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Do you work remotely for an employer based outside Thailand?
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Live in Thailand
You can live in Thailand for up to 10 years, usually with five years at first and another five if you continue to qualify and receive approval.
Your permission to stay is temporary, not permanent, and can be renewed.
While you stay continuously in Thailand, you report to immigration once a year instead of every 90 days.
Get work support
If you work for a Thai employer, the employer is exempt from the usual requirement to have four Thai employees for every foreign employee.
You can get help with immigration and work permits.
Working for a Thai employer requires a work permit; people approved to work remotely for an employer abroad do not receive a Thai-employer work permit.
Pay less tax
Highly skilled professionals may receive a 17% personal income tax rate.
Overseas income may be exempt from tax, depending on your category, where you are considered resident for tax, and Thailand's tax rules.
Travel more easily
You can leave and return to Thailand without getting a separate re-entry permit each time.
Fast-track service is available at participating international airports.
How to apply
From outside ThailandFrom outside Thailand
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the Long-Term Resident visa application.
See required documentsFill in your application
Create an account in the Long-Term Resident visa system and choose Work-from-Thailand Professional. Fill in the application online and upload your documents.
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Submit your application
Submit your completed qualification application through the Long-Term Resident visa system.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the decision on your qualifications and respond if you are asked for more information or documents.
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Choose your issuance location
Once your qualifications are approved, update the Long-Term Resident visa system with your visa-issuance location abroad and upload any additional information requested. Arrange to obtain your visa within 60 days of the approval notification.
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Wait for final approval
Wait for your application to show “Final approval” in the Long-Term Resident visa system before applying for your visa.
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Find your consulate
Find the Thai embassy or consulate responsible for the place where you currently live.
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Fill in your visa application
Where e-Visa is available, create an account, choose “Apply for a new visa” and select the Long-Term Resident visa and the post responsible for where you live. Enter your details and upload the requested documents; otherwise, ask your consulate how to apply.
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Submit your visa application
Submit your completed e-Visa application, including your qualification approval and the requested documents. At a post without e-Visa, follow the consulate’s arrangement for submitting your application and documents instead.
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Pay the visa fee
For e-Visa, select your completed application, choose “Proceed to Payment” and pay online. For a consulate submission, pay as the consulate directs.
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Wait for your visa
Follow your application status and respond to any requests from the consulate. When your e-Visa is issued, download the confirmation from your account; for a consulate submission, follow its instructions to receive your visa.
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Travel to Thailand
Travel to Thailand with your visa and keep your passport, visa, qualification approval and arrival records.
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Once in ThailandOnce in Thailand
Follow your reporting requirements
Follow the immigration reporting and stay requirements for Long-Term Resident visa holders while you are in Thailand.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Your CV
Provide your CV showing your education, skills and work experience. Include the background relevant to your current position.
Proof of income
Provide your filed income-tax returns for each of the two years before you apply. If you are not required to file income tax where you live, provide payslips and bank statements instead; you may be asked to have them notarised.
Copy of your passport
Provide a copy of the page with your photo and personal details. Have your original passport available for visa issuance.
Passport photo
Provide a recent photograph of yourself for the online application and visa issuance. Follow the photo instructions in the application system or from your consulate.
Application forms
Complete the online LTR application for the Work-from-Thailand Professional category. For visa issuance in Thailand, print and sign the TM.94 and print the STM.8 from the LTR system; for issuance abroad, complete the visa application required by your consulate.
Proof of employment
Provide a signed employment letter issued within the last three months, a complete signed employment contract, or both. The letter should give your position, employment dates and permission to work remotely; the contract should give your position, pay and employment terms. You must work for a qualifying overseas employer; work for clients alone does not meet this requirement, and you may also be asked to confirm the limits on your work in Thailand.
Employer company records
Provide evidence that your employer is listed on a stock exchange, or audited financial statements showing it has operated for at least three years and had combined revenue of at least USD 50 million over the preceding three years. If your employer is a wholly owned subsidiary, provide evidence of its ownership, shareholder certification and the qualifying parent company's listing or financial records.
Health coverage evidence
Provide a health insurance policy covering at least USD 50,000 in medical costs in Thailand, evidence of social-security benefits covering medical costs in Thailand, or a bank statement showing at least USD 100,000 held for at least 12 months before applying. Insurance must have at least 10 months left when your approval letter is issued; life-only and travel insurance do not qualify. Social-security evidence can include the latest payment receipt, your employer's submitted employee list and a valid social-security card, as applicable.
Qualification approval notice
Provide your BOI qualification endorsement notification when your visa is issued. For issuance in Thailand, print the notification from the LTR system.
Proof of current residence *
Provide evidence of where you currently live for the consulate handling your visa. Check what evidence your consulate accepts.
* Only if your visa is issued at a consulate abroad.
May need translationThai immigration records *
Provide copies of the passport pages showing your current Thai visa or permission to stay and your entry and extension stamps. Include your TDAC, TM.6 and TM.47 records where they apply, along with any current travel information BOI requests.
* Only if your visa is issued in Thailand.
May need translationAdditional qualification evidence *
Provide a master's degree certificate or higher, records showing you fully own intellectual property, or evidence that you received at least USD 1 million in Series A funding. Intellectual property records can include patent, trademark or copyright documents.
* Only if your average yearly income was at least USD 40,000 but less than USD 80,000 during the two years before you apply.
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Family support commitment
If you sponsor a dependant, you must agree to pay for their support, accommodation, healthcare and other necessary expenses.
They must not rely on Thai social welfare or support from others, apart from insurance, under your support commitment.
Work permit costs
To work for an organization in Thailand, you must get and keep the required digital work permit.
The permit request must be made immediately after your visa is issued or before employment starts.
The work-permit maintenance fee is currently 3,000 baht per year.
Yearly immigration reporting
While you remain continuously in Thailand, you must report to immigration once a year.
The reporting period starts again when you return to Thailand.
Residence notifications still apply.
Permission can end
Your permission to stay can end when it expires if you do not renew it.
It can also be cancelled if you no longer meet the conditions or become disqualified under immigration law.
A child's permission as your dependant ends automatically when they turn 20.
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