What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?
Either pensions and/or fixed personal income of at least USD 80,000 per year as of the application date, or below USD 80,000 but not below USD 40,000 per year combined with investment in Thailand in the applicant's name of at least USD 250,000 held before the application date. Every applicant also needs health insurance covering medical expenses in Thailand of at least USD 50,000 for at least 10 months, social security benefits, or a deposit of at least USD 100,000 held for at least 12 months. A dependant adds their own insurance or an extra deposit of at least USD 25,000 per person.
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Limits of the record- The announcement is an unofficial translation; it does not say whether a couple may combine incomes to reach the threshold.
- BOI Announcement No. Por. 3/2568 (unofficial English translation)
3.2.2 Provide evidence of investment in the name of the applicant,
and/or evidence of personal income in one of the following cases:
(1) Receipts of pensions and/or fixed personal income of at
least USD 80,000 per year as of the date of application;
(2) Receipts of pensions and/or fixed personal income less
than USD 80,000 per year but not less than USD 40,000 per year as of the date of
application; and investment in Thailand in the name of the applicant of at least USD
250,000 and holding ownership in one or more of the following investments before the
date of application:
1) Thai Government bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance with a
remaining time to maturity of not less than five years as of the
date of application.
2) Direct investment in a private limited company or public limited
company, or investment in a venture capital company, or a
private equity trust company registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or certified by the relevant authorities.
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3) Property.
- BOI Announcement No. Por. 3/2568 (unofficial English translation)
3.2.3 Provide a health insurance policy covering medical expenses in
Thailand of at least USD 50,000 with a remaining coverage period of at least 10 months as of the
date of the letter of qualification endorsement issuance; or evidence of social security benefits
insuring medical expenses in Thailand, or a deposit balance of at least USD 100,000 in a bank
account in Thailand or abroad retained for at least 12 months as of the date of application.
- BOI Announcement No. Por. 3/2568 (unofficial English translation)
3.5 The dependents shall:
3.5.1 Provide evidence of being the legitimate spouse, parents, or children
aged under 20 years old or legal dependents of the primary LTR Visa holder according to Item
2.1.
3.5.2 Provide a health insurance policy covering medical expenses in
Thailand of at least USD 50,000 with a remaining coverage period of at least 10 months as
of the date of the letter of qualification endorsement issuance; or evidence of social
security benefits insuring medical expenses in Thailand, or additional deposits of at least
USD 25,000 per person in the bank accounts, in Thailand or abroad in the name of the alien
person according to Item 2.1 or in the own accounts of the dependents, retained for at least
12 months as of the date of application.
