This is to notify and inform the general public that the SHORT-TERM WORK PERMIT (E-Work Permit) is now being initiated by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment. The employers wishing to import foreign workers even for the duration less than 30 days should now compulsorily apply online through BLMIS with immediate effect. Besides the normal required documents, the individual/FWRA/employers should submit the medical clearance certificate of the foreigners obtained from the country of origin.This notification is referred to the approval of the night halt work permits only and for other categories and updates, MoICE will keep notifying in future.

Online Services of MoICE will be down on 22nd & 23rd September,2023

We would like to inform you of an upcoming maintenance operation that will impact our data center services.. This maintenance is essential to ensure the optimal performance and reliability of our systems. The following is the detail of maintenance:

Date: Friday, 22nd and 23rd September, 2023 

Time: 10:00 PM from Friday till 9:00 AM on Saturday

Expected Downtime: Approximately 11 hours

The maintenance is carried out to enhance the overall stability, security, and efficiency of the GDC infrastructure. During the maintenance period the following services will be impacted:

  • All data center services will be temporarily unavailable during the maintenance period.

  • Access to your system and associated applications will be disrupted.

  • Data processing, storage, backup and retrieval will be paused.

If there are any scheduled activities on this date please let us know. Please reach out to us at csd@tech.gov.bt

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