🇹🇭 Visas & Immigration — Thailand

Visa Details

Thailand offers a Non-Immigrant B visa for foreign business owners and employees, which must be paired with a work permit. To obtain a work permit, the company must have at least THB 2 million in registered capital per foreign worker and employ four Thai nationals per foreign worker. The SMART Visa program (introduced in 2018) targets highly skilled professionals, investors, executives, and startup founders in targeted industries — it offers work permit exemption and stays of up to four years. The Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa, launched in 2022, provides a 10-year visa for wealthy global citizens, retirees, remote workers, and highly skilled professionals, with a flat 17% personal income tax rate for qualifying individuals. Thailand also introduced the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) in 2024, a five-year visa for remote workers and digital nomads. The Thailand Elite visa offers long-term residence (5–20 years) for a one-time fee starting at THB 600,000.