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Work permit renewal deadline set for Lao, Myanmar and Vietnamese workers
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The Department of Employment has urged employers to apply for work permit extensions for eligible workers from Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam by December 11, 2026.
Key facts
- Department director-general Somchai Morakotsriwan said the Cabinet approved the extension on July 14, 2026, for workers from the three countries whose current permission to work expires on December 11, 2026, under a previous Cabinet
- Eligible workers will be allowed to remain and work legally in Thailand for another year, until December 11, 2027.
- Somchai said the measure covers migrant workers whose work permits and visas remain valid until December 11, 2026.
- It also applies to workers who have already received permission to work but were unable to obtain a passport or passport substitute by July 31, 2026, as well as those whose passports expired before December 11, 2026, causing their
- Second, applications must be submitted electronically with all required documents by December 11, 2026.
- Third, once an application is approved by the registrar, the worker will be allowed to continue working in Thailand for one year, until December 11, 2027.
Summary
Department director-general Somchai Morakotsriwan said the Cabinet approved the extension on July 14, 2026, for workers from the three countries whose current permission to work expires on December 11, 2026, under a previous Cabinet resolution dated November 11, 2025.
Eligible workers will be allowed to remain and work legally in Thailand for another year, until December 11, 2027.