New Immigration Form Requires Disclosure of Additional Personal Information
April 15, 2016
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Effective immediately, foreign nationals applying for visa extensions, 90-day reports or reentry permits at the One Stop Service Center and Immigration Bureau must submit a new Record of Foreigner Information Form. The requirement also applies to dependents of foreign workers.
Additional Disclosure Requirements
The new form requires the following personal information from the foreign national, most of which was not previously required on other forms:
- Overseas address and contact details;
- Name, address and contact details of community leader/village headman (for nationals of Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar or Vietnam);
- List of all social media used;
- Vehicles used (car brand, model, color and license plate number);
- Places or premises often visited (clubs, restaurants, shops, etc.);
- Address and phone numbers for emergency contact (in Thailand and abroad); and
- Banking details (name, branch and account numbers).
This form must be submitted with each visa extension, 90-day report or reentry permit application. The government is requesting this additional information for national security reasons and to be ready to assist foreign nationals in case of emergency.
What This Means for Employers and Foreign Nationals
This new requirement is an additional documentary burden on foreign nationals, especially considering an updated form is required for each visa extension, 90-day report or reentry permit application. Foreign nationals should provide the necessary information to their immigration professional far in advance of the form deadline to avoid processing delays.
Employers should provide additional time to process their employees’ visa extensions, 90-day reports, or reentry permit applications.
We worked closely with Dej-Udom & Associates Ltd. to prepare this alert. It is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email to [email protected].
