WP.38 List of Information and Documents for the Section 62 Work Notification — Thailand

WP.38 (บต.38) is the “List of supplementary items, documents or proofs” that accompanies the notification of commencing work under Section 62 of the Royal Ordinance on the Management of Foreign Workers Employment B.E. 2560 and its amendments. It is a Department of Employment (DOE) form.

Section 62 covers foreigners whose work has been permitted under another law — for example the investment promotion law (BOI) or other special laws. The form is bilingual (Thai and English) and has 2 pages: details of the foreigner, the employer, the work authorisation, and a checklist of attached documents.

• a foreigner whose work in Thailand is authorised under another law (e.g. a BOI-promoted position), together with the employer;
• the form is submitted to the Department of Employment together with the work notification; for BOI-promoted companies the One Stop Service Center for Visa and Work Permit may handle it — check with DOE or your agency which channel applies;
• deadlines, fees and processing time are not stated on the form — check them with the office.

• title, first name, surname, nationality, age and date of birth;
• address in Thailand, telephone and e-mail;
• the document permitting stay (passport, document in lieu of passport or certificate of residence) with number, issuer, country and dates;
• visa type, number, place and dates, date of arrival and permitted stay;
• employer name, registration number, head office address, telephone, e-mail and type of business;
• permitted type and nature of work, permitted duration and end date, the issuing agency, province and the law under which work was authorised.

• a certificate or approval from the competent government agency stating the position and the start and end dates of work;
• a copy of the passport, or of a document in lieu of passport, or of the certificate of residence;
• a copy of proof of permission to enter the Kingdom;
• for arbitrators only — a copy of the case documents with the case reference number (Arbitration Act (No. 2) B.E. 2562);
• a copy of the juristic person registration certificate (if any);
• three 3×4 cm photographs of the foreigner.

The office may ask for additional documents — check with it before submitting.

1. Open the chat on this page and send a photo of your passport or answer the questions.
2. Give the employer details and the data from your BOI or other agency approval.
3. The assistant ticks the attached documents in section 4.
4. Check the fields, download the PDF, print it and submit it with the attachments.

Official WP.38 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.