Real structure
5 + 5 years
An initial stay of up to five years, followed by reassessment for the second period.
LTR-W · LTR-P · LTR-T · LTR-H
Thailand LTR Visa.
Do you really qualify?
Ten years begins with four demanding evidence routes.
Assets, passive income, a qualifying overseas employer or expertise in a target industry: your route decides what BOI examines. Compare the thresholds before building the file.
Separate qualification, issuance and stay
A ten-year label contains three different decisions.
BOI endorsement is free. Only after qualification do you choose the place of visa issuance and begin the first permitted-stay period.
Issue in Thailand
50,000 THB
Per person at TIESC; BOI does not charge for qualification endorsement.
London listing
£1,500
The embassy’s live fee page lists this for ten-year multiple-entry LTR issuance.
Health route
USD 50,000
Or qualifying Thai social security, or a maintained USD 100,000 deposit.
The 2025 update makes many older LTR guides unreliable.
We use BOI’s updated asset, employer and dependent criteria and flag where older official web wording still differs.
Four groups, four hard thresholds
Choose by provability, not by job title.
Select the closest route. The combination of income, assets, Thai investment, employer and sector determines whether collecting the full file is realistic.
Compare LTR routes
This is a route check, not BOI approval, tax advice or financial advice. BOI applies its current exchange-rate method to USD thresholds.
LTR-T · USD 80k, or USD 40k + extra qualification
Your overseas employer must qualify as well as you.
The employer must be a listed company, or a private company operating for at least three years with combined revenue of USD 50 million over the last three years. Certain wholly owned subsidiaries can rely on a qualifying parent.
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Average income of USD 80,000 over the previous two years
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Or USD 40,000 plus a qualifying master’s degree, IP or Series A funding
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Employment contract with a qualifying overseas company
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Health cover, Thai social security or USD 100,000 deposit
BOI does not issue a Thai work permit for LTR-T: this route is for remote work for an overseas employer, not employment by a Thai entity.
Start the official checkFour evidence streams, one duty to maintain them
The file does not end when the visa is issued.
BOI requires the decisive conditions to remain true. The five-year review therefore returns to the route on which you qualified.
Maintain the evidence
One change can affect qualification.
Investment
A sale or reduced holding can take LTR-W or LTR-P below its threshold.
Employer
A new employer must still satisfy the relevant LTR-T or LTR-H route.
Health route
Insurance, social security or the qualifying deposit must remain demonstrable.
Purpose
A change in work or residence purpose can trigger reporting or requalification issues.
Ten years is not a blank cheque
Two stay periods with a qualification review between them.
The programme is designed for ten years, but the first permission to stay is no more than five years and can be shorter when the passport expires earlier.
Or until an earlier passport expiry.
Only when the route conditions still qualify.
Keep source evidence throughout the programme and plan the review well before the first period ends.
Benefits with boundaries
Not every benefit applies identically to every route.
BOI combines immigration, airport, reporting, work and tax facilities. Their application remains category- and fact-specific.
Annual reporting
LTR replaces ordinary 90-day reporting with annual reporting after a continuous year.
Multiple entry
Multiple re-entry and fast-track at designated international airports.
Work route
Digital work permit for applicable Thai work, not LTR-T overseas remote work.
Tax treatment
BOI names 17% specifically for LTR-H; obtain advice on residence and income source.
A visa guide cannot provide personal tax advice. Check current Thai law, tax residence, any treaty and the income source with a qualified adviser.
BOI first, visa issuance second
Four stages and a firm 60-day window after endorsement.
BOI assesses qualification. TIESC or the relevant Thai embassy then issues the actual visa at the locally applicable fee.
Step 01
Choose one route
Test every threshold and select the evidence route that fully matches.
Step 02
Request endorsement
Apply directly to BOI; there is no BOI qualification fee.
Step 03
Complete review
BOI states 20 working days from a complete document file.
Step 04
Issue within 60 days
Use TIESC or the embassy/e-Visa channel and pay the local issuance fee.
After qualification, before a long lease
Test Bangkok as somewhere to live and work.
Use a flexible first month to test neighbourhood, commute, healthcare and daily routine before making a long commitment.
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Questions measured in UK search
Thailand LTR Visa questions, answered carefully
Answers combine the recurring UK People Also Ask themes with BOI’s current criteria and visibly flag old-versus-new official wording.
What is Thailand’s LTR Visa?
The Long-Term Resident Visa is a BOI programme for four groups: Wealthy Global Citizens, Wealthy Pensioners, Work-from-Thailand Professionals and Highly Skilled Professionals. Although described as a ten-year visa, the stay structure is up to five years followed by reassessment for up to five more.
How much does a Thailand LTR Visa cost?
BOI lists 50,000 THB per person when the visa is issued at TIESC in Thailand and no fee for qualification endorsement. The Royal Thai Embassy London fee page lists £1,500 for LTR issuance. Check the live fee at the point of application because embassy fees can vary by currency and location.
How long does a Thailand LTR application take?
BOI’s programme material states 20 working days for qualification review once the required file is complete. Requests for more evidence extend the real timeline. After endorsement, you have 60 days to complete visa issuance.
Does every LTR holder pay 17% income tax?
No. BOI names the 17% personal-income-tax rate specifically for Highly Skilled Professionals. Category, tax residence, source of income and current Thai law still matter, so this page cannot replace individual tax advice.
Does an LTR-T remote worker receive a digital work permit?
Not for the overseas remote work that defines LTR-T. BOI says Work-from-Thailand Professionals work for foreign employers and do not receive a Thai work permit for that activity. Thai employment requires the applicable work-authorisation route.
Can buying a house qualify you for LTR?
Not by itself. Thai property can form part of the USD 500,000 investment for LTR-W, but that route also requires USD 1 million in personal assets and the common health-cover route. Property may also count toward the USD 250,000 investment in the lower-income LTR-P option.
What is the difference between LTR and Thailand Privilege?
LTR is a strict financial or professional qualification programme with BOI benefits. Thailand Privilege is a paid membership programme with its own residence and service tiers. They are different legal and evidence routes, not simply cheap and expensive versions of the same visa.
Can family members join an LTR holder?
The 2025 BOI update broadened dependent eligibility beyond the older spouse-and-children wording. Because older BOI web copy can still conflict with newer programme material, check the current dependent checklist in the BOI portal before budgeting or assuming who qualifies.
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Lees de gidsSources & research
BOI criteria outweigh old agency articles.
English DataForSEO research included four keyword clusters, ten live UK SERPs, 87 organic results, 50 verbatim People Also Ask questions, and exact ranking and backlink checks. Criteria, 2025 changes, 5+5-year structure, issuance and fees were then checked with BOI and the Royal Thai Embassy London.
Thailand Board of Investment
LTR Visa Thailand · criteria and benefits
Primary source for the four routes, current income and investment thresholds, health route and programme benefits.
Thailand Board of Investment · 2025 brochure
LTR 2025 criteria update
Primary source for the updated LTR-W, employer and dependent criteria, 20 working days and 5+5-year structure.
Thailand Board of Investment
LTR Visa issuance information
Primary source for the 60-day endorsement window, 50,000 THB TIESC issuance, reassessment and work-permit boundaries.
Royal Thai Embassy London
Visa fees
UK source currently listing £1,500 for a ten-year multiple-entry LTR visa; applicants should verify the live fee when applying.
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