Thailand LTR Visa

Summary

The Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa is Thailand's flagship long-stay program for wealthy individuals, remote professionals, and skilled workers. Launched in September 2022 and administered by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), it delivers a 10-year renewable visa, multiple-entry privileges, exemption from the 90-day reporting rule (replaced by annual reporting), and a flat 17% personal income tax rate for the highly-skilled track. It was revised in 2025 to lower or simplify some qualification rules, but it remains a document-heavy route.

There are four categories, and you apply under whichever one fits your profile: Wealthy Global Citizen, Wealthy Pensioner, Work-from-Thailand Professional, or Highly-Skilled Professional. The LTR is easier than Thai permanent residency (no quota, no 3-year residency ramp) but is still technically a long-stay visa, not a PR pathway — it does not count toward naturalization.

Eligibility

You qualify by fitting one of four LTR categories. Each track has its own checklist, so match the evidence to the category you actually plan to use.

Wealthy Global Citizen

• Assets — at least $1 million in personal assets.
• Annual income — the 2025 amendment removed the $80,000/year income floor that previously applied.
• Thai investment — at least $500,000 in Thai government bonds, Thai real estate, or direct investment in a Thai business.
• Health/financial cover — health insurance covering at least $50,000, Thai social-security coverage, or a qualifying bank balance of at least $100,000 maintained for the required period.

Wealthy Pensioner

• Age 50 or older.
• Passive income of at least $80,000/year from a pension, rental, or other stable passive source.
• Applicants with $40,000–80,000 in passive income can qualify by adding a $250,000 Thai investment.
• Health/financial cover — health insurance covering at least $50,000, Thai social-security coverage, or a qualifying bank balance of at least $100,000 maintained for the required period.

Work-from-Thailand Professional (remote worker)

• Employed by a foreign company.
• Personal income of at least $80,000/year over the past two years (or $40,000 if you have a master's degree or special expertise).
• Your employer must have at least $50 million in revenue over the past three years (reduced from $150 million under the 2025 reform), or be publicly listed.
• Health/financial cover — health insurance covering at least $50,000, Thai social-security coverage, or a qualifying bank balance of at least $100,000 maintained for the required period.

Highly-Skilled Professional

• Employed by a Thai or foreign entity in a BOI-targeted industry (biotech, robotics, digital, aviation, medical, smart electronics, etc.).
• Personal income of at least $80,000/year (or $40,000 with a master's or special expertise; waived for employees of Thai government agencies and certain institutions).
• Health/financial cover — health insurance covering at least $50,000, Thai social-security coverage, or a qualifying bank balance of at least $100,000 maintained for the required period.
• Tax benefit — flat 17% Thai personal income tax on Thailand-source employment income, versus the standard progressive rates of 5–35%.

Benefits common to all four

• 10-year visa, issued in two 5-year tranches.
• Digital work permit available for LTR holders who work for an entity in Thailand.
• Multiple-entry privileges — no re-entry permits needed.
• Annual reporting replaces the 90-day reporting obligation.
• Dependent spouse and children under 20 can apply for dependent LTR visas. BOI's current page still describes a maximum of 4 dependents per main LTR holder.
• Foreign-income tax exemption — Wealthy Global Citizen, Wealthy Pensioner, and Work-from-Thailand Professional visa holders are exempt from Thai personal income tax on foreign-source income remitted into Thailand.
• Fast-track immigration at major airports.

What the LTR does not do

• Does not grant Thai permanent residency.
• Does not count toward naturalization.
• Does not allow work outside the scope authorized for your category (Wealthy Global Citizen and Wealthy Pensioner tracks are residency-only — work requires a separate work permit or a different category).

What This Route Allows

If approved, this route gives you long-stay residence in Thailand through the LTR program. Key limit: You must fit one LTR category and document its core test: assets and investment for Wealthy Global Citizen, pension income for Wealthy Pensioner, foreign-employer income and revenue for Work-from-Thailand, or targeted-industry skilled work, plus health or financial cover.

What This Route Is Not

This is not a guarantee of approval. Immigration authorities can still review documents, admissibility, background, funds, and whether the facts match the pathway rules.

Next Steps

1. Identify your category. Match your profile to one of the four tracks. Each has different financial and employment evidence.
2. Gather financial documents. Tax returns, bank statements, investment statements, pension statements — whatever supports your track's income or assets test.
3. Get employer documents (for WFTP and HSP). Company registration, revenue statements, and your employment contract. For Highly-Skilled, your employer must confirm the BOI-targeted industry classification.
4. Apply through the BOI LTR portal. Application is online at ltr.boi.go.th. The government fee is THB 50,000 (~$1,400) per person for the 10-year visa.
5. Complete the qualification endorsement. BOI reviews your file and issues a qualification endorsement letter if you qualify. You then take this letter to a Thai embassy or Thai Immigration within 60 days to receive the visa stamp.
6. Collect the digital work permit (if applicable). Through the Thailand Investment and Expat Services Center (TIESC), opened March 2025 as a one-stop service for LTR holders.

Sources

• Thailand Board of Investment — LTR Visa portal — the official LTR application portal and program rules.
• BOI LTR brochure 2025 — official program brochure with current requirements.
• Royal Thai Embassy Washington, D.C. — LTR Visa — consular filing guidance for U.S. applicants after BOI endorsement.
• Thailand Board of Investment — underlying Board of Investment regulatory authority.