Monday, December 14, 2009

Thailand to issue residential permits to migrant children

Sunday, 13 December 2009
By Kyaw Kha

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Thai government is working on issuing official residential permits to children of migrant workers their country.
The children between 5 and 15 years of age of migrant workers hailing from Burma, Laos and Cambodia must apply for registration at municipal offices and mayoral offices not later than December 18. This registration process started in the third week of last month.
“The submission of registration forms will close on December 18. This process will be extended to December 28 for those whose applications are not yet completed,” Refugees and Migrant Workers Affairs Department under the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) In-charge Thet Khaing told Mizzima. He also said that he had heard that the issuance of residential permits would be started on the 2nd of next month.

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