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What should I know about the Thailand Privilege/Elite Visa programme?

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Oct 19, 2025

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Does anyone have any experience with the Thailand privilege/elite visa programme?

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The post asks about experiences with the Thailand Privilege/Elite Visa programme. Various comments provide insights, such as general satisfaction with the visa, warnings about misleading implications of 'elite' status, and concerns about the high cost compared to other visa options.

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Marianne ********

Stupid expensive if you have other visa options

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Ali **********

I did , what is the issue ?

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Martin *****

I have it and i am Very satisfied

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George *********

Yes I had for 5 years. My best advice would be don't think for one second the words "elite" or "privilege" infer anything special

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Wannikea *********

Join Thailand Privilege Members Group (formerly Elite Visa)

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Brandon ************

What is your actual question? Because if someone replies "yes" then that answers your question and clearly isn't what you want to know. So ask your actual question.

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what there experiences are. Good or bad.

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Michael ********

I have a gold Thailand privilege visa and like my choice in going this route. Good experience in service offerings and process

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Brandon ************

I believe there's at least 1 Facebook group dedicated to just this visa, and likely more than 1.

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