LTR-WP visa candidates applying from overseas yet planning to collect their visa stamp in Bangkok, here are a few things that might be helpful to you;

- after you get your qualifications approval/endorsement which takes average 4-6 weeks, then you must be in Thailand in order to move your application forward. Don't try to submit any doc if you are not in Thailand yet

- once you arrive Thailand you can easily update/upload all your visa pages, TDAC info and use hotel address. MAKE SURE all empty boxes has a dash - sign, otherwise you won't be able to submit. TM6 should be 00000

- I received immigration pre-approval next day and given a green light to pick the appointment day. Follow the instructions in your BOI account and pick a day and time

- on the day of appointment bring 50,000 baht cash or make sure your money transfer limit in your Thai bank account is at least 50,000 THB for QR code payment. I suggest bring cash. Bring a copy of the 3 page Confirmation of Appointment that you will receive once you choose the date/time. Don't forget your passport and 1 passport/visa style picture.

- I arrived the appointment 15 min earlier, they started my case immediately. The rest is pretty fast, staff do the work while you relax at the lounge area, they bring you a few pages to sign, then LTR staff takes you to the immigration section so you can make your payment, then you get the stamped passport within minutes.

All very smooth process, LTR staff, even the officers at the immigration side treat you very well, I enjoyed very much and finished with a great vegetarian lunch at the food court. Good luck to you all

Has anyone applied for the LRT(Long-Term Resident) visa type for 5+5 years? I plan to apply because i meet all the criteria, how long did the process take? As i understand, it is possible to apply both within Thailand and abroad through the embasy.

I am applying for a ltr visa in the Work from abroad professional. My company told me they would prefer to submit their portion of the paperwork directly to the Thai government rather than have me upload it. Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, how? If there’s an email address to send things to separate from the Visa application form.

For the LTR visa, anyone know for certain whether the financial requirements only applies to the main applicant and NOT the dependent. For example, with the Wealthy Global Citizen's 1 million+ USD total asset (including at least 500k USD investment in Thailand). Does it mean if I am the main applicant and my wife is my dependent, we just need 1 million total, and NOT 2 million, is this correct?

Anyone has recent experience with regards to the LTR VISA processing time. I have submitted my application back in late Februrary, and BOI requested additional information on my insurance requirement on Mid-March which I have provided necessary doc the same day. And I have yet to hear back since then. Now I know a lot has happened during this time (earthquake, Songkran) which might have added additional time to this process, which I heard normally take around 20 business days. Have tried reach out earlier this week, but have yet to hear anything back.

Can anyone tell me anything about “Smart” visas for startup companies? 

Hi everyone,

When applying for a LTR Visa, has anyone had an issue with uploading documents? My problem is I save my documents but when I go to upload them to the LTR application site, they are not showing. They are where they are supposed to be. However when I use the upload feature on the LTR site, most are nowhere to be found. All are .pdf.

Appreciate any help. This is only thing holding me up. I reached out to BOI as well.

Thank you.

I was wondering… What is meant by ‘foreign talent’ in this regard?

The designation seems a bit vague

Hello, I was just curious how long some of you had to wait for your LTR? My application has been in final review for some time and 3 1/2 months since the submission. When I called BOI, they said it’s with the relevant government agencies, but no one has asked me for any additional documents. Is it possible that these departments are just taking a long time? 3 1/2 months seems quite long relative to what other people seem to have experienced. Thanks. 

Has anyone applied for LTR visa in the group and got approved?

In my case I meet the criteria of Highly skilled professional.

Its just its my 3rd company in last 2 years.

So little concerned.