What should I know about applying for a Thailand Elite Visa and how does it compare to a retirement visa?

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If you buy an Elite Visa before 30 September 2020 you automatically get a 6month extention on the Elite Visa

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Once you fill out the forms online, they will contact you with a few forms to sign basically allowing them to do a background check. If you have had overstays in the past 7 years they might deny you. You can apply from anywhere. The differences in the program is basically the number of years or the number of people in the program. You get a discount for a couple or a family. Once they are done you will get your notice via email and then you will pay to finalize it. It appears your can then go to the airport and they will put the visa in your passport.

i have had the Elite visa for sometime it’s not a retirement visa which u can only get 50 years and over but was made initially available for those that wanted to live in thai but didn’t qualify for a retirement visa, but like the retirement visa you cannot work. the benefits are a 5 or 10 or 20 yr visa bad price depends on period you want min is 500k for 5 yrs and u don’t need to see this guys at immigration who want to

make u jump throw hoops each time u go chopping and changing rules. u don’t need 800k in the bank acct all the time and if u are already in thailand u don’t need health insurance thou myself and others still have insurance. you leave the country once a year and return and it resets yr visa automatically for another 12 months this is the easiest solution or u can have Elite do it for u or they will make an appointment at immigration for u and a letter confirming u are ab Elite member to renew for 12 mons my wife just did this as we have been stuck here in thailand and she said is was a breeze no bullshit from immigration guys because Elite organised it. u get limo transfers to and from airport for international travel and VIP access in and out if the airport. all in all if you can afford it i would recommend but it’s not for all as others will tell u why spend 500k when yearly retirement cost u max ,000 for visa. but again u don’t need to keep 800k locked in a bank acct .. many of my friends have change over to Elite good luck

The Thai Elite visa is an alternative to retirement visa. Main advantages are for frequent travellers with meet and greet on arrival at air bridge on arrival, fast track through immigration, help with bags and transfers to and from residence to airport. Departure is also meet and greet fast track. System works very well and helps avoid delays at airport

Yes some help with other government service but each time you arrive you get a 12 months visa and visa covers 5 years. I have been using 8 years and wouldn’t go back to retirement visa Not cheap but I’m impatient and hate queues.

Dont purchase that stupid visa just wait a few months how hard is it

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I am getting one so I can stay in the county.

Yes more money to intice people to apply for them

You don't qualify for Elite visa, you just pay for it. There is a background check that takes 4-8 weeks for approval with the main disqualifying factor being any overstays in the past 7 years. 500k baht for 5 years.

Go to their official website or enlisted an agent, price is the same.