Reference
·Supporting source
BOI Por.8/2568 foreign skilled-worker applications
~6,500 applications
BOI announcement Por.8/2568 (issued 2025 Buddhist calendar) consolidates and streamlines foreign skilled-worker and expert work-permit processing for BOI-promoted projects. Applications under the new regime are tracking ~6,500 through 2025 H1, on pace to exceed 12,000 for full-year 2025 per BOI One Start One Stop Investment Centre (OSOS) dashboards. The reform compresses what was previously a 90-day inter-agency loop (BOI to Immigration to Ministry of Labour) into a 20-30 day single-window. EEC promoted projects are the largest user, followed by Bangkok-based regional HQs and BCG bioeconomy investments.
Figure in context
BOI announcement Por.8/2568 (issued 2025 Buddhist calendar) consolidates and streamlines foreign skilled-worker and expert work-permit processing for BOI-promoted projects. Applications under the new regime are tracking ~6,500 through 2025 H1, on pace to exceed 12,000 for full-year 2025 per BOI One Start One Stop Investment Centre (OSOS) dashboards. The reform compresses what was previously a 90-day inter-agency loop (BOI to Immigration to Ministry of Labour) into a 20-30 day single-window. EEC promoted projects are the largest user, followed by Bangkok-based regional HQs and BCG bioeconomy investments.
BOI announcement Por.8/2568 (issued 2025 Buddhist calendar) consolidates and streamlines foreign skilled-worker and expert work-permit processing for BOI-promoted projects. Applications under the new regime are tracking ~6,500 through 2025 H1, on pace to exceed 12,000 for full-year 2025 per BOI One Start One Stop Investment Centre (OSOS) dashboards. The reform compresses what was previously a 90-day inter-agency loop (BOI to Immigration to Ministry of Labour) into a 20-30 day single-window. EEC promoted projects are the largest user, followed by Bangkok-based regional HQs and BCG bioeconomy investments.
Time scope
2025 H1 applications
Source basis
Supporting source
Interpretation notes
What this tells you
BOI announcement Por.8/2568 (issued 2025 Buddhist calendar) consolidates and streamlines foreign skilled-worker and expert work-permit processing for BOI-promoted projects. Applications under the new regime are tracking ~6,500 through 2025 H1, on pace to exceed 12,000 for full-year 2025 per BOI One Start One Stop Investment Centre (OSOS) dashboards. The reform compresses what was previously a 90-day inter-agency loop (BOI to Immigration to Ministry of Labour) into a 20-30 day single-window. EEC promoted projects are the largest user, followed by Bangkok-based regional HQs and BCG bioeconomy investments.
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