On January 13, 2020, at 13.30 hours, Labour Minister M.R. Chatumongol Sonakul along with the Ministry of Labour’s executives visited One Stop Service Center (OSS) in Surat Thani Province. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Duangrit Benjathukul Chairungrueng, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol and the Department of Employment’s Deputy Director-General Mrs. Thienrat Nawamawat also participated in the event at Surat Thani College of Technology (Bang Kung Techno), Bang Kung, Mueang, Surat Thani.
The One Stop Service Center (OSS) was established following the Cabinet’s resolution on August 20, 2019, which approved the guidelines on management for alien workers from 2019 to 2020. There are 2 types of operations, which are 1) Operations at the location of the offices of each department concerned and 2) Operations as a One Stop Service Center (OSS) by operating in the Bangkok area as prescribed by the Director-General of the Department of Employment. The OSS Center in Surat Thani was established at Surat Thani College of Technology (Bang Kung Techno), Bang Kung, Mueang, Surat Thani. It has been open since December 16, 2019 to February 14, 2020, except public holidays, and February 15 to March 31, 2020, it will open every day, except public holidays.
Within the center, the procedures are as follows: 1) The employer presents the appointment sheet to the staff at the screening point. 2) The foreigner applies to stay in the Kingdom by submitting an extension of stay (TM 7) to the Immigration Bureau. The staff will store the identity and issue a visa to stay. 3) Apply to work with the Department of Employment. The team will check the work permit information and publish the work permit via the system. 4) The Department of Provincial Administration or Bangkok Administration issuing a non-Thai national identity card (pink card) with a work permit on the back of the card.
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Division of Public Relations/
Photos by Sompob Silbut/
13 January 2020
