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LTR is not permanent residence or automatic citizenship. Work-from-Thailand permission does not authorise a job with a Thai employer. Health cover normally requires USD 50,000, qualifying social security or the permitted USD 100,000 deposit alternative.

Benefits

A conditional ten-year long-term resident framework, issued with a five-year qualification review, and annual immigration reporting instead of the usual 90-day reporting.

Eligibility

Personal assets of at least USD 1 million and at least USD 500,000 in qualifying Thai investment. The former separate annual-income threshold was removed in the 2025 changes.

Requirements

Prove asset ownership, qualifying Thai investment and the required health cover or alternative financial security, alongside identity and background records.

LTR is not permanent residence or automatic citizenship. Work-from-Thailand permission does not authorise a job with a Thai employer. Health cover normally requires USD 50,000, qualifying social security or the permitted USD 100,000 deposit alternative.

Benefits

A conditional ten-year long-term resident framework, issued with a five-year qualification review, and annual immigration reporting instead of the usual 90-day reporting.

Eligibility

Passive annual income of at least USD 80,000, or USD 40,000 to USD 80,000 with at least USD 250,000 of qualifying Thai investment.

Requirements

Provide pension or other qualifying passive-income evidence, age and investment records where required, plus health cover or the permitted alternative security.

LTR is not permanent residence or automatic citizenship. Work-from-Thailand permission does not authorise a job with a Thai employer. Health cover normally requires USD 50,000, qualifying social security or the permitted USD 100,000 deposit alternative.

Benefits

A conditional ten-year long-term resident framework, issued with a five-year qualification review, and annual immigration reporting instead of the usual 90-day reporting.

Eligibility

Normally average personal income of USD 80,000 over the previous two years, or USD 40,000 to USD 80,000 with a qualifying master’s degree. The overseas employer must meet the listed-company or private-company criteria.

Requirements

Employment and income records, employer accounts or listing evidence and health cover. Qualifying private employers normally require at least three years of operation and combined three-year revenue of USD 50 million.

LTR is not permanent residence or automatic citizenship. Work-from-Thailand permission does not authorise a job with a Thai employer. Health cover normally requires USD 50,000, qualifying social security or the permitted USD 100,000 deposit alternative.

Benefits

A conditional ten-year long-term resident framework, issued with a five-year qualification review, and annual immigration reporting instead of the usual 90-day reporting.

Eligibility

Relevant specialist employment and normally USD 80,000 annual income, or USD 40,000 to USD 80,000 with the specified science or technology qualification. Separate exemptions apply to certain government work.

Requirements

Provide the Thai employment or engagement evidence, professional expertise, income and qualifications, plus health cover. A work permit must be obtained where the approved activity requires it.

DTV does not permit ordinary local employment and does not create a permanent-residence or citizenship entitlement.

Benefits

Five-year visa validity, normally allowing 180 days per entry and one extension of up to 180 days, subject to approval.

Eligibility

Foreign remote-work or freelance evidence, or enrolment in an accepted Thai activity such as qualifying training or medical treatment. Family applicants need a qualifying relationship.

Requirements

Financial evidence of at least THB 500,000, passport and current-location evidence, plus the employment portfolio or activity confirmation. The responsible consulate can require additional documents.

Membership does not grant permanent residence, citizenship or permission to work in Thailand. Local employment requires an appropriate separate legal basis.

Benefits

Long-stay access for the membership period, subject to visa conditions. Membership tiers have different durations, fees and benefits.

Eligibility

Applicants must pass membership and immigration screening, hold an eligible passport and satisfy the programme’s background requirements.

Requirements

The selected membership fee, identity documents and screening information. Obtain the current tier quotation before payment, as packages and promotions can change.

Retirement permission is renewable temporary stay, not an investment-to-citizenship programme. Non-O-A and Non-O-X have different rules and must not be treated as identical.

Benefits

An initial retirement stay with the possibility of extensions while the retirement conditions continue to be met.

Eligibility

Age 50 or above with qualifying financial evidence and a genuine retirement purpose. It does not authorise employment.

Requirements

Normally THB 800,000 in qualifying funds or THB 65,000 monthly income. Bank location, holding periods and extension evidence must satisfy the responsible consulate and Thai immigration office.

Business permission does not automatically convert to permanent residence. Any later settlement case needs a separate assessment of the applicable category, residence record and annual application rules.

Benefits

Temporary business permission, with employment permitted only after the required work authorisation is secured.

Eligibility

An eligible business purpose or genuine Thai employment offer and a sponsoring organisation able to supply the required corporate and employment documents.

Requirements

Passport, invitation or employment letter, company registration and financial information, plus labour approval or work-permit evidence where applicable. A visa alone is not a work permit.

A family visa does not itself confer nationality or unrestricted work rights. A separate work or nationality basis may be needed.

Benefits

Temporary family stay, with extensions assessed against the sponsor and relationship category.

Eligibility

A qualifying spouse, child or other eligible dependant under the particular Thai-family or foreign-sponsor rules. Requirements differ between those two bases.

Requirements

Civil relationship certificates, sponsor identification and immigration status, financial evidence and translated or legalised records where required.

Ordinary ED status does not provide a direct permanent-residence or citizenship pathway. Work and post-graduation permission depend on a separate eligible category.

Benefits

Temporary permission for the approved study purpose. Eligible degree students may have separate ED Plus benefits under their category.

Eligibility

Acceptance by an eligible school, university or training provider and a genuine educational purpose. Institutional approvals depend on the course type.

Requirements

Acceptance and enrolment letters, provider licence or registration, financial support and the required education-authority approvals. Degree-level cases can require criminal-record evidence.