have, even if you volunteer, you need a work permit in Bangkok. This is required to work legally in Thailand. People might think it is easy. It is not. It is more difficult to get a work permit in Bangkok than a visa. Work permits are issued by the Department of Employment, which is part of the Ministry of Labour. Let\u2019s explore how to obtain a work permit in Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e0d<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-obtaining-a-work-permit-in-thailand\">1. \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#3-a-medical-report-is-needed-for-a-work-permit-in-thailand\">3. \u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e21\u0e35\u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#4-list-of-necessary-documents-for-a-work-permit-in-thailand\">4. \u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#5-work-permits-and-visas-an-intricate-dance\">5. Work Permits and Visas, An Intricate Dance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#7-whats-in-the-work-permit\">7. \u0e43\u0e19\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">\u0e04\u0e33\u0e16\u0e32\u0e21\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The document photographed above is a <strong>WP 11<\/strong> book, the form the Thai work permit took before 2018. It is not what a new applicant is issued today. Section 7 below sets out the four forms the law now provides, one of which is fully electronic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-obtaining-a-work-permit-in-thailand\">1. \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"work-permit-in-bangkok\">\u0e17\u0e33\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e43\u0e08\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e33\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e43\u0e08\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e04\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e23\u0e07\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e17\u0e38\u0e01\u0e04\u0e19 \u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49\u0e23\u0e30\u0e1a\u0e38\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e17\u0e18\u0e34\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e49\u0e32\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e25\u0e39\u0e01\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e43\u0e19\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e31\u0e14\u0e40\u0e08\u0e19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e08\u0e33\u0e19\u0e27\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e17\u0e23\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e48\u0e21\u0e42\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To obtain a work permit in Thailand, you normally must first hold the correct visa.\u00a0Tourist visas don\u2019t cut the mustard, if you want a work permit, you\u2019ll need a Non-Immigrant visa in your passport.\u00a0This can be a Type B visa for work. It can also be an O visa for volunteering or family reasons, like if you are married to a Thai person.\u00a0In general, if you\u2019re coming to Thailand to work, your employer will send you supporting documents to help you apply for this visa.\u00a0This is important because it means that you already have an employer to act as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/suretyship\/\">guarantor<\/a> for your work permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"your-employer\">\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e08\u0e30\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e21\u0e35\u0e19\u0e32\u0e22\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e19\u0e32\u0e22\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e18\u0e38\u0e23\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08 \u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e4c\u0e01\u0e23 \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2a\u0e16\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e08\u0e14\u0e17\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19\u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e15\u0e32\u0e21\u0e01\u0e0e\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22 \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e08\u0e36\u0e07\u0e08\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e22\u0e37\u0e48\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49 \u0e19\u0e32\u0e22\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e19\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48\u0e08\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e43\u0e19\u0e40\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e40\u0e04\u0e22\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e44\u0e23\u0e01\u0e47\u0e15\u0e32\u0e21 \u0e2b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1e\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e04\u0e19\u0e41\u0e23\u0e01\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32 \u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e13\u0e4c\u0e43\u0e19\u0e02\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e22\u0e37\u0e48\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e17\u0e31\u0e48\u0e27\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e41\u0e25\u0e49\u0e27 \u0e1a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e29\u0e31\u0e17\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e19\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48\u0e08\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e40\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e40\u0e04\u0e22\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e44\u0e23\u0e01\u0e47\u0e15\u0e32\u0e21 \u0e2b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1e\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e04\u0e19\u0e41\u0e23\u0e01\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32 \u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e13\u0e4c\u0e43\u0e19\u0e02\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e22\u0e37\u0e48\u0e19\u0e04\u0e33\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\" id=\"work-permit-in-Thailand\"><img alt=\"\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\" class=\"wp-image-12858 tlo-responsive-img\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/retirement-doing-business-in-thailand-1.jpeg\" style=\"width:400px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact they may not even realize that you must hold a work permit to work for them.\u00a0Some may try to delay the application or try to convince you that you don\u2019t need a permit to work there, but do not be put off. Do note that with covid, the number of digital nomads has been going up all around the world. People want to be able to work remotely. Some special visa like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/destination-thailand-visa-dtv-requirements\/\">\u0e27\u0e35\u0e0b\u0e48\u0e32 DTV Destination Thailand<\/a>\u201d does not need a work permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"forbidden-jobs\">\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e32\u0e21<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e17\u0e23\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e21\u0e35\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/prohibited-jobs-for-foreigners-in-thailand\/\">\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e35\u0e1e\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-coming-to-thailand\">2. \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e21\u0e32\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re coming to Thailand specifically to work then your employer can apply for the work permit on your behalf before you enter Thailand.\u00a0Processing can take from a few days up to a month or more, so doing this in advance can help you save time.\u00a0However, your work permit is only officially issued when you present yourself to the labour office and sign for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are the first foreign employee or starting your own company, you may need help. You might need assistance with preparing documents for your work permit. It\u2019s important to note here that a company hiring foreigners must have a certain amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/registered-capital\/\">\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e08\u0e14\u0e17\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19<\/a> per foreigner. It is normally 2 million Baht, half if the employee is married to a Thai. But it is 3 million under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/treaty-of-amity-in-thailand\/\">\u0e2a\u0e19\u0e18\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e44\u0e21\u0e15\u0e23\u0e35\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e21\u0e23\u0e34\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19<\/a>. The company must employ 4 Thais for every foreign employee. It is half if the foreigner is married to a Thai.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/boi\/\">\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e22<\/a> companies have special rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e19\u0e43\u0e08\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e23\u0e30\u0e22\u0e30\u0e22\u0e32\u0e27 \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e16\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e02\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e04\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e43\u0e19\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e35\u0e1e\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The paperwork required will vary depending on the type of organization you\u2019ll be working for and the type of work that you\u2019ll do.\u00a0It may also take several tries to get the paperwork approved in case subtle details are incorrect or omitted.\u00a0In most cases, it is a good idea to hire a law office to prepare and submit your application. This is especially true if the employer does not have experience with work permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-a-medical-report-is-needed-for-a-work-permit-in-thailand\">3. \u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e21\u0e35\u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One more thing that you\u2019ll need is a health check.\u00a0You can visit any public hospital in Thailand to check your general health. This includes your heart, blood pressure, and chronic diseases. You will receive a report that you need for your work permit application.\u00a0This generally takes less than an hour varies a lot from a place to another, from 100 baht to maybe 800 baht. Here\u2019s a copy of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/documents\/medical.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> \u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e1b\u0e35 2024 \u0e04\u0e25\u0e34\u0e01\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48<\/a>\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1b\u0e35\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1c\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32 \u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e1f\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e40\u0e14\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49\u0e21\u0e35\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48 5 \u0e42\u0e23\u0e04 \u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e41\u0e19\u0e48\u0e43\u0e08\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e1f\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e1b\u0e40\u0e14\u0e15\u0e41\u0e25\u0e49\u0e27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applying for a work permit in Bangkok typically involves several important documents that must be submitted to the Department of Employment office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When your application is ready, take it to the Department of Employment in your province or region. This department is part of the Ministry of Labour.\u00a0Once submitted, in can take up to 6 weeks to process your application.\u00a0Once your permit is ready you go to the office to pay and sign for it. What you are handed depends on which of the four statutory forms that office issues: the paper forms \u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e53 and \u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e54, which the Department itself writes as WP.3 and WP.4 in English, are still among them, and so is the fully electronic permit \u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e57. Keep the permit, or the means of producing it, with you or at your workplace while you are working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your visa is only valid for few weeks, you may not be granted a long period, probably only until your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/border-run\/\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e33\u0e27\u0e35\u0e0b\u0e48\u0e32\u0e23\u0e31\u0e19<\/a> out.\u00a0Work permits used to run for a maximum of one year. Section 59 paragraph 3 of the Emergency Decree now allows a permit to be issued for as long as the applicant asks for, up to a maximum of two years from the date of issue, and requires the ministerial regulation to fix a decision deadline of no more than fifteen working days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-list-of-necessary-documents-for-a-work-permit-in-thailand\">4. \u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e35\u0e01\u0e04\u0e23\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07 \u0e40\u0e19\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e21\u0e35\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e19\u0e41\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e07\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e15\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e40\u0e27\u0e25\u0e32 \u0e19\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e35\u0e22\u0e07\u0e41\u0e19\u0e27\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e40\u0e17\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a)\u00a0Passport with valid Non-Immigrant visa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">b)\u00a0Copy of passport with all pages signed by applicant (including your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/tdac\/\">\u0e17\u0e35\u0e14\u0e35\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e0b\u0e35<\/a> confirmation, which replaced the paper TM.6 departure card on 1 May 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">c)\u00a03 photos of the applicant, bigger than passport but same style, 5 cm X 6 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e07) <em>\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e41\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e22\u0e4c<\/em> (There is special form to fill with 6 diseases mentioned, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/documents\/medical.pdf\">\u0e14\u0e39\u0e25\u0e34\u0e07\u0e01\u0e4c\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e08) \u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e27\u0e31\u0e15\u0e34\u0e22\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e41\u0e2a\u0e14\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e13\u0e4c\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\/\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e28\u0e36\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e02\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07 \u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e41\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e20\u0e32\u0e29\u0e32\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">f)\u00a0Copy of degree and transcripts or professional certificates for jobs that require these (ex. TEFL or TESOL certificate for teaching English). They must be translated into Thai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">g)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/marriage-in-thailand\/\">\u00a0\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e17\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e23\u0e2a \u0e2b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e19\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/a> (\u0e0b\u0e36\u0e48\u0e07\u0e08\u0e30\u0e25\u0e14\u0e20\u0e32\u0e23\u0e30\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e01\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e08\u0e14\u0e17\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e29\u0e31\u0e17\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e25\u0e07\u0e04\u0e23\u0e36\u0e48\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e36\u0e48\u0e07)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h)\u00a0When applying for a company, they company will have to submit tax documents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/vat\/\">\u0e20\u0e32\u0e29\u0e35\u0e21\u0e39\u0e25\u0e04\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e48\u0e21<\/a> registration, registration documents, audit reports, list of foreigners working for the company, etc. The list is quite long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-work-permits-and-visas-an-intricate-dance\">5. Work Permits and Visas, An Intricate Dance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a foreigner working in Thailand, you need to have a visa and a work permit.\u00a0Issued by two different ministries, these two documents are related in a frustrating and inefficient way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e04\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e16\u0e49\u0e27\u0e19 \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e01\u0e47\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e40\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e22\u0e32\u0e01\u0e25\u0e33\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.\u00a0<strong>\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e27\u0e35\u0e0b\u0e48\u0e32\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/strong>. To apply for a work permit in Thailand, you need to have a visa first.\u00a0Initially, your Non-Immigrant visa will be issued for only 90 days. You can get your visa from the Thai government at a Thai embassy or consulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2.\u00a0<strong>\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/strong>. When you apply for your work permit, it will be issued only for the time that your visa is valid.\u00a0So you will get your permit issued until the date that your visa is set to expire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e41\u0e19\u0e48\u0e43\u0e08\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e04\u0e07\u0e21\u0e35\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e2d \u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e35\u0e01\u0e40\u0e25\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e25\u0e37\u0e21\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22 \u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3.\u00a0<strong>\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38\u0e27\u0e35\u0e0b\u0e48\u0e32\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/strong>.\u00a0Roughly one month before your visa\u2019s expiry date, you can apply to extend your visa up to a year. So if you have 90 days first, they will grant you another 275 days to add up to 365).\u00a0You need to hold a valid work permit in order to extend your visa based on working extension. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boi.go.th\/upload\/content\/BOI_facilitates_Visa_and_Work_Permit_Services.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e14\u0e17\u0e23\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07 BOI \u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e41\u0e15\u0e01\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e44\u0e1b \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e40\u0e23\u0e47\u0e27\u0e01\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e07\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e01\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32<\/a>. They offer a one-stop service for smart visas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/ltr-visa\/\">LTR visas<\/a>, and work permits. These services are under a company approved by the BOI, which stands for the Board of Investment in Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.\u00a0<strong>\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/strong>.\u00a0Once you get your visa extension, you can go back to the work permit office. There, you can extend your work permit for another 275 days or until your visa expires.\u00a0This also requires an extra fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e22\u0e37\u0e19\u0e22\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e16\u0e32\u0e19\u0e30\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e08\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e01\u0e0e\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e02\u0e13\u0e30\u0e1e\u0e33\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e21\u0e35\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e19\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e04\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e22\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07 \u0e40\u0e19\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e07\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e42\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-extension-every-year-or-two-years\">6. \u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38\u0e17\u0e38\u0e01\u0e1b\u0e35\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e35<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e19\u0e33\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e2a\u0e39\u0e48\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e0e\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u0e23\u0e49\u0e32\u0e22\u0e41\u0e23\u0e07\u0e02\u0e13\u0e30\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now you\u2019re set for your first year.\u00a0Every subsequent year, you can apply to extend your visa for the next full year or two.\u00a0Once that extension is granted, you can extend your work permit for another year or two.\u00a0A permit can be issued for one year or for the two year maximum. The fee is not set by the Decree itself: the Decree fixes only a ceiling, 20,000 baht for a work permit in its annexed schedule, and a ministerial regulation sets the amount actually charged, which is far below that and scales with the period covered. It has commonly been 3,000 baht for one year and 6,000 for two, but check the figure with the office handling your file rather than budgeting from a web page.\u00a0This is very convenient if you are planning to work for longer than 1 year in Thailand. You can get an extensions every 2 years, even though your visa will still need renewal each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-whats-in-the-work-permit\"><strong>7. \u0e43\u0e19\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each work permit carries a unique number issued by the registrar for the province where you work, an official of the Department of Employment. The permit shows your photograph, name, date of birth, nationality, address and signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is it still a blue book?<\/strong> Not necessarily, and the book has no basis in the Act at all. The word <em>\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e38\u0e14<\/em>, book, does not appear once in the Emergency Decree on Managing the Work of Aliens B.E. 2560. The Decree is deliberately silent on physical form: section 59 paragraph 3 leaves application and issuance to a ministerial regulation and says in terms that the regulation may prescribe the use of electronic means, and section 60 lets an applicant outside Thailand apply and pay through the electronic system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What the form actually is comes from a separate instrument, the Department of Employment announcement <em>prescribing the form of the work permit<\/em> of 19 September 2017 (Government Gazette vol. 134, special part 232 Ngor, p. 14), as amended by announcement No. 2 of 21 March 2018 (vol. 135, special part 80 Ngor, p. 1, retroactive to 5 February 2018). Its clause 3 provides <strong>four kinds of work permit<\/strong>: not computer-issued (\u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e53, \u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e54); computer-issued (\u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e53, \u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e54, \u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e55, \u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e55\/\u0e51); a multi-purpose computer-issued permit (\u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e56); and an <strong>electronic work permit<\/strong> (\u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e57). Kinds one to three commenced on 1 April 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things follow, and they answer the question most people are really asking. First, <strong>WP is the Department\u2019s own English for the \u0e1a\u0e15. series<\/strong>: the annex prints its forms bilingually, <em>\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a \u0e1a\u0e15.\u0e55 FORM WP.5<\/em>. Second, clause 8 names what the \u0e1a\u0e15. series replaced, the <strong>\u0e15\u0e17.\u0e51\u0e51<\/strong> series under the Ministerial Regulation B.E. 2554, so <strong>WP 11 is the pre-2018 permit, the classic blue book, and has not been the form of new issuance since 1 April 2018<\/strong>. Clause 9 keeps permits issued earlier valid until they expire or are revoked, which is why blue books are still in circulation and still perfectly good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What we will not tell you is which of the four you personally will receive at a given office on a given day. All four are lawful, the announcement makes none of them the default, and that is a matter of the office\u2019s practice rather than of law. Anyone who promises you a particular artefact is guessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t forget that to maintain your legal status, you must have a valid work permit in Bangkok at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e43\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e01\u0e10\u0e32\u0e19\u0e41\u0e2a\u0e14\u0e07\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49 \u0e0b\u0e36\u0e48\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e42\u0e22\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e4c\u0e43\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e46 \u0e40\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07 \u0e40\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e19 \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e0b\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e16\u0e22\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e02\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e02\u0e35\u0e48\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever the form, the permit records what you gave in the application, including your position and job description, and it carries a field reading \u2018Locality permitted to work (Province)\u2019. That is the province where you may legally work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e43\u0e08\u0e02\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e14\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e\u0e2f \u0e08\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e40\u0e15\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e21\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e31\u0e04\u0e23\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e21\u0e35\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e17\u0e18\u0e34\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book form of the permit closes with six warnings setting out the rules and the punishment for breaking each. They are reproduced on pages 18 and 19 of the Department of Employment\u2019s own handbook, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doe.go.th\/prd\/assets\/upload\/files\/chiangrai_th\/ab5cce0f608e91deedccbe6c9c61e0e4.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available here<\/a> when the Department\u2019s server is up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-making-changes-to-your-work-permit-in-thailand\"><strong>8. \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e41\u0e01\u0e49\u0e44\u0e02\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e19\u0e41\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e07\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you do with your work permit if you want to change jobs or employers?\u00a0Changes to details in the work permit (position, job description, working locations, address, etc.) are possible. You must do them in person at the Department of Employment office. It cost about 1000 THB per change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changing employers is more involved, but still relatively simple process.\u00a0If you have a one-year contract, you can sign with a new employer next year. Your new employer can prepare the necessary documents. These documents will help guarantee your work permit, just like the initial ones.\u00a0This will include a new contract for your new job and we suggest to make a 2 years contract.\u00a0You can take the documents to the Department of Employment and request to extend your work permit. There is a fee of 3000THB per year. We suggest you to extend for 2 years as it avoids the same work but double the lenght.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e08\u0e30\u0e23\u0e30\u0e1a\u0e38\u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e25\u0e30\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e35\u0e22\u0e14\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e01\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32 1 \u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e40\u0e14\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e23\u0e30\u0e1a\u0e38\u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e25\u0e30\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e35\u0e22\u0e14\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e41\u0e15\u0e01\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19 2 \u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19 2 \u0e08\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e41\u0e15\u0e01\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e0b\u0e49\u0e33 (\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e04\u0e22\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e1a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e41\u0e25\u0e49\u0e27!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your work permit is your official proof of address and evidence of your status as a worker in Thailand. Working without one breaches section 8 of the Emergency Decree. Section 101, as replaced by the No. 2 Emergency Decree B.E. 2561, penalises the foreigner with a fine of 5,000 to 50,000 baht and removal from the Kingdom once the fine is paid; it carries no prison sentence, and the five year term still quoted on many websites is the original 2017 wording, replaced in 2018. Your employer is exposed more heavily: section 102 puts 10,000 to 100,000 baht on whoever takes on a foreigner without a permit, for each foreigner, rising on a repeat offence to a year in prison or 50,000 to 200,000 baht per head, with a three year bar on employing foreigners at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-work-permits-for-burmese-laotian-and-cambodian\">9. \u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e1e\u0e21\u0e48\u0e32 \u0e25\u0e32\u0e27 \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e01\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e39\u0e0a\u0e32<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do note that there are agreements for people of Burma (Myanmar), Laos and Cambodia in Thailand. They have special rules and their salaries can be lower. Here\u2019s an example of a work permit from a Laotian girl. We protected her identify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"\u0e43\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e38\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e25\u0e32\u0e27 \u0e1e\u0e21\u0e48\u0e32 \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e39\u0e0a\u0e32\" class=\"wp-image-11233 tlo-responsive-img\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_2046-scaled.jpeg\" style=\"width:400px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a 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There is no prison sentence for the worker. The employer faces 10,000 to 100,000 baht for each foreigner under section 102.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last reviewed: 6 September 2026.<\/strong> \u0e40\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e30 <em>legal<\/em> statements on this page were read against the primary instruments in Thai. Specifically: the <strong>\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e01\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e14\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e08\u0e31\u0e14\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e33\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e14\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27 \u0e1e.\u0e28. 2560<\/strong> as consolidated, sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 59, 60, 101 and 102 and its annexed schedule of fee ceilings; and the Department of Employment announcement <strong>prescribing the form of the work permit<\/strong> of 19 September 2017 as amended in 2018, clauses 1, 3, 8 and 9, which is the instrument that actually decides what the document is. The section headed <em>What\u2019s In The Work Permit?<\/em> was rewritten: the page had said the permit is a blue book, and the word for book does not appear anywhere in the Decree, while the announcement provides four lawful forms of which one is fully electronic. The page had also given the same document two different form numbers, WP 11 in an image caption and WP4 in the process section; WP 11 is the pre-2018 form and has not been issued to new applicants since 1 April 2018. A penalty statement was corrected because acting on it would have misled a reader about their own exposure: working without a permit carries a fine of 5,000 to 50,000 baht and removal from the Kingdom under section 101 as replaced in 2018, not a prison term, and the heavier 10,000 to 100,000 baht per head falls on the employer under section 102. <strong>What was not checked, so that this line does not claim more than it should:<\/strong> the work permit fee figures and the registered capital and Thai employee ratios are Department of Employment requirements set below the Decree, and the current fee regulation was not available to us at the time of review, so those numbers are left as found and are not certified here.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every foreigner performing is legally required to hold a work permit in Bangkok. It is a document from the government. 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