Visa
Long-Term Resident visa for investors in Thailand
Thailand's investor route is the Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa in the Wealthy Global Citizens category, run by the Board of Investment. The tests are assets of about US$1 million, including about US$500,000 invested in Thailand; to be safe, have more than US$1.1 million in assets.
- Official names
- Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa: Wealthy Global Citizens; LTR visa, 10-year Long-Term Resident visa (Board of Investment)
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). Checked 16 October 2026.
Who it’s for
- The Wealthy Global Citizens category of the LTR visa is for individuals with assets of about US$1 million (to be safe, more than US$1.1 million) who invest in Thailand. It is a ten-year visa, five years first and renewable for five more, and it is open to new applicants through the BOI's LTR online system.
- The visa covers a legal spouse and children under 20, up to four dependants. The BOI page lists the digital work permit under the Highly-Skilled Professionals category and not under Wealthy Global Citizens, and says Work-from-Thailand holders get no work permit, so check whether a wealthy global citizen may work.
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). Checked 16 October 2026.
Money tests
- The test has two parts: assets of about US$1 million in the applicant's name, in Thailand or worldwide, and an investment in Thailand of about US$500,000 in the applicant's name that counts toward those assets. To be safe, have more than US$1.1 million in assets and more than US$510,000 invested. Joint holdings are split equally or pro rata.
- The qualifying investments are Thai government bonds with at least 5 years of maturity remaining, direct investment in companies registered in Thailand, or Thai property held in your name, and they must already be made before you apply. You also need health insurance of at least US$50,000, or Thai social security benefits, or a balance of about US$100,000 held for 12 months or more (to be safe, more than US$110,000).
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). Checked 16 October 2026.
Documents
- You register and submit your application and documents in the BOI's LTR online system, either directly or through VFS Global, which is a paid service; the pages we opened do not list the documents that prove your assets and investment.
- To collect the visa you need the BOI's notification letter to the Immigration Bureau within 60 days, forms TM.94 and STM.8, the appointment confirmation, passport originals and copies, a 4 x 6 cm photo in business attire from the last six months, relationship documents for dependants, and your TM.6 or Thailand Digital Arrival Card record. The Washington embassy asks for the BOI endorsement letter addressed to it.
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), Royal Thai Embassy. Checked 16 October 2026.
Timing
- The BOI endorsement takes about 20 working days and longer if it asks for more documents, and its decision is final. A pre-approval check then takes 1 to 3 working days.
- You book an appointment at a Thai embassy or consulate, or at the One Stop Service Center in Bangkok, within 60 days of the endorsement letter date; after 60 days you must reapply for endorsement. Issuing in Thailand requires you to be in Thailand, and abroad you apply at the mission matching your residency, or through the e-Visa site where it is offered.
- Each dependant creates a separate account: the main applicant starts the application to get a document number, the dependant submits, and the main applicant approves the link.
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). Checked 16 October 2026.
Fees
- The LTR visa processing fee is THB 50,000 per person for ten years if collected in Thailand, and the BOI charges nothing for the endorsement if you apply directly. Fees abroad are usually higher because of exchange rates and extra charges.
- Embassy fees abroad differ: US$1,600 at the Washington embassy after endorsement, CA$3,250 on Ottawa's 2024 list, A$3,000 on Sydney's list of 15 July 2024, and NZ$5,000 at Wellington until 31 December 2026, down from NZ$6,000. The e-Visa processing fee is not refundable.
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), Royal Thai Embassy, Royal Thai Consulate-General. Checked 16 October 2026.
How long it lasts and renewal
- The visa is stamped for 10 years, but initial permission to stay is up to 5 years, extendable by 5 more if you still qualify. Every condition, including the investment, must be maintained for the length of the visa.
- The BOI re-checks your eligibility before the first period ends and may revoke the visa if you no longer qualify, for example if you cancel the health insurance without proof for past years. LTR holders report yearly instead of every 90 days and need no re-entry permit.
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). Checked 16 October 2026.
Path to permanent residence
- The BOI pages we opened do not link the LTR visa to permanent residence. That is a separate annual quota process, with 100 places for each nationality and a 2026 window from 9 March to 3 April; a 2018 law-firm article lists an investment category at about THB 3 million to 10 million (to be safe, more than THB 11,000,000) and says its sources disagree on the figure.
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), Immigration Bureau. Checked 16 October 2026.
Tax
- The BOI lists a tax exemption for overseas income among the LTR visa's privileges, shown for the Work-from-Thailand category with the other categories sharing the general list; ask the BOI how it applies to a Wealthy Global Citizen.
- A proposed relief for income brought into Thailand within a year was not law when a law firm last reviewed it on 5 October 2026, and the Revenue Department's 2024 return guide taxes residents on foreign income earned from 1 January 2024 that is remitted to Thailand.
Sources: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), The Revenue Department (Thailand). Checked 16 October 2026.
Your passport
If you hold a US, Canadian, Australian or New Zealand passport
What differs for each passport, from the same sources. A line that says there is no difference means the sources we read name none.
United States passport
- The Washington embassy asks for the BOI endorsement letter, valid for 60 days and addressed to it, and lists the LTR visa fee as US$1,600 after endorsement.
- US citizens abroad generally file US returns on worldwide income, foreign accounts totalling over $10,000 need an FBAR, and the treaty's saving clause lets the US keep taxing its citizens; Thailand is not on the Social Security Administration's list of agreements.
Sources: Royal Thai Embassy, Internal Revenue Service, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), US Social Security Administration. Checked 11 October 2026.
Canada passport
- Canadians apply at the Ottawa embassy, whose 2024 fee announcement lists CA$3,250 for the LTR, or the Vancouver consulate, which takes online applications only.
- If you emigrate from Canada you are treated as having sold certain property at fair market value on the day you leave, with Canadian real estate, RRSPs, TFSAs and pensions among the exceptions; form T1161 applies if your property is worth more than $25,000.
Sources: Royal Thai Embassy, Royal Thai Consulate-General, Canada Revenue Agency. Checked 15 October 2026.
Australia passport
- Australians apply at the Canberra embassy for the ACT, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory, or at the Sydney consulate-general for New South Wales, whose 15 July 2024 list puts the LTR fee at A$3,000.
- If you stop being an Australian tax resident, assets other than taxable Australian property, such as many shares, are treated as sold at market value unless you choose to disregard this; Thailand is not on Australia's list of 32 social security agreement countries.
Sources: Royal Thai Embassy, Royal Thai Consulate-General, Australian Taxation Office, Department of Social Services. Checked 15 October 2026.
New Zealand passport
- The Wellington embassy accepts residents of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Samoa and Niue and lists the LTR at NZ$5,000 until 31 December 2026, with the standard NZ$6,000 after that.
- The New Zealand-Thailand tax agreement caps withholding at 15% on dividends and 10% or 15% on interest if you become a non-resident, and the Inland Revenue says to tell your bank so the right withholding tax is deducted.
Sources: Royal Thai Embassy, New Zealand Legislation, Inland Revenue (New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026.
Other visas
Other visas in Thailand.
The country
More on Thailand.
Questions about Long-Term Resident visa for investors in Thailand.
How much must you invest for Thailand's wealthy global citizen LTR visa?
At least US$500,000 in your name in Thai government bonds, Thai-registered companies or Thai property, made before you apply, as part of assets of about US$1 million. To be safe, have more than US$1.1 million in assets, with more than US$510,000 invested.
How long does Thailand's Long-Term Resident visa last for wealthy global citizens?
The visa is stamped for 10 years, with permission to stay first for up to 5 years and extendable by 5 more if you still qualify. You must keep every condition, including the investment and health cover, for the whole visa.
What does Thailand's wealthy global citizen visa cost and how long does approval take?
The visa fee is THB 50,000 per person if collected in Thailand, and usually more abroad. The BOI endorsement takes about 20 working days, then you book an appointment within 60 days of the letter. The BOI charges nothing for the endorsement itself.
Can your family join you on Thailand's wealthy global citizen LTR visa?
Yes. A legal spouse and children under 20 can be dependants, up to four. Same-sex marriages are recognised but partnerships are not. Each dependant needs health insurance of at least US$50,000, Thai social security, or about US$25,000 held for 12 months.
Sources
Official sources we used.
Government and official pages only, each with the date we checked it.
- LTR visa: how to apply, Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C.. Checked 11 October 2026. Written for applicants in the Washington embassy's area.
- US citizens abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 10 October 2026.
- Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Checked 10 October 2026.
- US–Thailand income tax convention (1996), text, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 10 October 2026. Signed 26 November 1996; general effective date 1 January 1998. Article 1(2) saving clause and article 4 (residence) read.
- US international Social Security agreements, US Social Security Administration (Internet Archive copy). Checked 10 October 2026. Internet Archive copy captured 4 October 2026. Thailand is not on the list of agreements.
- Visa fees (Announcement No. 7/2567, fees in Canadian dollars from 16 July 2024), Royal Thai Embassy, Ottawa. Checked 15 October 2026. Fee announcement No. 7/2567, in force from 16 July 2024, on a page updated 5 January 2026; the fee table is an image.
- Visa: how to apply, Royal Thai Consulate-General, Vancouver. Checked 11 October 2026. Page updated 20 April 2026; online applications only; 10 to 15 business days for complete applications.
- Leaving Canada (emigrants), Canada Revenue Agency. Checked 10 October 2026. Canadian residents leaving Canada; date modified 17 September 2026.
- Dispositions of property (emigrants), Canada Revenue Agency. Checked 10 October 2026. Date modified 20 January 2026.
- Thai E-Visa: who can apply, documents and processing time, Royal Thai Embassy, Canberra. Checked 11 October 2026. Page is undated; it publishes no fee list and no DTV checklist.
- Visa information and visa fees (fee announcement of 15 July 2024), Royal Thai Consulate-General, Sydney. Checked 15 October 2026. Fee table in Australian dollars, effective 15 July 2024, an image on a page updated 6 March 2025; not Canberra's schedule.
- How changing residency affects CGT, Australian Taxation Office (Internet Archive copy). Checked 11 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 6 September 2026; page last updated 22 June 2026.
- International social security agreements, Australian Government, Department of Social Services (Internet Archive copy). Checked 11 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 9 September 2026; lists 32 agreement countries; Thailand is not listed.
- Types of visas (e-Visa applications), Royal Thai Embassy, Wellington. Checked 11 October 2026. Residents of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Samoa and Niue; page updated 23 July 2024; its standard fees are reduced until 31 December 2026 (D7).
- Announcement: reduction of visa service fees, Royal Thai Embassy, Wellington. Checked 15 October 2026. Announcement 1/2569 dated 8 June 2026: reduced fees from 5 July to 31 December 2026.
- Double Taxation Relief (Thailand) Order 1998 (archived copy), New Zealand Legislation (Internet Archive copy of 5 June 2023). Checked 10 October 2026. Internet Archive copy captured 5 June 2023. Articles 4 (residence), 10 to 12 (withholding), 15 and 16 (personal services), 19 (pensions) and 23 (credit) read.
- Leaving New Zealand, Inland Revenue (New Zealand). Checked 10 October 2026. New Zealand tax residents leaving New Zealand.
- Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa: qualifications and privileges, Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). Checked 16 October 2026. Four LTR categories, dependants and how to apply; the page shows no publication date.
- LTR visa: visa issuance, Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). Checked 16 October 2026. How and where the LTR visa is issued, fees and the 60-day endorsement.
- Annual application for permanent residence in the Kingdom (การขอมีถิ่นที่อยู่ในราชอาณาจักรประจำปี), Immigration Bureau, Royal Thai Police. Checked 16 October 2026. Page in Thai; announces the 2026 application window and quota; the requirement documents it links were not opened.
- Guide to Personal Income Tax Return 2024 (P.N.D. 90), The Revenue Department (Thailand). Checked 15 October 2026. Return guide for the 2024 tax year, filed in 2025; a newer guide may exist.