Added
created the Highly-Skilled Professional record from Por. 3/2568, the LTR site and Royal Decree No. 743 (https://ltr.boi.go.th/).
Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
60 → 120
months, renewable
Application fee
$1,491
Tax
17.0%
LTR 17% on targeted Thai employment
Path to staying
- Residence permit60 months
- Renew60 months at a time
- Permanent residency
- Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
Overview
- Country
- Thailand
- Program
- Thailand LTR Visa (Highly-Skilled Professional)
- Local name
- Long-Term Resident Visa
- Type
- Economic
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 60 months
- Max duration
- 120 months
- Renewable
- Yes (60 mo)
Five-year stay, extendable by five years, for professionals employed in BOI targeted industries in Thailand. The income test is an average of at least USD 80,000 a year over the two years before application. Thai employment income in those industries can be taxed at 17 percent under Royal Decree No. 743.
Eligibility
- Criminal record check not required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance required
- Endorsement BOI
Work rights
- Employment allowed
- Self-employment not allowed
- Own a business not allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 20
- Parents allowed
- Yes
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare no access
Tax
- Tax regime
- Special
- Tax rate
- 17.0%
- Regime name
- LTR 17% on targeted Thai employment
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- online, embassy, in country
- Processing time
- 20+ days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Average income of at least USD 40,000 is accepted with a master's degree or higher in science and technology, or with expertise in the Thailand role. Applicants employed by Thai public universities, public research or training institutes, or other public agencies are exempt from the income floor. A retired science and technology professional may use pre-retirement income of at least USD 40,000. The employer may be a Thai or foreign company, a university, a research centre, a training institute, or a government agency, and the work must sit in the targeted-industry list in BOI Announcement Por. 3/2568. Health cover is USD 50,000, Thai social security, or a USD 100,000 deposit held 12 months. The digital work permit is a separate step at THB 3,000 a year. The holder may work while that request is pending. Issuance in Thailand is THB 50,000 a person, about USD 1,491 at 33.53 baht per dollar on 9 October 2026. Royal Decree No. 743 section 5's foreign-income exemption names Wealthy Global Citizens, Wealthy Pensioners and Work-from-Thailand Professionals, not this category. The 17 percent rate is withholding on employment income from a company in a targeted industry, and only when the ordinary withholding rate would be higher.
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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source