Thailand’s Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa is a highly effective program designed to attract "high-potential" individuals to live, work, and invest in Thailand, it offers unmatched convenience and flexibility. Designed for professionals, retirees, and investors, the LTR visa makes the possibly to an extended stay in Thailand a reality by renewable 10-year residency permit, the LTR visa provides a level of stability and privilege previously unavailable to foreign nationals.
LTR Visa Categories and Eligibility (2026)
LTR visas are offered to four categories of foreigners:
Wealthy Global Citizens - Wealthy individuals with no age requirement, holding at least USD 1 million in assets (which must include at least USD 500,000 in specific Thai assets).
Wealthy Pensioners - Retirees aged 50 years and older who have an annual pension or passive income (i.e. not including salary, director fees etc.) of at least USD80,000 per annum, or not less than USD 40,000 per annum and holding at least USD250,000 in specific Thai assets.
Work-from-Thailand Professionals - Remote workers working for well-established overseas companies and with income of at least USD 80,000 per annum over the last 2 years.
Highly-Skilled Professionals - Professionals or experts in targeted industries working for business entities or higher education institutes, research centres or specialized training institutions in Thailand or Thai government agencies.
Dependents of LTR visa applicants, spouses, children not over 20 years of age, legal dependents and parents, will also qualify for the same visas, with no limit placed on the number of dependents that may be granted visas. Following the enactment of the historic Marriage Equality Act in Thailand, spouses of the same sex are also now eligible.
Privileges:
There are many privileges provided to LTR visa holders, with the aim of making living in Thailand long term easier and less bureaucratic. These privileges include:
- 10 years renewable visa. Permission will be granted to stay in in Thailand the first time for no more than five years. The period of stay can be extended for another 5 years if qualifications are met.
- An exemption from personal income tax on foreign sourced income for Wealthy Global Citizens, Wealthy Pensioners and Work-from-Thailand Professionals.
- Discounted personal income tax rate of 17% for Highly-Skilled Professionals on their employment income.
- Permission to work in Thailand and the removal of the requirement for employers to hire four Thai citizens per foreigner, making the process of hiring foreigners easier.
- Fast track service at international airports in Thailand.
- 1 year reporting to Immigration instead of 90 days, and the overall ease of regulations concerning foreign residents.
- When travelling to and from Thailand the visa can be used an unlimited number of times without having to request a visa to re-enter the kingdom.
Targeted groups and qualifications
| Wealthy Global Citizen | Wealthy Pensioner |
| Wealthy individual with no age requirement | 50+years of age and has the status of a retiree at the date of application submission |
| No minimum income requirements. | Receiving pension and/or personal income of not less than USD 80,000 per year at the date of application submission |
| Evidence of investment in Thailand in the applicant’s name that has a value of not less than USD 500,000, in any of the following | In case of pension and/or personal income below USD 80,000/year but not less than USD 40,000/year, applicants must have evidence of investment in Thailand in the applicant’s name that has a value of not less than USD 250,000, in any of the following: |
| A health insurance policy covering medical expenses in Thailand of not less than USD 50,000 with a remaining coverage period of not less than 10 months at the time of issuing the visa qualification endorsement, or social security rights which cover medical expenses in Thailand, or deposits in accounts in Thailand or abroad of not less than USD100,000, which have been held for not less than twelve months | A health insurance policy covering medical expenses in Thailand of not less than USD 50,000 with a remaining coverage period of not less than 10 months at the time of issuing the visa qualification endorsement, or social security rights which cover medical expenses in Thailand, or deposits in accounts in Thailand or abroad of not less than USD100,000, which have been held for not less than twelve months. |
| Evidence of financial status, with assets that have a value capable of being assessed, including assets in and outside of Thailand, with a value not less USD 1 million at the time of the application. | |
| Work-from-Thailand professional | High-skilled professional |
| Remote workers who works for an overseas employer | High skilled experts in targeted industries |
| Personal income on average of not less than USD 80,000/ year in the past 2 years or not less than USD 40,000/year in the past 2 years if they hold a master's degree or above, possess intellectual property or have received Series A funding in a business of not less than USD 1 million | Personal income on average of not less than USD 80,000/ year in the past 2 years or not less than USD 40,000 in the past 2 years if they hold a master's degree (or equivalent) or above or have special high-skilled expertise relevant to the job assignment in Thailand. In the case of a retired science and technology expert, they can show evidence of personal income on average of not less than USD 40,000/year for the 2 years prior to retirement. |
| A health insurance policy covering medical expenses in Thailand of not less than USD 50,000 with a remaining coverage period of not less than 10 months at the time of issuing the visa qualification endorsement, or social security rights which cover medical expenses in Thailand, or deposits in accounts in Thailand or abroad of not less than USD 100,000, which have been held for not less than twelve months. | A health insurance policy covering medical expenses in Thailand of not less than USD 50,000 with a remaining coverage period of not less than 10 months at the time of issuing the visa qualification endorsement, or social security rights which cover medical expenses in Thailand, or deposits in accounts in Thailand or abroad of not less than USD 100,000, which have been held for not less than twelve months. |
| Current employer must have one of the following characteristics | Experts working for a Thai government agency, state-owned higher education institution, research center or specialized training institution in Thailand are exempted from showing evidence of past income. |
