Permanent Residency in Thailand

Permanent Residence in Thailand

• • Live & Work in the 2nd Best ASEAN Country for a Superior Quality of Life

  • Permission to reside in Thailand permanently

  • Permission to get local financing

  • Allowed to apply for citizenship

  • Children who are born in Thailand obtain Thai Nationality

Run Your Eligibility Test Now. Just Tell Us These

• • Number of years (consecutively) that you hold business visa and extending it in Thailand

  • Number of years (consecutively) that you hold a work permit

  • Your annual income for the year (according to the Personal Income Tax filing – PND 91) 2014, 2015 and 2016

  • What is your current monthly salary rate?

  • What is your marital status

  • If you are married, how long have you been married? And what is the nationality of your spouse?

  • If your spouse is a Thai national, do you have any biological child with your Thai Spouse?

Who Can Apply For A Permanent Residence In Thailand?

Any foreigner who is willing to live permanently in Thailand can apply for a permanent residence.

5 Ways of Obtaining a PR in Thailand

• • Investment

  • Work/Business

  • Supporting Thai citizen or being supported by Thai citizen

  • Supporting alien who already had residence permit or being supported by alien who already had residence permit

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2 Most Common Ways Of Getting A Thai PR

Work/Business

• • Holder of extension of stay permit for 3 years or more (consecutively)

  • Holder of work permit for 3 years or more (consecutively)

  • Earning annual income of 960,000 Baht or more during the past 3 years

  • If you have changed your jobs (employer) during the past 3 year, you must be working for your current employer for no less than 1 year.

Supporting Thai citizen or being supported by Thai citizen

• • Holder of extension of stay permit for 3 years or more (consecutively)

  • Holder of work permit for 3 years or more (consecutively)

  • Earning annual income of 360,000 Baht or more during the past 3 years

Legally married to a Thai national:

a. Married for at least 2 years and having their biological child together; or

b. In case of infertility, they have to be married for at least 5+ years, providing medical certification of their issue

Criteria of Obtaining a Thai Permanent Residence

• • You must have a Thai non-immigrant visa for minimum three years. However, individuals having non-immigrant visas cannot apply.

  • While applying you must hold a non-immigrant visa

  • You must quality under any of the categories of PR mentioned above.

  • You must stay for consecutive 3 years with a work permit and earn no less than 80,000 Baht per month.

Application Procedure of PR

• • After announcement of the annual quota for permit issuance per nationality by the Ministry of Interior, the applicant can submit application until the last day of work.

  • The applicant must present all the required documents.

  • The applicant will be interviewed by one of the immigration officers. The interview is going to be an oral Thai proficiency test.

  • The consideration period for your application will be six months or a year.