Quota and contract
The quota request, the demand for workers and the employment contract, filed at the Chiang Mai Provincial Employment Office.
Chiang Mai · Northern Thailand
Workers from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
For employers in the north and the workers they hire. MOU recruitment, work permits, renewals on e-WorkPermit, the L-A visa, social security, 90-day reports and re-entry, prepared as one file.
Referred by
Dates
Read 10 October 2026. A date drops off this list once it has passed.
- 8 September – 11 December 2026. Renewal on e-WorkPermit for the group whose permits end 11 December 2026. Department of Employment notice, September 2026.
- 30 June 2027. Last date for that group's passport or substitute document and visa step; within 90 days for a passport issued after 1 August 2026. Reported by The Nation, 13 August 2026.
- 11 December 2027. End of stay and work for that group, set by the Cabinet on 14 July 2026. Reported by Thai PBS.
- Since 25 August 2026. Myanmar MOU workers can arrive by air at Don Mueang, with the arrival queue booked on e-WorkPermit. Department of Employment.
- 5–7 August 2026. A new Thailand–Myanmar labour MOU and employment agreement, approved by the Cabinet and signed. Reported by Thai PBS and Thansettakij.
- 12–26 December 2025. The last registration window for workers without papers. None open as of 10 October 2026. Reported by Eleven Myanmar and passport.co.th.
Routes
Three legal routes under the Royal Ordinance on Managing the Work of Foreigners, 2017. The section number is the part of that law each one runs under.
- MOU · s.59 Recruited from home Government-to-government recruitment. The employer files for a quota on form นจ.1 at the provincial employment office; the worker's country selects the worker; the worker enters on a Non-Immigrant L-A visa, trains at an intake centre, has a medical check and collects the permit. Visa and permit run 2 years, renewable once for 2 more. Agency fees are the employer's to pay, not the worker's (Department of Employment).
- Cabinet · s.63/2 Already in Thailand Workers registered under Cabinet resolutions hold a pink card, the non-Thai identity card, and a work permit. Lao, Myanmar and Vietnamese workers; Cambodian workers are outside the 2025–26 resolutions (reported by Khaosod English, 11 November 2025). Renewals are filed on e-WorkPermit.
- Border · s.64 Border pass Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar nationals with a border pass, for labour or domestic work in border provinces. For Myanmar nationals the northern provinces are Chiang Rai and Tak; Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son are not on the list. Permit up to 3 months (info.go.th).
What we prepare
MOU arrivals
The papers filed when workers arrive: passport copy, e-visa approval, medical certificate, health insurance and contract, then the e-WorkPermit.
Renewals
Renewals on e-WorkPermit for workers under the Cabinet resolutions, and the second two years for MOU workers.
Change of employer
The notice to the employment office from the old employer and the filing from the new one.
Social security and insurance
Registration with the Social Security Office, or health insurance for domestic, farm and livestock work, which sits outside it.
Immigration
The L-A visa, 90-day reports, TM30 address notices and re-entry permits at Chiang Mai Immigration.
Documents
Passport and Certificate of Identity appointments, copies, translation and certification. Translation: Thai, English, Burmese · မြန်မာ
Government fees
Published figures, read 10 October 2026, each with its source. Our own price comes in the written quote.
- ฿225 · ฿450 · ฿900Work permit, up to 3 months · 6 months · 1 yearinfo.go.th
- ฿500Non-Immigrant L-A visa (MOU), 2 yearsImmigration Bureau, Samut Prakan office
- ฿100 + ฿225Border-pass worker permit (s.64), up to 3 monthsinfo.go.th
- ฿1,000 · ฿3,800Re-entry permit, single · multipleImmigration Bureau, Samut Prakan office
- ฿2,000Late 90-day reportImmigration Bureau, Samut Prakan office
- ฿500 a dayOverstayImmigration Bureau, Samut Prakan office
- ฿2,670Certificate of Identity (CI), Myanmar, service feeGlobal New Light of Myanmar, 28 April 2026. CI centres include one in Chiang Mai.
- ฿380 · ฿357Minimum wage a day, Chiang Mai: Mueang district · other districtsWage Committee announcement No. 14, in force 1 July 2025
Offices in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Provincial Employment Office
Central Administration Building, Chiang Mai Provincial Hall, Chotana Road, Chang Phueak. 053-112-744 · 053-112-914. Department of Employment hotline 1506.
Chiang Mai Immigration
71 Moo 3, Airport Road, Suthep. 053-201-755 · call centre 1178. Online queue for workers of the four nationalities, TM47 and TM30.
How it works
Tell us the file
Employer or worker, the nationality, how many workers, the kind of work, and the end date on each permit.
We price it
A written price, with the filings, the offices and the papers each side brings.
We file it
We prepare and file the papers. You get the permits, the receipts and the next due dates.
Get a quote
Questions
Who opens the file, the employer or the worker?
Either. The quota, the contract and the social security registration are the employer's filings, so we work with both sides of the same file.
Which nationalities?
Workers from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
What is the difference between the pink card and the work permit?
The pink card is the non-Thai identity card issued by the Department of Provincial Administration. It proves who the worker is. The work permit proves the right to work. The Department of Employment states that neither replaces the other.
What happens when an MOU work permit has lapsed?
The Department of Employment states that an MOU permit more than 60 days past its end date needs a new application. Send us the dates, and the written price says what the file needs.
Do you work outside Chiang Mai?
Yes. Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun and the rest of the north.
What does it cost?
Each file is quoted in writing, for the number of workers, the route and the dates.