Do you need to leave Thailand to affix an elite visa, or can it be done within the country?

General information and requirements

Elite Visa is categorized as a Tourist Visa, which does not allow the holder to legally apply for a work permit to work or enroll in school for studying in Thailand.

Any applicant who has more than one overstay record will not be eligible to apply for the Elite Visa, despite having received the Approval Letter in the initial stage of the application procedure. Members who have more than one overstay of any type will be rejected at the immigration office when affixing the Elite Visa stamp.

You should have at least 3 blank passport pages to affix the Elite Visa.

Terms of the visa shall be granted in accordance with the validity of the membership.

Elite Visa validity length will be subject to the membership validity.

Reporting obligations

Thailand Elite Members are required to complete a 90-day report at the Immigration Office in the case of continuously staying in the country without leaving for over 90 days.

If Thailand Elite members stay less than 90 days per entry, they are not required to do a report. If members intend to stay up to, or over 90 days, then the 90-day report is required. For members who live in Bangkok, the submission may be done through the Thailand Privilege Card Head office on Sathorn, Bangkok. The report will be done within 3 working days and does not include any fee. There are also contracted agents to serve members in Chiang Mai, Pattaya, and Phuket, which may also do the 90-day report on behalf of members without any fee.

If staying for a continuous year in Thailand, Thailand Elite members are required to personally report to immigration to get a stay extension. Members will be charged THB 1,900 at the immigration office when applying for this extension. The extension is not required should the member leave Thailand at any point during the 365-day period.

*** TM 30 form (for the Residence Notification as the responsibility from the house/building owner where you stayed with) is required for 90 days report & stay extension.

Refund policy and information about the validity of the visa issued

According to immigration regulations, if the length of your current passport is not up to a 5-year period, we will issue the Elite Visa in accordance with the expiration date stated on the passport.

If your current passport or passport pages have nearly run out and you need to renew your passport, please kindly send the Customer Contact Center (CCC) the 1st page of your new passport in order for them to update your information and affix the new Elite Visa for the remaining period.

Non-refundable in any case.

Conditions for getting your visa affixed

Only members holding a Tourist Visa, Visa on Arrival, or are on a 30-Day Exempted Tourist Visa are eligible to validate their Elite Visa.

Tourist visa is required for some nationality who would like to obtain Elite Visa at Suvarnabhumi, Phuket Chaingmai Airport.

Non-Immigrant Visas must be cancelled before Elite Visa may be validated. Members have to take responsibility for the cancellation of their Non-Immigrant Visa depends on condition as below;

For members who are currently staying in Bangkok and holding Non ED, B or O visa - Members who are currently staying in Bangkok on a Non-Immigrant Visa, is to visit the Chaengwattana office to complete the cancellation procedure and request to get the Thailand Elite Visa affixed in the same day (cancel in the morning period and get Thailand Elite Visa in the afternoon).

For members who are staying in provinces outside of Bangkok and holding Non ED, B or O visa, the person must first cancel their Non-immigrant visa at the issued location/province. In the case, members are holding any type of Non-Immigrant Visa and has been registered as a ‘Thailand Elite Member’, it is crucial that an appointment for the visa affix service is made before cancelling their Non-Immigrant Visa or during the 7-day Stay Extension period (THB 1,900 fee must be paid to the immigration office for this extension). Members may only request to obtain the Elite Visa at the Chaengwattana immigration office in Bangkok.

It is necessary to have TM 30 for members who would like to obtain Elite Visa at immigration Chaengwattana. (TM 30 form for the Residence Notification as the responsibility from the house/building owner where you stayed with).

@Оливер ********

some people have the money so why let it worry you .. it defeats a lot of other issues

@Оливер ********

. It's $18,000 US for five years. About $10 per day to have five years hassle free. Cheap Charlies need not apply! 🤣

@Piers *******

I would call you indeed. Will you pick up?

@Piers *******

omg am outta here

@Piers *******

You can look at it like paying tax.

If you calculate it's 4000U$ a year.

No hassle with immigration, no border runs. Go little bit less in bars, spend less money on pussy and it is easily compensated

@Piers *******

well I'm sure that will be more useful to him than just disparaging the only option he sees available and offering no alternative

@Piers *******

how, exactly l, is it, in your mind, a shakedown? Do you feel that way when you go into a shop and see things priced up? It's a product that's available to purchase for those that want it. It might not be something you want but it's convenient to others. Nobody is forcing it on him. Nobody comes knocking on his door in the middle of the night extorting more from him. It's a product, available, for sale

@Wayne *******

Which is the same as shelving out 1m for a full 20 years - mine expired recently ,I didn't extend it as I don't think it's value (once you are over 50yo ) - I found some rules very inflexible considering I paid 500k

@Bim ******

Nothing to do with your previous visa. Unless maybe if it was a bogus visa or if you have overstayed

@Mika *******

No I have a better idea😅

@Mika *******

hush. Go do something produvtive and stopp annoy me. You said what you said. Idk if it is true or not.

Bloody fake accounts with dog pictures annoying AF

@Mika *******

yes I would. Since I don't know the gentleman

@Mika *******

I don't know

@Mika *******

Yes exept the gentleman😅

@Marc *******

Certain elements are not flexible , I had to leave the country just to get a PE visa affixed into a new passport etc ( a second sticker could only be affixed at BKK etc)

@Brett *********

Correct