Thai evacuees can return to work in Israel, no re-entry visa required

Thai workers who returned to Thailand during the war between Israel and Hamas while their employment contracts, not exceeding five years and three months, are still valid can return to Israel without the need for a re-entry visa, but they should contact their employment agency first, according to the Thai Foreign Ministry, quoting a circular letter from the Israeli Population and Immigration Office.

Most of those who have returned from Israel for safety, following the Hamas attacks, have not completed the term oftheir employment contracts. Many told the Thai media that they will not return to work in Israel again, even though they still have substantial outstanding debt to settle, after they borrowed from banks or private lenders to cover the expenses incurred in going to work in Israel.

The Foreign Ministry said, as of today (Tuesday), 7,936 Thais have applied to be repatriated and…