LTR — Long-Term Resident Visa

Who qualifies

• Wealthy global citizen — TWO money conditions, both required, and no income test. BOI lists them together: at least US$1,000,000 in assets in your own name AND an investment in Thailand of at least US$500,000. The US$500,000 is not optional — it is its own published qualification, and it also counts towards the US$1M asset total. Qualifying Thai investments are Thai government bonds with at least 5 years remaining to maturity, direct investment in a Thailand-registered company, or Thai property — singly or combined — and BOI requires the investment to be made and the assets held BEFORE you apply. BOI removed the previous US$80,000/yr personal income requirement for this category. Source: ltr.boi.go.th qualifications, checked 7 September 2026.
• Wealthy pensioner (50+): pension or passive income (not salary or director fees) of at least US$80,000/yr; OR at least US$40,000/yr combined with at least US$250,000 invested in qualifying Thai assets — BOI's 2025 LTR brochure names Thai government bonds with 5+ years remaining to maturity, direct investment in companies, or Thai property. Source: BOI 2025 LTR brochure (ltr.boi.go.th/documents/BOI-brochure 2025-LTR.pdf), checked 10 September 2026.
• Work-from-Thailand professional: at least US$80,000/yr personal income over the last 2 years, working remotely for an overseas employer that BOI defines specifically: a public company listed on a stock exchange, or a private company with at least 3 years of operation and combined revenue of US$50 million over the last 3 years — and a wholly owned subsidiary may use its parent company's financials. This is a second test, not a description: self-employment, freelancing or a smaller employer fails it however high the income. BOI publishes a lower band that most guides omit: if your average personal income is lower than US$80,000 but not lower than US$40,000, you can still qualify on additional proof of qualification — a master's degree or higher, ownership of intellectual property, or Series A funding of at least US$1 million. BOI's 2025 LTR brochure carries all three; the list rendered on ltr.boi.go.th names only the master's degree, so expect to point at the brochure if you are qualifying on intellectual property or funding. Sources: ltr.boi.go.th qualifications and BOI's 2025 LTR brochure (ltr.boi.go.th/documents/BOI-brochure 2025-LTR.pdf), checked 10 September 2026.
• Highly-skilled professional: qualifying employment in a targeted industry with a Thai entity, university, research centre or government agency, generally at US$80,000/yr — with reduced or waived thresholds in some cases (e.g. certain academic or government roles). BOI's published lower band here is US$40,000–80,000 with a certificate for a master's degree or higher IN SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY — the field is specified for this category, unlike the work-from-Thailand one. Source: ltr.boi.go.th qualifications, checked 7 September 2026.

Requirements

• Thresholds differ sharply BY CATEGORY — do not assume a single US$80k income test. The Wealthy Global Citizen route is not an income test at all — BOI requires US$1M in assets AND a US$500,000 investment in Thailand, both of them, while the pensioner, work-from-Thailand and highly-skilled routes are income-based (with an asset-backed alternative for pensioners, and in the US$40,000–80,000 band an additional-qualification alternative for the two professional routes). The work-from-Thailand route carries a second, non-financial test as well: BOI defines the kind of company your employer must be.
• Health insurance with at least US$50,000 of coverage, OR current receipt of social security benefits in Thailand, OR a bank deposit of at least US$100,000 in your own name maintained for no less than 12 months. BOI publishes these three as alternatives to one another. BOI also requires the qualifying conditions — investment, assets and balances — to be maintained throughout the life of the visa, not only at application. Source: ltr.boi.go.th qualifications, checked 7 September 2026; confirm accepted policy types with BOI.
• Category-specific evidence (employment, assets, pension, qualifications), verified through BOI endorsement.

Step-by-step

1. Pick your LTR category.
2. Register and submit qualifications on the BOI LTR portal.
3. BOI endorses your qualification (the key gate).
4. Collect the visa at Immigration or a Thai embassy.
5. Enjoy 10-year stay with annual reporting.

Documents you'll need

• Passport
• Proof of income, assets or pension appropriate to YOUR category — for Wealthy Global Citizen that means BOTH the US$1M asset evidence AND evidence of the US$500,000 Thailand investment, already made
• Health insurance with at least US$50,000 coverage, or proof of Thai social security, or evidence of a US$100,000 deposit held 12 months or more
• Employment or qualification evidence — including the master's-degree certificate if you are qualifying in the US$40,000–80,000 professional band
• BOI endorsement letter

Common mistakes to avoid

• Assuming every LTR category needs US$80,000/yr income. It does not — BOI removed the Wealthy Global Citizen income requirement entirely. What that route does have is two conditions, both required: US$1M in assets AND a US$500,000 investment in Thailand.
• Reading the Wealthy Global Citizen US$500,000 Thailand investment as optional. It is a published qualification in its own right, and it is the half of the test people discover late.
• Budgeting the THB 50,000 fee and then collecting the visa abroad. BOI states the 50,000 baht per person figure applies when you collect the LTR visa in Thailand; if you collect at a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate-General overseas, or via e-Visa, BOI's own words are that the fee "may vary and considerably be more expensive than 50,000 THB per person per 10 years". BOI publishes no overseas figure, so we are not going to invent one — ask the post that will issue your visa.
• Underestimating the income/asset documentation BOI wants.
• Letting insurance lapse below the required US$50,000 coverage, or letting the investment, assets or qualifying deposit fall below threshold mid-visa — BOI requires the conditions to be maintained, not just met once.
• Confusing LTR with Elite/Privilege — LTR has income, asset or qualification gates; Privilege is a paid membership with no such test.

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