An announcement of the Department of Transport (DoT) of Thailand on 13 October said registered migrants from Burma, Laos and Cambodia and other minority people in the country have been granted a right to buy motor vehicles.
According to the announcement, a person who is holding Taw Raw 14 (Thai citizens), Taw Raw 13(displaced person holding a pink card or a highlander holding a blue card) and Taw Raw 38/1 (migrant worker’s card).
Although they are allowed ownership of vehicles, the authorities has yet to issue driving license for them. Nevertheless, the authorities are still discussing driving licenses how migrants could be issued, said the announcement.
A Thai source commented that, “Driving license for migrants will not be the same as those for Thai citizens because migrants cannot travel anywhere in Thailand without official permission.”
According to Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF) press release on 30 October, the DoT was able to grant migrants the right to own and drive motor vehicles due to the National Security Council (NSC)’s new policy.
The statement said this announcement will be a positive impact to over 1 million registered migrants and other minority persons in the country.
The number of migrants working in the country are estimated around 3 million.
At the same time, migrants from Burma are required to complete application forms for the passport document under the national verification process by 28 February 2010.
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