"On 20th January (or in just 8 working days) the end of the â�Å?permission to stay and work in Thailand for one year, pending deportation� for 61, 543 Burmese, Cambodian and Laotian migrants who â�Å?illegally� entered the country will arrive. As the first migrant work permit renewal deadline of the year it is somewhat different to past deadlines however. For if any of these workers refuse to go through the Royal Thai Government�s (RTG) Nationality Verification (NV) process, policy announcements suggest they will be deported. Whether deportation starts then or on 28th February (the â�Å?final� deadline to agree to NV or be deported for the other million or so registered migrants whose work permits expire on that day) remains unclear..."