00:00 I would like to refer to the government's decision earlier
00:05 on the remaining formal sector foreign workers' salary quota
00:11 which is still active and has been paid in levy.
00:17 But the visa has not yet been approved.
00:22 On 31 March 2024, it will be cancelled with the city's levy payment being returned.
00:29 That was the decision before.
00:32 The deadline for the new formal sector foreign workers' salary
00:37 with VDR is 31 May.
00:41 At the same time, there will be no more formal sector foreign workers' salary
00:45 from the active quota allowed starting from 1 June.
00:50 That was the decision I made earlier.
00:52 In light of this matter, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
00:55 agreed to extend the deadline for the application for a visa with a levy
01:02 at the Immigration Department to the new date, 21 April 2024.
01:10 The original date is 31 March, we will extend it to 21 April.
01:14 This extension, after we take into account
01:18 the number of active foreign workers' salary that has not yet been requested for VDR,
01:24 is 132,000.
01:28 Now, as of 31 March, we have received 132,000.
01:36 In the time before 31 March,
01:40 there was a little technical disruption to the system.
01:45 This happened on 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 and 29 March.
01:53 But now, the system is back to normal.
01:56 So we believe that this extension will give more space to genuine employers
02:04 to complete the process to obtain a VDR application immediately.
02:09 I also want to share that the trend of the quota that has been passed
02:14 for the past five years,
02:17 we look at the trend,
02:19 when the quota is passed, the levy payment and all the processes,
02:24 we look at the trend of the past five years,
02:28 it is not more than 80% of the total quota that has been passed.
02:33 The pattern shows that.
02:36 Therefore, we expect a total of 105,600 workers
02:42 will be given a VDR application
02:46 from 132,000 cities that have not yet requested for a VDR application.
02:52 This extension will certainly benefit employers,
02:56 especially in the critical sectors such as the field.
02:59 So in this regard, I like to take this opportunity
03:04 to invite employers
03:07 to make the best use of the extension period
03:12 to obtain a VDR application.
03:14 This reminder is important to avoid high traffic in our system
03:20 at the last minute, as has just happened.
03:24 I gave the dates earlier, the dates that have been finalized.
03:27 While our announcement about the expiration of the date has been announced for a long time.
03:32 So it has become the habit of employers to be immediate at the end.
03:37 So of course, it contributes to the disruption of the system.
03:41 And this time, when we continue on 21 April,
03:45 we hope they can be in order so that they do not wait until the last week.
03:51 However, the final term of the entry of foreign workers in the formal sector
03:55 remains on 31 May.
03:58 This is in line with the market sentiment that requires workers
04:02 to be immediate to avoid a situation of high-interest.
04:07 Thank you.
04:08 [END]
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