BT.25 — work permit application and renewal (Section 59), filled in Thai

แบบ บต.25 “Work Permit Application and Renewal Application Form for a foreigner under Section 59” is filed with the Department of Employment (กรมการจัดหางาน), Ministry of Labour of Thailand, to obtain a work permit or renew the current one under Section 59 of the Royal Ordinance on the Management of Foreign Workers' Employment B.E. 2560 (2017).

This is the Thai version of the DOE file: the same 5-page bilingual form comes with Thai instruction sheets, and note 1 there says the form is to be filled in Thai. So here the employer's name, addresses in Thailand, position and nature of work are written in Thai script. For filling in Latin letters there is a separate WP.25 (English version) document.

• a foreigner residing in Thailand or staying temporarily on a non-immigrant visa; tourist and transit visas do not qualify;
• with the knowledge and skills for the work applied for;
• not mentally ill and free of the listed diseases (leprosy, tuberculosis, elephantiasis, drug addiction, alcoholism, third-stage syphilis);
• not sentenced to imprisonment under immigration or foreign-worker laws within one year before applying;
• the foreigner files in person or through a representative with a power of attorney bearing a 10-baht duty stamp.

• form บต.25 and three 3×4 cm photos (not older than 6 months, front view, no hat or dark glasses);
• a fully completed employment certificate from the employer;
• a copy of the passport or alien residence document, with the original;
• a copy of the education document or the prescribed form; a copy of the professional licence if required;
• a medical certificate (not older than 1 month or the period stated by the doctor);
• powers of attorney from the foreigner and the employer with 10-baht duty stamps if they do not file in person;
• employer documents by type: for a company — registration certificate and shareholder list (not older than 6 months), ภ.พ.01/ภ.พ.09, social security payment proof (1 month), latest annual financial statements and ภ.พ.30 (3 months); schools, universities, government bodies, foundations and film shoots have their own lists.

Per the sheet: the form is filled in Thai, foreign-language documents are translated into Thai and certified, all copies are signed, employment of the foreigner must be notified within 15 days after the permit is issued, and with a complete set the result comes in 3 working days.

1. Open the chat on this page and write in any language whether this is a first permit or a renewal.
2. Give your passport, visa and employer details — the assistant writes name and passport in Latin letters and the employer, addresses and position in Thai (it translates an English job description and shows it to you).
3. Check the fields and download the PDF.
4. Print, attach the photo, sign and submit it with the documents to the employment office.

Thai file of form บต.25 on the Department of Employment website: doe.go.th (PDF); foreign workers section: doe.go.th/alien, tel. 0-2248-7202, 0-2354-0116. Checked on 2026-10-08. This is not legal advice.