29 October, 2019
All current work permits for foreigners need to be renewed (before 30 November 2019)
Notification No. 028/18/K.B/S.Ch.N.M.H issued by the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) dated 20 August 2018 on Foreign Workers Quota and Work Permit Extension Applications (2019) (“Notification No. 028”), requires owners and directors of enterprises or establishments employing foreign employees to apply for a foreign workforce quota permit (“Annual Quota”).
This permit issued by MLVT sets out the maximum number of foreign employees an enterprise or establishment may employ each year. Although the deadline for Annual Quota applications in Notification No. 028 is for the year 2018, it is anticipated that the MLVT will require enterprises and establishments to complete their respective Annual Quota applications for 2019 between 1 September and 30 November 2019.
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Matthew Rendall, Senior Partner, SokSiphana&associates (a member of ZICO Law)
matthew.rendall@zicolaw.com
