What are the details and eligibility for the new 10-year Thai visa?

let's see what's gonna happen next thursday night when i'll be back from HK...

tomorrow night i must go to drink here in bkk, maybe it's the last time of my life..............

they are the keepers to the gate my friend , the first people you see when you arrive, they should be representative of the country , 70% OF THE TIME I find them rude , yes manotonius job , fully understand that bit , but the simple fact they are front line should be somewhat different , money spends everywhere as they are beginning to see ,,

Never mind just notches up another negative mark I guess enjoy your stay lol

@Declan ****************

i really love thailand and thai ppl.... and i always accept without complaining also bad (for me) decisions such the early closure of clubs... but the immigration is NOT how thai ppl are.... immigration is just an institution... i mean, im on a valid visa which is valid for 6 months, i'm not breaking any rule!! i'm really disappointed today... i think i will start to make a research about living in taipei... if here they don't want my 1'200'000 thb / year + at least another 5-700'000 brought by my friends who regularely come here to visit me.....

Land of smiles eh ?

, thai people great but when your confronted with , a jobs worth who earns less in a year than a

Macdonalds worker does in a year . the in the real world ,, well I guess there gonna have a hang up

@Declan ****************

yes man thx, but only after having found an e-mail with an attachment showing all incorporation docs of my company in HK, where it's clearely stated that im the director.... and i showed her the ticket (business class...) to go to HK for business on 21-24th (next monday!!!) but still she kept saying "i don't believe u".......... i mean, i spend more than 100k thb / month here in thailand.... it's clear that they wanna have only "rich" ppl here instead of backpapers and therefore they started to make life difficult for those who wanna stay here without any working permit (or retirement visa).... and all easy visas are only for retired ppl (who i respect, of course), but i mean... how many retired ppl earn 100'000 thb / month net???? so wtf.... i'm bringing money to the country, i have never got into troubles and i was never a problem for anybody.... and i always respected thai ppl, thai laws and thai culture!!! i'm here just to enjoy life on a REGULAR/LEGAL visa!!!! i left a job in switzerland with a salary of about 140'000 USD / year in order to live in bkk, do they really think i did it in order to come here to earn 40'000 thb / month????????? ahah ridiculous!!!

so yes u r right, i start to think the same: depends on their mood, that's it.......

Hope you through buddy , goes back to what I say simply not welcomed depending on the clown who has the two stamps and what mood he is in FACT , cazy

There still is a 10 million investment extension.

That makes it a bit complicated if you forgot a document and left it in your Thai home !!!

when they first started talkin' about it you had to apply for this visa at a thai consulate in the country your passport comes from or one you hold legal residence in. The visa was issued for 5 years, and you applied for a 5 year extension of stay after that.

Lucky them

many.

Huh???

@Robert ***********

i know but.......

5 years goes by very quickly here ;-)

@Jan *********

im not millionaire... i could afford the TEV, yes, but my concern is if i'd have to move back to switzerland for any reason... i mean, if i was sure to stay 5 years i'd do it immediately, but honestly i wouldn't be happy to waste 13'000 eur for nothing......

If you're retired at 33 you surely can afford it

@Tod ********

i know, and i knew it already before... I'm considering the TEV indeed but there is a big difference between 10k and 500k THB........ that's why i'm sad about.....

If you're not over 50 this visa is not for you. Your option would be a thai elite visa

Andy, nope you need to have the money in your account for the full 5 years you have the visa and if you get the 5 year extension you need it in there for that whole time too. There is some clause that lets' you pull some of the money out after a while but I think that's in case you're going to buy a condo or something. I couldn't find where it's spelled out

the visa is 10,000 baht ;)

I think you should sell popcorn and soda.... get something positive out of it too 😎😎😎

Same. Visa is not relevant to me but I don't wanna miss out on the comments 🤣

I'm just here to read the comments 😆