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Non-Immigrant IB — investment-promotion activity

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What investment option or options qualify?

Category "IB" is the Thai Non-Immigrant Visa for investing or performing other activities relating to investment, subject to the provision of the established laws on investment promotion. The qualifying investment is therefore whatever those investment-promotion laws recognise, and the page's practical marker is documentary: for "IB" the Ministry requires a letter from Thailand's Board of Investment. The page itself does not list qualifying instruments, sectors or promoted activities.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not list which investments or promoted activities qualify; it defers to the established laws on investment promotion and to Thailand's Board of Investment.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

This page states no investment amount, tier or threshold for category "IB"; the qualifying level is set by the established laws on investment promotion and evidenced by the letter from Thailand's Board of Investment. The only figures on the page are the applicant's evidence of adequate finance, 20,000 Baht per person or 40,000 Baht per family, and the government visa fee of 2,000 Baht for a single entry or 5,000 Baht for multiple entries. Those are living funds and fees, not investment capital.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no investment minimum for category IB; the amount depends on the investment-promotion laws and on the Board of Investment decision, which are not in this source.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how long the investment must be maintained or any continuing ownership or presence conditions for category "IB".

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no holding period, ownership or presence condition for category IB; those would come from the investment promotion laws and the Board of Investment.
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 1. REQUIREMENT
    - to invest or perform other activities relating to investment, subject to the provision of the established laws on investment promotion (Category "IB")
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 4. VALIDITY OF A VISA
    Single-entry and multiple-entry visas are valid for three months. Multiple-entry visas could also be valid for one year.
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 5. PERIOD OF STAY
    The holders of this type of visa are initially granted a period of stay in the Kingdom not exceeding 90 days unless otherwise instructed by the Office of Immigration Bureau.
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 6. EXTENSION OF STAY
    Those qualified persons can obtain an additional one year stay permit counting from the date of entry in the Kingdom pertaining to the Office of the Immigration Bureau's regulations on extension of stay. The extension of stay is at the discretion of the Immigration officer.
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 6. EXTENSION OF STAY (N.B.)
    N.B. Applicants wishing to stay in the Kingdom longer than 90 days have to file their application either at the Thai consular mission aboard or at the Office of Immigration Bureau in Bangkok located on Government Center B, Chaengwattana Soi 7, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Tel 0-2141-9889 (or website at (http://www.immgration.go.th ) . The consular officer must refer the case to the Office of Immigration Bureau for approval. Upon receiving approval, the consular officer may issue the visa as instructed by the Bureau

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family members can be included under category "IB" or their rights.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no family inclusion, and no family residence or work rights, for category IB.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The status is a Non-Immigrant Visa, single or multiple entry, valid for three months and possibly one year for multiple entry. The initial permitted stay is not more than 90 days unless the Office of Immigration Bureau instructs otherwise, and qualified persons can obtain an additional one year stay permit counting from the date of entry, at the Immigration officer's discretion. Longer than 90 days must be applied for through a Thai consular mission or the Office of Immigration Bureau in Bangkok. The page states no permanent-residence or citizenship direction, and nothing about the investment at exit.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no permanent-residence or citizenship direction for category IB, and nothing about the investment when the stay ends.
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 4. VALIDITY OF A VISA
    Single-entry and multiple-entry visas are valid for three months. Multiple-entry visas could also be valid for one year.
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 5. PERIOD OF STAY
    The holders of this type of visa are initially granted a period of stay in the Kingdom not exceeding 90 days unless otherwise instructed by the Office of Immigration Bureau.
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 6. EXTENSION OF STAY
    Those qualified persons can obtain an additional one year stay permit counting from the date of entry in the Kingdom pertaining to the Office of the Immigration Bureau's regulations on extension of stay. The extension of stay is at the discretion of the Immigration officer.
  • 3. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, 6. EXTENSION OF STAY (N.B.)
    N.B. Applicants wishing to stay in the Kingdom longer than 90 days have to file their application either at the Thai consular mission aboard or at the Office of Immigration Bureau in Bangkok located on Government Center B, Chaengwattana Soi 7, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Tel 0-2141-9889 (or website at (http://www.immgration.go.th ) . The consular officer must refer the case to the Office of Immigration Bureau for approval. Upon receiving approval, the consular officer may issue the visa as instructed by the Bureau

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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