Visa & Residency — Long-Term Resident
A ten-year footing, on the BOI's published criteria.
The Long-Term Resident visa is a ten-year visa administered by the Board of Investment for four categories of applicant. We assess your eligibility against the published criteria, assemble the application and file it — the assessment and approval are the authorities'.
What this is
What the LTR visa is
The Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa is a long-stay visa introduced by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). It is issued for up to ten years — commonly as a five-year visa renewable for a further five — to applicants who meet the published criteria for one of four categories.
Its published benefits include a digital work permit route where relevant, a fast-track service at international airports, and annual reporting in place of the standard 90-day report. The criteria, thresholds and benefits are set and revised by the BOI.
We prepare and file the application against the criteria for your category. Whether you qualify, and whether the visa is granted, is assessed by the BOI and the Immigration Bureau — it is discretionary and we do not promise it.
Eligibility criteria
The four published categories
The BOI publishes the qualifying criteria for each category. The figures below are the published criteria at the date checked and are indicative only — confirm the current thresholds with us before you rely on them.
Wealthy global citizens
- Personal assets of at least USD 1 million
- Personal income of at least USD 80,000 per year in the past two years
- Investment of at least USD 500,000 in Thai government bonds, foreign direct investment or Thai property
Wealthy pensioners
- Aged 50 or over and holding a pension or stable passive income
- Personal income of at least USD 80,000 per year at the point of application
- Where income is USD 40,000–80,000, an additional investment of at least USD 250,000 in Thai government bonds, foreign direct investment or property
Work-from-Thailand professionals
- Employed by an established company overseas, working remotely from Thailand
- Personal income of at least USD 80,000 per year in the past two years (or USD 40,000 with a master's degree, intellectual property or Series A funding)
- At least five years of work experience in the relevant field
Highly skilled professionals
- Working in a targeted industry for a business, higher-education institution, research centre or government agency in Thailand
- Personal income of at least USD 80,000 per year in the past two years (or USD 40,000 with a relevant master's degree or working in a government agency)
- At least five years of experience in the targeted industry, unless holding a relevant PhD or working for a government agency
Applies across the categories
- Health insurance with coverage of at least USD 50,000, or a Thai social-security entitlement, or a deposit as the BOI specifies
- Dependents (spouse and children) may be included under the qualifying applicant, subject to the BOI's conditions
Documents typically required
- Passport valid for the application and copies of relevant pages
- Evidence of income for the past two years (tax returns, employment letters, financial statements)
- Evidence of assets or investment, as the category requires
- Health insurance policy meeting the coverage threshold, or evidence of the alternative deposit or entitlement
- For employees and professionals, an employment letter and evidence of experience and qualifications
- Marriage and birth certificates where dependents are included
- Certified translations and legalisation of foreign documents where required
Government fees & disbursements
These are third-party costs, paid to the authorities and providers, and are separate from the firm's professional fee. Amounts are indicative at the date checked and change — confirm current figures with us.
- BOI / government visa fee for the LTR visa (a single fee for the ten-year visa, per person)
- Digital work-permit fee where the work-permit route is used
- Health-insurance premium, paid to the insurer
- Certified translation and legalisation of foreign documents
The process
How the process runs
01
Eligibility review
We review your circumstances against the published criteria for the category you are applying under, and identify the evidence the BOI will expect.
02
Assemble
We assemble the application and the supporting documents, arranging certified translation and legalisation of foreign documents where needed.
03
File
We file the application through the BOI's system and respond to the BOI's requests for further information on your behalf.
04
Endorsement & issuance
On a qualification endorsement from the BOI, we guide you through visa issuance at an embassy or at Immigration, and the digital work-permit step where it applies.
Typical timeline
The BOI publishes an indicative service standard for its qualification assessment; the overall time depends on how quickly complete evidence can be assembled and on the BOI's and Immigration's processing. We do not guarantee a processing time.
What the firm does / What the firm does not do
What the firm does
- Reviews your eligibility against the BOI's published criteria for your category
- Assembles the application and the supporting evidence
- Files the application and corresponds with the BOI on your behalf
- Guides you through endorsement, visa issuance and the digital work-permit step
What the firm does not do
- Guarantee that you qualify, or that the visa is approved — the assessment is the BOI's and is discretionary
- Set or waive the income, asset, investment or insurance thresholds — these are the BOI's
- Promise a processing time or a fast-track outcome
- Advise you to misstate income, assets or circumstances, which we will not do
Sources
- Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) — LTR Visa programme and categories · checked 2026-07-20
- Immigration Bureau — visa issuance and reporting · checked 2026-07-20
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We prepare and file. We do not guarantee any visa approval, company registration, transfer date, price or other legal result — approvals rest with the Thai authorities and are discretionary.
Rules, fees and processing times change — confirm the current requirements with us.
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