CHIANG MAI, Jan 14 (TNA) – Thailand opens a visa and work
permit service center in Chiang Mai province to facilitate foreigners who wish
to work in northern region of the country. 
Single Window for Visa and Work Permit is opened at
Immigration Office of Chiang Mai under a collaboration of the Labor Ministry’s
Department of Employment, Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI), and the
Immigration Bureau.
Labour Minister Adul Saengsingkaeo said at the opening
ceremony on Monday that the new system enabled visa and work permit applicants
to conveniently and quickly complete the process.
The service had processed 416 out of 555 work permit
applicants certified by the BOI, Adul said.
Many work permits are streamlined for foreign employees of
BOI’s approved investment projects in northern provinces.(TNA)
