On March 18, 2020, at 14.00 hours, Advisor to the Labour Minister Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jak Punchoopet gave a press release to the media about the reform of the One Stop Service Center (OSS) in Bangkok to prevent COVID-19 at the Government Press Conference Center for new infections (COVID-19), Naree Samosorn building, Government Houses. He said that the Department of Employment has notified the revision of services for the renewal of work permits in the Kingdom and the issuance of non-Thai national identity card (pink card) to foreign workers at the One Stop Service (OSS), in Bangkok in 4 locations, including 37 centers other provinces, for a total of 38 centers. It will adjust its services from March 19, 2020, onwards. It will only close for the service of Bangkok Administration and the Immigration Bureau. Meanwhile, the Department of Employment will continue to provide services, with staff on hand to provide notification services, recordings in the NAME LIST, in which employers or licensors bring foreigners to work by themselves will not need to take the foreigner. It will also provide information services and information and will close its appointment system and the work permit application system (Tor. 2) temporarily.
The Department of Employment will contact the employer/ workplace to make an appointment. The company can bring in foreigners to work, acting on behalf of the employer/establishment, following the telephone number provided in the system. They will be able to apply for a visa at the three foreign nationalities service centers in 3 locations. The One Stop Service Center (OSS) and provincial governors will consider modifying models as appropriate.
