Bor Tor 62 Temporary Work Permit: Thailand Employer Guide 2026

What Is the Bor Tor 62 Temporary Work Permit?

In essence, Bor Tor 62 (officially “Form WP. 62”) is a temporary work permit that serves as statutory evidence of an already-approved right to work. In short, it covers the operational window between the registrar’s approval and the production or delivery of the regular permit. Because the form is generated through the official issuing process, it is therefore far more than a filing receipt.

Specifically, each document identifies the issuing officer and registrar, states the approval date, defines the authorised work, and sets its own validity period. It also carries a QR code for verification. Consequently, employers should treat the Bor Tor 62 temporary work permit as a controlled authorisation document rather than a routine printout.

Why Thailand Introduced Bor Tor 62

The Department of Employment created the measure through a notification signed on 30 June 2026. The notification took effect on 1 July 2026 and appeared in the Royal Gazette on 9 July 2026. Legally, it inserts a new Clause 7/1 into the Department’s 2020 notification on work-permit forms, recognising a temporary work permit as an additional category of permit and prescribing Bor Tor 62 as its official form.

In fact, the driver was operational. As e-WorkPermit appointment slots and service-centre capacity tightened, approved workers were left in limbo — cleared to work on paper, yet unable to show a finished permit. Fortunately, the Bor Tor 62 temporary work permit answers that problem directly. Once the registrar approves a case, the employer or worker may be able to print the form from the e-WorkPermit system and use it temporarily while the remaining steps are completed.

Approval-Based, Not Application-Based

Notably, this distinction is the single most important compliance point. Bor Tor 62 becomes available only after the registrar has approved the right to work. Filing an application, paying a fee, booking an appointment, or seeing an “under review” status does not, by itself, authorise anyone to work.

In practice, none of the following count as a Bor Tor 62 temporary work permit or as work authorisation:

• an application acknowledgement or submission email;
• a payment receipt or fee confirmation;
• an appointment confirmation or queue number; or
• a portal status showing that a request is still pending.

Therefore, if an employer cannot establish the registrar’s approval and produce the temporary permit, the conservative position is clear: the worker should not begin or continue that work.

Who Can Rely on the Bor Tor 62 Temporary Work Permit?

The approval test

A foreign worker should be treated as eligible only where every one of the following can be shown:

• an application has been properly submitted;
• the registrar has affirmatively approved the right to work;
• the regular permit cannot yet be produced;
• a Bor Tor 62 has been issued for that specific case;
• the document remains within its stated validity period;
• the work matches the employer, position, and worksite named on it; and
• the worker separately holds valid immigration status.

Crucially, the notification does not create a new route for workers to request permission to work before approval. Nor does it guarantee that every approved case will automatically receive a temporary permit. Where the portal shows approval but no Bor Tor 62 is available, employers should obtain the document or written confirmation from the Department of Employment before deploying the worker.

For clarity, the table below shows how each application status should be handled in practice.

In particular, one point deserves special attention. Under Section 67 of the Emergency Decree on Managing the Work of Foreigners, a permit holder who files a renewal before the existing permit expires may keep working until the registrar orders otherwise. That continuation flows from the statute, not from Bor Tor 62. Accordingly, employers should always document which legal basis they are relying on.

What the Permit Shows and How Long It Lasts

Moreover, the prescribed form is bilingual, and it records a substantial verification trail. In particular, it captures:

• the approval date, the issuing officer, and the registrar;
• the worker’s identity, photograph, passport, and visa details;
• the employer, the authorised position, and the place of work; and
• healthcare-benefit information, conditions, warnings, and a QR code.

In turn, HR teams should compare these fields against the passport, visa, employment agreement, and actual role. Importantly, a QR code never cures a mismatch in the named employer, job, or location.

Importantly, there is no universal validity period. The form instead carries two separate dates:

• “Work Permit Valid Until” — the end of the underlying authorised work period; and
• “Temporary Work Permit Valid Until” — the validity of the Bor Tor 62 itself.

As a result, the temporary permit is valid only for the exact period printed on the individual document. In addition, government guidance stresses that the worker must still attend the designated service centre for biometric capture and issuance of the regular permit. If that appointment is missed, the temporary accommodation can end at once.

Employer Responsibilities Under the Emergency Decree

The Bor Tor 62 temporary work permit removes a documentary gap, but it does not relax any substantive duty. Employers of foreign staff should therefore keep the following controls firmly in place, just as they would for other HR obligations such as severance pay in Thailand.

Verify approval before work starts. Obtain the document directly from the e-WorkPermit record or an authorised channel. By contrast, a screenshot of a submitted application is not enough. Record the approval date, permit number, retrieval date, and the person who verified it.

Match the work to the permit. Section 9 of the Emergency Decree prohibits an employer from allowing work outside the worker’s authorised rights. As a result, the actual role, duties, and place of work must stay within the scope shown on Bor Tor 62.

Track immigration status separately. The form records passport and visa data, yet it does not extend permission to stay. HR should monitor the permit expiry, passport validity, visa or stay permission, and 90-day reporting independently. The same discipline applies to any accompanying Bangkok work visa held by the employee.

Complete employer notifications. Under Section 13, an employer must generally notify the registrar within 15 days of a foreign worker starting employment, and again within 15 days of departure. Bor Tor 62 does not remove this obligation.

Foreign Worker Responsibilities

Similarly, the approved worker also carries clear duties. In practice, the worker should:

• keep access to the Bor Tor 62 and produce it within a reasonable period if a competent official requests it;
• work only for the named employer, in the stated position, and at the stated place;
• maintain a valid passport, visa, and permission to stay;
• attend every appointment for biometric capture and issuance of the regular permit;
• notify the registrar of the employer, worksite, and nature of the work within 15 days of starting, and report each change of employer, as required by Section 64/2; and
• obtain and use the regular work permit once it is issued.

In addition, under Section 68, an authorised worker must be able to show the permit to an official within a reasonable period. The law does not necessarily require a paper original at every moment, but the worker and employer should ensure an authentic version can be produced promptly.

Penalties for Getting It Wrong

Meanwhile, the enforcement stakes remain significant. The Emergency Decree imposes the following headline penalties, which the Bor Tor 62 temporary work permit does nothing to soften where work falls outside its scope.

Ultimately, these sanctions reinforce the central message. The document helps an approved worker prove lawful work; it does not protect work that continues after the temporary basis has ended or that strays beyond the authorised employer, role, or location.

A Practical Compliance Checklist

Finally, to operationalise the new form, employers should build the following steps into their foreign-worker procedures.

Before allowing work:

• confirm the registrar has approved the right to work;
• obtain Bor Tor 62 from an authorised channel and verify the QR code and identity fields;
• match the employer, position, duties, and worksite to the document;
• confirm the temporary and underlying validity dates; and
• confirm the passport, visa, and permission to stay.

During the temporary period:

• maintain an inspection-ready file;
• complete employer and worker notifications within the 15-day windows;
• prevent reassignment outside the authorised role or location; and
• ensure the worker attends every biometric and permit-production appointment.

When the regular permit issues:

• verify it against the approved role and workplace;
• replace Bor Tor 62 as the primary right-to-work evidence; and
• retain the full approval trail for audit purposes.

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