"In June 2009 the Royal Thai Government (RTG) opened the 7th and last round of the yearly registrations for migrant workers from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar/Burma. Since then there have been many developments regarding regulations for migrant workers starting with the implementation of the Nationality Verification (NV) process for Myanmar/Burmese nationals in August 2009. Since then, deadlines have occasionally been adjusted to accommodate changes in the process. The deadline for migrants to apply for NV was originally 28th February 2010 (but then extended to 2nd March 2010 due to a public holiday with a 31st March 2010 deadline for submitting all relevant NV documentation). In addition, the deadline to complete NV was recently extended from 28 February 2010 to 28 February 2012. About 1.3 million migrants obtained a new work permit or had one renewed in 2009-2010 and were eligible for NV. Over 1 million of these 1.3 million applied for NV and submitted all relevant documents by the deadline of 31st March 2010. Attention is now focused on ensuring that the over 1 million migrants who applied for NV be able to complete the process by February 2012, and finding solutions to address the situation of migrants who missed the NV application deadline. This MIN includes updates on NV related regulations from late April through late June 2010..."