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Do you have to be outside of Thailand to apply for a LTR visa?
Do you have to be outside of Thailand to apply for a LTR visa?
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You can apply for a Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa from both inside and outside Thailand. Many comments from users confirm that it is possible to apply while within the country, often citing better conditions compared to applying from abroad.
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Frank-Steven ***********
Get it from within Thailand. The markups many embassies abroad charge are ridiculous.
Brandon ************
@Frank-Steven **********
plus it's more convenient to have the visa inside your passportMarty *********
You can apply and get an LTR either inside or outside Thailand. I have a pensioner LTR.
Ray ****
@Marty ********
i was thinking about applying as well and i meet all the requirements but i was shocked about this ( Investment of at least USD 250,000 in Thai government bonds, foreign direct investment, or Thai property ) did you really invest 250k in bonds?Marty *********
@Ray ***
No. I qualified for the pensioner LTR by having a work pension over $80,000/yr.Marty *********
@Brandon ***********
Actually there is an investment option for the wealthy pensioner LTR. $40,000/yr passive income + $250,000 investment.Brandon ************
@Ray ***
you're talking about requirements for wealthy global citizen. The wealthy pensioner does not have that requirement.Maksym ***********
Ltr visa can be issued only inside as I remember 😬😁
Graham ******
@Maksym **********
can also be issued prior to arrival ;)Maksym ***********
@Graham *****
I see, can be evisa in some cases. But also can be rejected if something missed... Better to get it in BOI office 😁Maksym ***********
@Graham *****
after approve on boi website, if you want to issue visa in the embassy, you can lost your fee.Graham ******
@Maksym **********
you don't pay until it is approved so you lose nothing applying online
Jo **********
no
Rob **********
No you can apply inside of Thailand
Stuart *********
No.
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