What is the amount needed for an Elite Visa?

UK national married to Thai.

wishing for some advice on which way to go initially …Tourist visa, Retirement or Marriage visa? I/we intend to reside in Thailand for just short of 6 months with a view to becoming more permanent later. Of course I would rather spend less time dealing with acquisition of visas as I come and go (staying longer later) mindful too of tax status.

What are my best most sensible options to consider if I have provided you enough info.

P.s seasoning of any funds is no issue as I have an existing primed bank account

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.

I started the LTR Visa application last March 23rd and this morning I checked my email and found out I've been approved. I had some back and forth with the Thai BOI, but their requests for additional information was not unreasonable. The same day they asked for the information, I promptly replied to their request. With each submission, I did add a cover letter fully outlining the documentation submitted. I do not know if this was beneficial to those reviewing my submissions, but I wanted to show my true desire to provide full clarity to the information I provided.

Yes, I cannot tell you how happy my wife and I are about receiving this approval!

September cannot get here soon enough!

Hello group,

LTR/WP Health Insurance Waiver Question: I have a lot more than $100k sitting uninvested in two brokerage accounts for more than 12 month, it fetches some interest income. Do you think BOI accept this to waive the mandatory health insurance ? I was not sure because money is at a stock brokerage firm but not used to purchase shares for more than 1 year.

I got LTR visa in a passport that expires in November. I was planning to get a new passport in home country during summer, enter Thailand with that in September showing my visa in the old passport, and then have the stamp transferred when back here. But the lady in LTR office said it is 'better' to get new passport and transfer before leaving Thailand. I asked whether is mandatory to do like that not to loose the LTR, however no definite answer, just that it is better.

Anyone have personal experience on such situation? Would be just much more convenient for me to apply at home country rather than travel to embassy here and pay 4x the price. However if any risk of loosing the LTR I obviously need to get the new passport before leaving.

I sold my house my house in America in 2024 for 850k. I purchased for 520k. Will this gain qualify for the 80k of capital gains to qualify for the wealthy pensioner category for the LTR visa? In America this gain is NOT taxable.

I've submitted everything to the Thai BOI for the LTR Visa. It took a couple of back and forth communications via the website to answer their questions for amplifying information, but have received no further requests from them for four weeks. I usually say that No News is Good News, but cannot help but have apprehension about not hearing from them. Yes, I meet and exceed most of the requirements the Thai BOI specifies for this visa.

I'd really like to hear from those that have applied and received the LTR Visa approval, what kind of timeframes did you encounter?

Thank you for any feedback!

Updated requirements for the LTR 10 year Visa.

For those who qualify, I believe it is the best Thai Visa available today.

If you buy a condo or villa, does that count as the 800k thai baht needed for a visa? I read something that said that once, but never saw it anywhere else, so I wanted to be sure.