How to move to Thailand? Long Term Visas
Phuket has always attracted millions of tourists, but still most chose the island as a place for recreation, or for wintering.
The period of the pandemic radically changed the situation, Phuket has become a kind of oasis of paradise life, and now it is not just a beautiful advertising slogan, but our reality.
Phuket is not only beautiful beaches, palm trees, and fruits, it is international schools, universities, shopping centers, high-quality medicine, and developed infrastructure.
And now Phuket has become a place of choice for permanent life!
Long Term Visas for Moving to Thailand:
1. Elite Visa (Thailand Elite Visa)
This type of visa gives you the right to legally stay in the country for a period of 5, 10, and 20 years, with further extension, and an unlimited number of entries and exits. This is a kind of VIP residency in Thailand. Each arrival on this visa should not exceed 12 months, that is, once a year, you need to either cross the border or extend your stay at the immigration office. Also, the holder of this visa, every 90 days must check-in at the immigration office. This standard procedure takes about 10 minutes.
Benefits:
Lack of paperwork and collection of documents, in fact, you just pay money and get a visa. To obtain this visa, you need only three documents.
In addition to the visa itself, you become a member of the Thai Elite club with a number of privileges, such as:
- Free airport transfer 24 times a year.
- Customs control along the priority corridor.
- Assistance with luggage and various formalities.
- Lounge zone in Thailand airports.
- Discounts in shopping centers.
- Assistance in obtaining a driver's license and other procedures at the immigration office.
And the best part is that this is not a complete list of all the privileges.
Disadvantages:
There is probably only one drawback, this is the price. But after evaluating the whole picture, you will understand that the price is fully justified.
2. Work visa (Non-B)
This type of visa entitles you to stay in Thailand from 3 months to one year, with an unlimited number of extensions, without leaving the country. Also, on this visa, you can work and conduct business in the Kingdom.
For questions about obtaining and the cost of a work visa, please contact us directly at the link.
3. Retirement Visa
Another type of visa that allows you to stay in the country for an unlimited amount of time is a retirement visa, but in order to obtain this visa, you must comply with a number of simple conditions.
- Age 50+
- Having any non-immigrant visa at the time of submission.
- 800,000 Baht in a Thai bank account or recurring income, at least 65,000 Baht per month.
Obtaining a retirement visa for one family member allows a spouse, children, or grandchildren to follow this visa. Also, this type of visa obliges you to check in every 90 days at the immigration office at your place of residence.
4. Study visa (student visa)
In the period before the virus, this type of visa was issued to anyone who wanted to study in Thailand, school, university, or language courses. Language courses were especially popular.
But now the situation has changed, and only students of international schools and universities can obtain a student visa. When receiving a student visa, the parents are attached to the child's visa.
When applying for a visa, you must provide a letter from the school and proof of payment. You can find out more details on the websites of international schools.
Important!!!
After receiving each of these visas, you must obtain a certificate of entry to Thailand, pass a negative test at least 72 hours before departure. And have a hotel room quarantined.
*information is current for May-June 2021.
For questions about obtaining visas and buying a home in Phuket, contact us at the link.
