WP.28 Work Permit Application and Renewal Application Form under Section 63/2 (Thailand)

WP.28 (Thai: BT.28) is a foreigner’s application to the Department of Employment (DOE), Ministry of Labour, for a work permit or for the renewal of a current one. It is intended for foreigners under Section 63/2 of the Royal Ordinance on Managing the Work of Foreigners B.E. 2560 (2017), as amended.

Section 63/2 covers foreigners whom the Minister, under the immigration law, has permitted to stay in Thailand or has exempted from that law (other than the categories of Section 63/1), where the Cabinet has allowed them to work. The Cabinet may also limit the types of work they are allowed to do.

The form is bilingual (Thai and English) and has 4 pages: applicant details, address in Thailand, the document showing permission to stay, previous work permits, the work and the employer, the period applied for and a checklist of attached documents. The last page is for official use.

• a foreigner staying in Thailand under a special permission of the Minister under the immigration law (or exempted from it), whose category the Cabinet has allowed to work;
• other cases have their own forms: for example, a regular permit under Section 59 uses form WP.25, and Section 63/1 uses form WP.27;
• the application goes to the Department of Employment: in Bangkok, the office for foreign workers or an area employment office; in other provinces, the provincial employment office; check the exact address on the DOE website;
• check the fee, processing time and whether a representative may file for you with the office.

• type of application — first permit or renewal;
• title, name, nationality, date of birth, age, address in Thailand, phone, fax, e-mail;
• passport or document in lieu of passport, visa (if any), date and checkpoint of arrival, permitted stay;
• previous work permit (first application) or current one (renewal);
• type and nature of work, employer and its address, place of work, period applied for;
• ticks for the attached documents (section 4), date and signature.

• copy of the passport or document in lieu of passport;
• copy of the proof of permission to stay in Thailand;
• Employment Certification Form from the employer stating why a Thai national is not employed;
• medical certificate from a licensed physician (no mental disorder and no prohibited diseases);
• three 3×4 cm photos — first application only;
• copy of the employment contract;
• the work permit — renewal only;
• employer documents: for a natural person, a copy of the ID card, passport or Certificate of Residence and, if any, the business licence; for a company, a copy of its registration certificate showing the business category.

The office may ask for more documents. Check in advance whether the office accepts a form completed in Latin letters.

1. Open the chat on this page and say in any language whether you need a first permit or a renewal.
2. Send a photo of your passport and stay document and your employer’s details or answer the questions — the assistant fills the boxes and ticks the documents.
3. Check the fields and download the PDF.
4. Print, attach the photo, sign and submit it with the documents at the employment office.

Official WP.28 form on the Department of Employment website: doe.go.th (PDF); foreign workers section: doe.go.th/alien. Checked on 2026-10-08. This is not legal advice.