Has someone applied for permanent resident (PR) visa? How is the procedure?
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Applying for Permanent Residency in Thailand is a complex process that can take several years to prepare. Key points discussed include the necessity of holding a work permit for a minimum of three years, maintaining a relevant salary, and the application fees, which amount to 7,600 THB for submission and 95,700 THB upon approval. Although fluency in Thai is not strictly required, knowledge of the language may help during interactions with immigration staff. It's advisable to start building a rapport with local immigration offices for better guidance throughout the process.
to be frank, there are really some legit real cases existed to get a PR. But normally are the big corporation CEO or senior Top management (for sure they might already have certain power and influence in Thailand business market) and also those PR cases I heard granted maybe already more than 2x years ago. I think it is quite hard to get PR RightNow environment, the policies are more stricted or complicated comparing long time ago much more foreigner-friendly.
You can do it by yourself...I would apply through your local immigration office as they will provide initial guidance and timelines...the application fee for Thailand Permanent Residency in 2026 is 7,600 THB for submission and 95,700 THB upon approval...you'll have a brief sit down during the application process where you will have a little back and forth convo in Thai language with the immigration staff...nothing major...you don't need to know how to speak fluently, nor read and write, but if you can do a little reading and writing it will be a bonus in your favor...your local immigration staff should know you from check ins etc so be nice to them and establish a rapport over time...you may even want to catch up where they go for lunch etc so you can further their connection to you...good luck
Look at Thai Citizenship group and he has links there to his website which has very detailed information about if your qualified and what you need to do
Mat Matulka Oh okay. Well actually I don't mind the 90 day reporting because it's just a reminder that I should take a trip somewhere and in doing so it resets the clock as you know. So it sort of forces me to get out of the house and see other countries!
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