Subject: Draft Announcement of the Prime Minister’s Office Re: Issuance of a Seafarer’s Letter under the Fisheries Act (No. 2) B.E. …. and a Draft Announcement of the Ministry of Interior Re: Exemption of Prohibition on Foreigners Entering Kingdom in particular Foreigners of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar nationals can apply for a seafarer letter to stay in the Kingdom temporarily and work with employers in marine fisheries. Under the situation of the epidemic of corona virus 2019 according to the Cabinet resolution dated ………………. Total 2 issues
The Cabinet has approved and approved as follows:
1. Approved in principle
1.1 Draft Announcement of the Office of the Prime Minister regarding the issuance of a seafarer under the law on fisheries (No. 2) B.E. ….
1.2 Draft Notification of the Ministry of Interior regarding the exemption of a particular prohibition on aliens entering the Kingdom Foreigners of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar nationals can apply for a seafarer letter to stay in the Kingdom temporarily and work with employers in marine fisheries. Under the situation of the epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 according to the Cabinet resolution dated ……………..
A total of 2 papers as proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (KRA) and sent to the committee to review the draft law and the draft law proposed to the Cabinet for review as an urgent matter. and then continue
2. Agreed that the relevant agencies take action as proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives as follows:
2.1 Ask the Department of Fisheries to renew the seafarer’s letter.
2.2 The Ministry of Public Health shall have a health examination covering the Coronavirus Disease 2019 and provide health insurance for foreigners.
2.3 The Department of Labor Protection and Welfare shall prepare employment contracts and inspect the employment contracts of foreigners.
2.4 The Immigration Office shall apply for a visa and stamp the permission to stay in the Kingdom for foreigners. and storing personal identities (Biometrics)
2.5 The Department of Provincial Administration shall renew the identity card of a person who does not have Thai nationality (pink card).
The two draft announcements proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives It is the renewal of the seafarer’s letter for foreigners who have received the seafarer’s letter according to the Cabinet resolution on March 31, 2020, for one more year from the expiration of the original seafarer’s book. by foreign workers who wish to continue working on fishing boats The request must be submitted within the period announced by the Department of Fisheries. Including exemption for foreigners of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar nationals who have received a seafarer’s letter according to the announcement of the Prime Minister’s Office on the issuance of a seafarer’s letter under the Fisheries Act B.E. but do not travel outside the Kingdom can apply for a renewal of a seafarer’s letter to stay in the Kingdom of Thailand temporarily and work with employers in marine fisheries business in order to have workers in the fisheries business This will help drive the overall economy of the country.
The essence of the draft announcement
1. Draft announcement of the Prime Minister’s Office regarding the issuance of a seafarer under the law on fisheries (No. 2), B.E. …. are summarized as follows:
1.1 Renewal of the seafarer’s book for foreigners who receive the ship’s crew According to the Cabinet resolution on March 31, 2020, one more year from the expiration of the original seafarer’s book. Foreign workers who wish to continue working on fishing boats must submit an application within the period specified by the Department of Fisheries.
1.2 In considering the renewal of a seafarer’s letter, it must comply with the following rules and conditions:
1.2.1 Foreign workers who wish to renew a seafarer’s letter must be a foreigner who has received a seafarer’s letter in accordance with the Cabinet resolution dated 31 March 2020, in conjunction with Article 8 of the Office of the Prime Minister’s Notification regarding the issuance of a seafarer letter under the law. On Fisheries B.E. 2563
1.2.2 The ship-owner has prepared an employment contract in accordance with the form prescribed in the Notification of the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare Re: Determining the Contract Form for Employees in Marine Fisheries. The staff of the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare checks the correctness and completeness of the employment contract and signs it.
1.2.3 An alien must have a health check-up certificate covering the examination. Coronavirus disease 2019 infection and health insurance coverage is at least 1 year according to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Health Examination and Health Insurance for Foreign Workers.
1.2.4 An alien must submit an application to store the identity of the person at the immigration office in the province where the alien submits an application for renewal of the seafarer’s letter. or other places designated by the Immigration Office within 45 days from the date of receipt of an application for renewal of a seafarer’s letter from the Department of Fisheries
2. Draft Notification of the Ministry of Interior regarding the exemption of the prohibition against entry of foreigners into the Kingdom specifically Foreigners of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar nationals can apply for a seafarer letter to stay in the Kingdom temporarily and work with employers in marine fisheries. Under the situation of the epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 according to the Cabinet resolution dated …………….. There are important exemptions for foreigners of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar nationality as follows:
2.1 Foreigners who have received a seafarer letter according to the announcement of the Office of the Prime Minister regarding the issuance of a seafarer letter under the law on fisheries B.E. but did not travel out of the Kingdom
2.2 Foreigners who have received a seafarer letter according to the announcement of the Office of the Prime Minister regarding the issuance of a seafarer letter under the law on fisheries B.E. seafarer’s book and the license period has expired but did not travel out of the Kingdom
2.3 Foreigners who have received a seafarer letter according to the announcement of the Office of the Prime Minister regarding the issuance of a seafarer letter under the law on fisheries B.E. age of seafarers
will gradually end according to the age of the seafarer’s book residing in the Kingdom exclusively to open to such foreigners to apply for the renewal of the seafarer’s letter when an alien has received a renewal of the seafarer under the fisheries law to stay in the Kingdom temporarily with a period of time according to the age of the seafarer’s letter. If any foreigner wishes to leave the fishing port area That alien must obtain a visa and stamp permission to stay in the Kingdom temporarily from a competent official under the law on immigration.