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Thailand Section 64 border-pass or seasonal worker

8 facts quoted from the official source

The route is for permitted temporary or seasonal employment in a designated border area.

Route type
Work
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
5
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

5 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Employment, placement or host agreementThe prescribed employer and job documentation is required.
  • Job offer or appointmentAn employer in the designated border area must offer permitted temporary or seasonal work.
  • Nationality or qualifying statusThe applicant must be a qualifying national from a neighbouring country using the prescribed border document.
  • Work authorisation requirementA Section 64 work permit is required for the approved border-area work.
What you’ll show with your application

Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.

  • Passport or travel-document requirementThe worker must hold the border pass or other travel document accepted under Section 64.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Material restrictions or case-specific conditionsThe route is confined to temporary or seasonal employment in prescribed border areas.
Also stated by the source
  • Work rightsWork is limited to the designated area, employer, occupation and period.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Thailand?
The official source states: The route is for permitted temporary or seasonal employment in a designated border area.

Every answer is quoted from the official doe.go.th page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 8 points against the official source; 8 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source doe.go.thLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Thailand government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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