Labor Update: Extension of the deadline to apply for the 2025 Foreign Work Permit
Subject: Labor

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training ("MLVT") published Notification No. 009/25 on March 31, 2025, regarding the extension of the 2025 Foreign Work Permit application deadline ("Notification").

According to the MLVT, a large number of business owners and directors have not yet applied for the 2025 foreign work permit on the organization's website, www.fwcms.mlvt.gov.kh. The MLVT has therefore chosen to extend the application deadline to April 30, 2025.

In order to avoid possible penalties as outlined in Chapter 16 of the Labor Law, Inter-Ministerial Prakas No. 498 on Penalties for Individuals Violating the Provisions of the Labor Law dated 31 July 2023, and other relevant regulations, foreign work permit applications must be submitted before the extended deadline.