Solving problems about foreigners needing to enter Thailand for urgent work, but they do not have a work visa. Can they come to work in Thailand?

       It may not be often that a person has to travel on short notice to another country to carry out an urgent task, with no time to get a formal visa or work permit. But, fortunately, Thailand has a solution for foreigners in this situation, because the Ministry of Labor has issued a regulation of the Department of Employment in 2003 on accepting notification of urgently needed work, under the Working of Foreign Workers Act (1978), specifying the nature of necessary and urgent jobs, with a working period of not more than 15 days. 

The types of work that may be considered necessary and urgent are as follows: 

1. Meetings, discussions, seminars, or business visits; 
2. Occasional internal audit work; 
3. Special academic lecture; 
4. Aviation administration; 
5. Technician work to inspect, follow up, and solve technical problems; 
6. Machine installation and technical conference; 
7. Aircraft engineer, aircraft mechanic;  
8. Mechanic work to repair or install machinery; 
9. Petroleum work; 
10. Demonstration and testing of machine tools; 
11. Training and technical seminars; 
12. Film and still photography work; 
13. Recruitment work; 
14. Craftsmanship tests; 
15. Purchasing; 
16. Tourism work; 
17. Non-commercial charitable work. 

       To start the process of requesting entry for urgent work for a period of not more than 15 days, an application may be submitted, with the documents listed below, at the Provincial Employment Office in Bangkok Area 1-10 or in other provinces where the foreign worker’s workplace is located, or at checkpoints for job seekers where foreigners enter the Kingdom. The supporting documents for submission include the following: 

1. Form for notifying entry for necessary and urgent work (Tor.Tor.10) together with 1 copy; 
2. One copy of the necessary and urgent reason for coming to work; 
3. Two photographs, size 3x4 cm, dressed politely, straight face, which have been taken not over 6 months before; 
4. One copy of passport; 
5. One set of certificates from appropriate government agency (if any); 
6. One copy of juristic person registration certificate, which has been certified not over 6 months prior;  
7. One copy of a power of attorney from a foreigner, affixed with a 10-baht stamp, and a copy of the ID card of a Thai attorney-in-fact, in case the foreign worker does not submit it in person; 
8. In the case of a Thai employer, a copy of the employer's ID card is required, or, in the case of a juristic person, a copy of the juristic person’s certificate and a copy of the authorized director's ID card are required; also, if it is a government agency, a copy of a civil servant card is required; 
9. If the employer is a foreigner, attach a copy of the employer's work permit. If the employer does not work in Thailand and does not have a work permit, a notary public and the Thai Embassy must certify the authorization of one director or any person to sign on their behalf. The officer will consider and summarize the opinions to the registrar before the registrar considers signing the receipt of employment notification. 

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